Punching manufacturing is used in sheet metal fabrication to create shaped holes and notches in sheet materials using a punch tool to pierce the material through a die. It is a fast and cost-effective process, popular in high-volume production and favoured by industries such as the automotive and electronics sectors.
What Is a Punch Tool?
An industrial punch tool is a large machine into which sheet metal is placed. The base of the machine is solid, while the punch element is shaped to the customer’s specification. When the punch element pierces the sheet metal, it cuts out the specified shape, and this waste part is known as a slug.
The process can be manual or automated, but in both instances human operators maintain strict quality control and can intervene as necessary to remedy errors, reprogram or clean the machine and ensure compliance with the customer’s requirements. This oversight ensures that work is carried out quickly and effectively, providing peace of mind and budgetary control.
Why Is Punching Manufacturing Popular?
Punching manufacturing, such as that carried out by companies like DKM Sheet Metal, is popular as it is an accurate and easily programmable process that creates minimal waste, has an excellent quality control process and is incredibly cost-effective.
By choosing a professional organisation to carry out your punching manufacturing needs, you benefit from an end-to-end workflow, from ordering to metal blanking, forming, handling, quality control and issue in a simple and coordinated manner. Having a dedicated point of contact provides businesses with reassurance and helps with project planning.
