Using Punching Tools on Various Types of Material Thickness

Currently, many metal factories process metal with various thicknesses, both thin and thick metal. For those who put thick and thin materials on one machine, punching tool technology has emerged that can be used across a spectrum of thicknesses. The dies may need to be replaced, but the same punching process can be used.

That's just one factor to be aware of when punching holes in thin and thick materials. To help them maintain uptime and process this mixture of ingredients efficiently, here are some tips that can be used, including:

1. Maintain correct die clearence
   Fabricators who get incorrect die clearance when working with thick materials are very risky. To avoid this scenario, most punching experts recommend a die clearance of 20 percent of the thickness of the material.

2. Supervise the Stripping process
   Stripping is the process of removing the hole from the workpiece. This becomes much more challenging on thicker materials simply because the perforation has to compete with more material when compared to thin sheets. Stripping usually doesn't cause problems with thinner materials. Another thing fabricators can do to minimize concerns over stripping performance is to use rear taper punching. The taper back reduces a lot of stripping force because as the punching process enters the material, the smaller the deeper it goes

3. Consider coatings on tools
   By specifying the coating for the perforating tool, the manufacturer gets a layer of protection added to the tool surface. For example, punching a thick metal like copper is a very different experience than punching mild steel.

Conclusion

Perforating thin and thick materials on the same punching machine doesn't have to be a dangerous proposition if a metal fabrication operation can decide which tooling makes the most sense for the product mix to punch and is willing to change its approach. Of course, Duta Laserindo Metal has used punching machine technology for thick and thin materials and continues to grow according to your needs.