Fine Blanking Process Sheet Metal

Blanking produces the outside features of the component while piercing produces internal holes or shapes.

Fine blanking process sheet metal. In fineblanking the manufactured product needs to have a full contact surface on the edge of the part. A typical fine blanking tool is a single station compound tool for producing a finished part in one press stroke. Fine blanking process is one the specialize type of process. Fine blanking permits 3 d composite processing including coining semi shearing bending and drawing.

The process requires a triple action fine blanking press. Fine blanking is a high precision metal forming process used extensively in the automotive heavy duty electronics medical lawn and garden and general industrial industries. It ranges from 0 0003. The blanking process requires a blanking press sheet metal stock blanking punch and blanking die.

Fine blanking is similar to extrusion where the metal is extruded through die cavities to form the desired gear tooth geometry. Which blanking process sheared the sheet metal in three type of force separately applied. Closing force counterpressure and blanking pressure forces are individually and infinitely adjustable. As a result the blank part is used as the final product.

Fineblanking is a specialty type of metal stamping that can achieve part characteristics such as flatness and a full sheared edge to a degree that is nearly impossible using a conventional metal cutting or punching process. The terms piercing and punching can be used interchangeably. Fine blanking ensure stability regarding production with high quality and precision. The web is created after multiple components have been produced and is considered scrap material.

It is also similar to stamping but differs in the sense that it uses two opposing dies to form the gear from sheet material. The sheet metal stock is placed over the die in the blanking press. Initially the gear blank in the form of a sheet is compressed between the blank holder and die. Punch direction press counter punch force compressive stress.

Blanking operation in sheet metal as explained in the above image the blanking operation produces an enclosed part from a large piece of sheet metal. The illustration that follows provides a two dimensional look at a typical blanking process. The blanking process forces a metal punch into a die that shears the part from the larger primary metal strip or sheet. A die cut edge normally has four attributes.

Blanking and piercing are shearing processes in which a punch and die are used to produce parts from coil or sheet stock. The only addition operation needed is the removal of a slight burr. The die instead of having a cavity has a cutout in the shape of the desired part and must be custom made unless a standard shape is being formed. The fine blanking provides parts having smooth edge better flatness and high tolerance.

For example disk or plane washers are manufactured using blanking operation. The slugs produced by piercing internal features are also considered scrap.