Die Stamping Sheet Metal

Forming dies were typically made by tool and die makers and put into production after mounting into a press the die was a metal block that was used for forming materials like sheet metal and plastic for the vacuum forming of plastic sheet only a single form was used typically to form transparent plastic containers called blister packs for merchandise.

Die stamping sheet metal.

Pieces of flat sheet metal which is also referred to as the blanks are fed into the sheet metal stamping press wherein there is a set of tool and die surface which helps give it the desired shape and form. Metal stamping is a cold forming process that makes use of dies and stamping presses to transform sheet metal into different shapes. Pieces of flat sheet metal typically referred to as blanks is fed into a sheet metal stamping press that uses a tool and die surface to form the metal into a new shape. Stamping also known as pressing is the process of placing flat sheet metal in either blank or coil form into a stamping press where a tool and die surface forms the metal into a net shape.

The die s cutting and forming sections typically are made from special types of hardenable steel called tool steel. Dies also can contain cutting and forming sections made from carbide or various other hard wear resistant.