Sheet Metal is commonly-used manufacturing method in metal fabrication processes, which being applied in various industries, such as aerospace, agriculture, appliances, automotive, commercial, construction, and electronics and much more. Sheet Metal parts involves using a die to turn a flat, single metal sheet into your desired shape, Rebond is highly experienced in offering high performance sheet metal parts, we are glad to provide you with following 5 suggestions to reduce your cost and improve quality as we
1. Choose the right material
Material cost is one of the most indispensable factors when we estimate part cost. Making sure you choose the appropriate material and it will be better and more cost-effective if your design can use the stock size sheets. We suggest you to consider using Aluminum 5052, 304 stainless steel or other less expensive material during prototyping stage.
2. Use a common wall thickness
We strongly suggest customers using the standard metal sheet gauges when doing design. In general, Rebond is capable of manufacturing sheet metal parts up to 6 mm in thickness. However, the achievable thickness mainly depends on part geometry. Thicker metals may restrict what bend radius are feasible for your part.
3. Simplify your designs
Generally, the more simple your design is, the cheaper the price will be. To save your money, design for simple angled bends, with a radius equal to or greater than the thickness of the sheet. Small bends on large, thick parts tend to become inaccurate, so we should avoid them if possible. Our professional engineers are here to give some great best instructions for designing sheet metal pieces.
4. Focus on the necessary features
In general, there are only only a few features play an important factor in parts function. The more complicated the part is, the tighter tolerance for radii, hole diameters, and distances, the more expensive a part will be in manufacturing process. We strongly suggest client to focus on the necessary features and surfaces to save money.
5. Keep consistent bend radius
In order to avoid parts deformation, do remember to design the bends in same plane with the same direction. Keeping a uniform bend orientation will also make parts more cost-effective and time-saving.
With superior customer service and professional engineers, we Rebond are proud of providing customer throughout the word the shorter lead-time and more competitive price. We offer the tools and resources that help to keep services in-house which streamlines the entire process, start to finish helping to reduce your cost and improve quality.
