Progressive Dies vs Transfer Dies for Automotive Stamping
Progressive dies vs transfer dies for automotive stamping: output, material use, part size, tooling cost, maintenance and how to choose the right line.
Technical Articles
How to Evaluate an Automotive Stamping Die Supplier: A Buyer’s Checklist
A buyer checklist for auditing an automotive stamping die supplier: design process, machining, measurement, tryout presses, quality system and project control.
Stamping Die Tryout and Buy-off: What Happens Before a Die Ships
What happens in stamping die tryout and buy-off: first hits, springback and split correction, panel measurement, run-off checks and what buyers should prepare.
Draw, Trim, Pierce, Flange: The Die Line Behind an Automotive Body Panel
How an automotive body panel is formed in a line of stamping dies: blanking, drawing, trimming, piercing, flanging and restrike, and what each die must control.
How Automotive Stamping Dies Are Made: From Design to Tryout
A step-by-step look at how automotive body panel stamping dies are made, from quotation and die design to CNC machining, assembly, tryout and delivery.
Why Stamped Parts Need Checking Fixtures
What a checking fixture does for stamped sheet metal parts, how it differs from a CMM, and why buying the die and fixture from one supplier saves time.
How to Choose Injection Molding Machine Tonnage for Your Mould
How to estimate the clamping force your injection mould needs, what else limits machine choice, and how our 80T to 1400T machines cover trial and production.