Design engineers know that there’s more than one method for producing high-quality industrial parts and components. When choosing an ideal process for their client’s needs, design engineers must consider several factors: functionality of the process, part complexity, overall costs, and others. Different processes can offer exclusive benefits, so being open to alternative production means is …
Choosing a manufacturer is one of the most critical decisions your company has to make. Suppliers must be dependable and highly skilled, as they ultimately hold the fate of your products—and even your company—in their hands. This decision is significant, and there are many factors that need to be considered. To help you make the …
The fourslide process offers a number of advantages over the traditional power press. As a cost-effective means of production, the fourslide process allows complicated forms to be produced at reduced costs and allows for both fast product delivery and a wide range of form modifications without incurring costly penalties. However, when employing the fourslide process, a …
Metal stamping with a power press is a powerful production method. It’s been a primary production method for many years and is likely to remain so. But for more complex parts, there may be a better option. Fourslide Metal Forming Fourslide metal forming is the less well-known cousin of metal stamping. Though very similar in …
Originally designed for use in piano strings, music wire has found its way into a number of industries because of its high tensile strength. Manufactured from tempered high-carbon steel called spring steel, music wire is a popular material choice for springs. Music wire has a variety of surgical uses as well as its use in …
Fourslide stamping machines have been around for nearly 80 years; however, this technology is still not as well-known as other processes. A number of shops offer fourslide services, but many plants and designers do not realize how this process can benefit them. Fourslide stamping can produce high volumes of complex parts, all with low costs …
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Copper is used in a variety of applications from musical instruments to electrical components to wire forms to springs to bullets and on and on – and it is an ideal material for metalworking, forming, and machining. Copper is used in such a wide range of applications because it has a couple of interesting properties. …
From contact wires to hinge springs, wire forms are all around us in a huge range of sizes and shapes. What are wire forms? Wire forms, in all their sizes and shapes, begin as a large coil of, typically, round or flat wire. We remove it from the larger coil and feed the wire into …
At Plymouth Spring we encourage conversations with customer engineers early in the design process. Even though we do not design the finished part itself, we are able to offer value-added part design considerations that greatly enhance price, performance, and delivery. Here are 10 tips for maximizing part design for manufacturability. Plan a visit and shop …
Ideal for handling large production volumes, fourslide stamping is ideal for the types of complex applications found in many industries. How Fourslide Works Fourslide stamping machines begin by stamping or blanking raw material from a coil in the fourslide machine’s progressive die section. The strip is then formed by fourslides carrying tools, with the part …