Progressive Tooling

High-speed production in the sheet metal stamping industry is the need of every customer. How does a sheet metal stamping supplier deliver accordingly? Press tools are crucial in delivering high-speed production to customers.

Digitalization, automation, Industry 4.0, Technology disruption, etc. are some of the most commonly heard buzzwords these days. We are used to reading, listening or many at times discussing how we can implement the best strategy for our business to succeed.

The demand and supply from the manufacturing industry have changed drastically just in the last few years. Keeping up with the requirement, the progressive tools and components play a crucial role.

Sheet metal stamping is one of the most widely used services by several industries such as automotive, aerospace, defense, and the likes. Progressive press tool design is one of the techniques that is opted for specialized projects.

In the business world – ‘Time’ is not the main thing but it is the only thing that matters the most because time is something that cannot be afforded to lose. With even just a fraction of difference in time, it can have a big impact on a business.

Fabricating complex parts in earlier days was an inefficient and costly affair. Either a manufacturer could repeatedly change the tool in a single press or use multiple presses each performing single action to produce one part.

Tool and die manufacturing process is a process of placing flat sheet metal in either blank or coil form into a stamping press where it is formed into different shapes.

In any metal stamping tool operation, trial and error is a time-consuming, difficult and costly way to find the source of a problem. Also, analysis and adjustments when done at the beginning of the process usually save time and money to a greater degree than if it is done at the end of the process.

Progressive tool and die design is primarily used because it is time-saving and cost-effective. The complexity of the part and volume of the parts production are the key factors in determining if the part needs to be produced progressively.

To understand the press tool and die process it is important to know what a press tool and die are. A press tool is embedded in a press machine, and it is designed to shape or cut metal using force. The die helps define the shape and size of the cut piece.