Sheet metal introduction: Sheet metal refers to the skill of processing sheet metal of uniform thickness. Sheet metal processing differs substantially from hardware processing, mainly in its production processes such as shearing, punching, bending, welding, and bonding. Hardware, naturally, includes sheet metal and various sheet metal parts.
What is sheet metal processing: Stamping is the most commonly used method in sheet metal processing. Stamping technology is broadly divided into two categories: separation processes and forming processes.
1. Separation processes involve separating the stamped part from the blank along a certain contour line during the stamping process. The quality of the separated sections of the stamped part must also meet certain requirements, which are determined by the customer's initial specifications.
2. Forming processes involve plastically deforming the stamped blank without damage, transforming it into the required finished product shape, while also meeting dimensional tolerance requirements.
Sheet metal processing is a comprehensive cold working technique for thin metal sheets, including shearing, punching/cutting/combined cutting, bending, welding, riveting, splicing, and forming. Its most obvious characteristic is that the thickness of the same part is uniform. Generally speaking, basic equipment includes shearing machines, CNC punching machines, plasma and waterjet cutting machines, composite machines, bending machines, and various auxiliary equipment such as uncoilers, leveling machines, deburring machines, and spot welding machines.
Hardware Introduction: Hardware refers to the general term for five metallic materials: gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin. Hardware is the mother of industry and the foundation of national defense. Products produced from hardware materials are generally divided into two categories: large hardware and small hardware. Large hardware refers to steel plates, reinforcing bars, flat iron, universal angle steel, channel steel, I-beams, and various types of steel materials. Small hardware includes building hardware, sheet metal, locks, nails, wire, steel wire mesh, wire cutters, household hardware, and various other tools. Based on their properties and uses, hardware can be divided into eight categories: ferrous metal materials, non-ferrous metal materials, mechanical parts, transmission devices, auxiliary tools, working tools, building hardware, and household hardware. Each type of hardware has different uses and functions, and you can choose according to your specific needs.
