Press Forming

• Press forming


  • Used to remove part of the sheet or to trim excess metal off the sheet
  • Press formers can be used in conjunction with robots
  • The sheet metal is lifted and placed into the machine, and finished pressings are transferred to the next process
• Metals used in press forming


  Medium carbon steel and aluminium
• Press forming


  • Only usually used in mass production or large-scale production
  • Due to the cost and complexity of making the dies
• Making press forming dies

  1. Made from hardened steel

  2. Often machined using erosion techniques (where a material is worn away using sparks)

  3. Burnished to give a high-quality surface

  4. A highly specialist job, and is therefore costly
• Only when manufacturers can spread the costs by producing and selling many thousands of the same, can such expenditure be justified
• Reasons for using medium carbon steel and aluminum

  Malleability & Ductility