Punching Steel Sheet

Punching sheet metal parts.

Punching steel sheet.

Cut metal slugs are collected by a conveyor leading to a. Approved sheet metal has punch forming capabilities in house so you can get sheet metal parts fast. Hydraulic hole punches our strongest punch this tool has 35 tons of force to punch through tough materials such as bus bars railings and i beams. The punch moves downward into the die causing the sheet metal beneath the tool head to become detached from the surrounding material.

The maximum dimensions of the punching process are of course related to the selected punching machine. A pure punching machine with an automatic conveyor system can process sheet sizes of 1250 x 2500 mm. Our punch operators have 15 years of experience in punch forming prototype to low volume production quantities. The maximum sheet density is up to 4 mm.

The piece of sheet metal whether it be steel or aluminum is placed between the punch and a die. Regardless if a shop follows some basic strategies it will be well on its way to better parts and greater throughput. In metal construction and the building industry use punching to produce profiles in sheet metal. One of the most mature technologies in metal fabrication punching is also one of the most misunderstood perhaps because the process can ccomplish so much punch myriad shapes form even bend flanges.

The process of punching sheet metal goes as follows.