Know-How Makes a Difference

Whether or not it is feasible deep drawing a particular alloy to a particular depth while maintaining required tolerances is something one learns by experience. What shaping should be designed into the hydroform tooling and what is best left to secondary processes can be critical in determining both the budget and the ability of a supplier to deliver on schedule. And, transitions can be treacherous. Knowing how to best execute complex transitions is a function of a craft that no textbook can teach. The right equipment in deep drawing is important, of course, but knowing what to do and how to do it is also critical to successful precision metal forming.