- High-speed production shortens lead times and boots overall productivity.
- Transforming a metal sheet directly into a desired shape can significantly reduce material waste.
- The sheet metal shaping process is suitable for everything from aluminum and steel to copper and brass.
- Sheet metal forming can accommodate nearly any design specification.
- Manufacturers can create a wide array of shapes and sizes, from simple flat designs to complex three-dimensional parts.
- The process can efficiently use materials and often requires fewer steps than other manufacturing methods, leading to significantly reduced overall production costs.
Sheet metal forming is a versatile and vital manufacturing process that involves changing the shape of metal sheets without altering their mass or composition. It serves as the backbone of numerous industries, producing a wide variety of products we use daily. Sheet metal forming is a transformative process, shaping flat sheets of metal into specific geometries by manipulating the material in various ways depending on the desired outcome and customer requirements. The fundamental processes include bending, drawing, and stretching.
All of which are core processes at Wolverine.