Sheet Processes

• What is this sheet process?

  Blanking

  
• Label the diagrams with: what is the scrap material, created part and process used.

  A) Created part

  B) Scrap material

  C) Piercing

  D) Blanking

  
• How is notching different from piercing?

  Material is removed from the edge
• What are vacuum forming patterns made of?

  Cheap material like aluminium or wood
• What is vacuum forming used to create?

  Thin walled trays/forms
• What materials can be used in laser cutting?

  Metal, plastic or wood
• Laser cutting is very precise and can cut through a wide range of materials, though there are limitations on the thickness of the material. Laser cutting doesn't degrade as there is not physical blade cutting the material.
• Processes used on sheet metal are:

  • Press forming
  • Deep drawing
  • Blanking
  • Piercing
  • Notching
  • Spinning
• Processes used on sheet plastic are:

  • Vacuum forming
  • Line bending