Stamping and forming processes
What is the difference between blanking and piercing?
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Blanking vs Piercing vs Notching: What Is The Difference? Blanking, piercing and notching are the same shearing action used three ways. What decides the tool, the tolerance and the burr on each one. The three words describe the same cutting action - a punch shears the material against a die - and differ only in what the cut is for.
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- Blanking vs Piercing vs Notching: What Is The DifferenceBlanking vs Piercing vs Notching: What Is The Difference? Blanking, piercing and notching are the same shearing action used three ways. What decides the tool, the tolerance and the burr on each one. The three words describe the same cutting action - a punch shears the material against a die - and di...
- Blanking vs Piercing vs Notching: What Is The DifferenceHome › Blog › Metal Stamping Services Engineering Data · Stamping Blanking vs Piercing vs Notching: What Is The Difference? Published October 16, 2026 · Balford Technical Team The three words describe the same cutting action - a punch shears the material against a die - and differ o...
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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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