Guides
Answers from the Cidonio Stampi technical office to the questions most frequently asked by design engineers and purchasing departments.
A progressive die is the right choice when the part can remain attached to the strip until the last station and quantities are medium to high; a trans…
A sheet metal die starts with a feasibility study with the customer, possibly validated by a pilot die, continues with C…
The service life of a die depends above all on the materials of its active parts: certified tool steels are the foundation; special steels…
A die for Bruderer-type high-speed presses processes thin strip – from 0.05 mm – at high stroke rates: it requires strip guides and feed m…
Blanking separates the material (contours, holes, slots); cold forming – bending and deep drawing – changes the shape of the sheet without se…
Die life is extended through planned maintenance – checking cutting edges, guides and springs at set intervals – and abo…
Dies for electric motor laminations blank stators and rotors with consistent slot and tooth geometries and minimal burrs at large volumes: they use…
Terminals and connectors are produced with progressive dies for high-speed presses, starting from thin strip: they require precise feed, cut…
Wire EDM cuts hardened materials with extremely high precision and surface finishes down to 0.1–0.2 Ra: this is why it is decisive in die cons…
For a fast, accurate die quote you need the 2D drawing or 3D model of the part, the material and thickness, the expected annual quantities…
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