Sheet metal process

In general, the basic equipment of sheet metal process includes: Shear Machine, CNC Punching Machine/Laser, Plasma, Water Jet Cutting Machine, Bending Machine, Drilling Machine and various auxiliary equipment such as uncoiler, leveler, deburring machine, spot welding machine, etc.
Generally, the most important four steps of sheet metal process are shearing, punching/cutting/, folding/rolling, welding, surface treatment, etc.
Sheet metal is also sometimes used as pulling metal. This word comes from the English plate metal. Generally, some metal sheets are pressed by hand or die to produce plastic deformation, forming the desired shape and size, and more complex parts can be further formed by welding or a small amount of mechanical processing, such as the chimney commonly used in the family, the iron stove, and the car shell are all sheet metal parts.
Sheet metal processing is called sheet metal processing. For example, the chimney, iron barrel, oil tank, vent pipe, elbow reducer, dome, funnel, etc. are made of plates. The main processes are shearing, bending, edge buckling, bending, welding, riveting, etc., which requires some geometric knowledge.
Sheet metal parts are sheet metal parts, which can be processed by stamping, bending, stretching and other means. A general definition is-
Parts with constant thickness during machining Correspondingly, casting parts, forging parts, machining parts, etc., for example, the iron shell outside the car is a sheet metal part, and some kitchen utensils made of stainless steel are also sheet metal parts.
Modern sheet metal processes include filament power winding, laser cutting, heavy processing, metal bonding, metal drawing, plasma cutting, precision welding, roll forming, metal plate bending forming, die forging, water jet cutting, precision welding, etc.
The surface treatment of sheet metal parts is also a very important part of the sheet metal processing process, because it can prevent parts from rusting and beautify the appearance of products. The surface pretreatment of sheet metal parts is mainly used to remove oil stain, oxide skin, rust, etc. It is used to prepare for surface post-treatment, and the post-treatment is mainly used to spray (bake) paint, spray plastics, and coat rust.
In 3D software, SolidWorks, UG, Pro/E, SolidEdge, TopSolid, CATIA, etc. all have a sheet metal part, which is mainly used to obtain the data required for sheet metal processing (such as expanded drawing, bending line, etc.) through the editing of 3D graphics, as well as for CNC Punching Machine/laser, plasma Data provided by Laser, Plasma, Waterjet Cutting Machine/Combination Machine and CNC Bending Machine.