Machining and secondary operations
How is burr and edge quality controlled?
Answer
Do you provide blanks ready for forming or welding? Cut blanks are supplied with controlled dimensions and edge quality, ready for downstream bending, deep drawing, stamping or welding. Deburring and surface protection can be included. What edge quality can I expect?
Sources
- Sheet Metal Cutting Services China | Blanks & ProfilesDo you provide blanks ready for forming or welding? Yes. Cut blanks are supplied with controlled dimensions and edge quality, ready for downstream bending, deep drawing, stamping or welding. Deburring and surface protection can be included. What edge quality can I expect? Edge quality follows the me...
- Custom Metal Washers Manufacturer | Stamping & PrecisionWashers are among the highest-volume stamped parts Balford produces: flat washers, precision washers, spring-steel shims and special-shape washers in steel, stainless, brass, aluminium and copper, with controlled flatness, burr and OD/ID tolerances. Typical Materials Stainless Steel Carbon Steel Bra...
- Burr Direction On A Stamped Part: How To Specify ItWhich side does the burr form on? The side the punch exits. Because the burr follows punch travel, its direction is set by how the die is built and cannot be changed at inspection - it has to be decided before the tool is cut. Can a burr be removed by turning the part over? No. Flipping the part onl...
- Burr Direction On A Stamped Part: How To Specify ItA: The side the punch exits. Because the burr follows punch travel, its direction is set by how the die is built and cannot be changed at inspection - it has to be decided before the tool is cut. Q: Can a burr be removed by turning the part over? A: No. Flipping the part only puts the burr on the ot...
- Electronics Components Manufacturer | Precision StampingConnector housings, shields, brackets Stamping, shallow drawing, bending EMI fit, plating, dimensional stability Fine blanking presses and progressive die lines; gauges and fixtures for automated-assembly-critical dimensions. Balford supplies these parts from a 12,000 m² plant in Zhuji, Zhejiang, fo...
- Sheet Metal Cutting Services China | Blanks & ProfilesHoles, cutouts and complex outlines by punching or laser where the part requires them. Nesting & utilisation Nesting planned to maximise sheet yield and respect grain direction for forming. Ready-to-process blanks Deburred, protected blanks ready for forming, welding or assembly. Design Review for C...
What an engineer still needs from you
- material and material condition (grade, temper)
- material thickness, plus the key diameter, height and wall thickness
- tolerances, burr direction and the visual acceptance standard
- annual volume - it decides whether tooling is single-hit, progressive or transfer
- surface finish, and any secondary machining, annealing or plating
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