CNC punching of sheet metal mild steel brackets for pump housings
CNC punching of sheet metal mild steel brackets for pump housings
These mild steel plates will be bent up and have a formed hook on them before being zinc plated and clear passivated to protect them from rusting. They have been manufactured by CNC punching on our Trumpf 3000R CNC punch press with a special shaped single hit tool. The window in the middle of the plate is a special shape designed to fit around the front of a pump and allow the drive shaft to fit through. For small batches the window profile was produce with a series of overlapping standard CNC punch tools which worked fine. When the batch quantities increased a time study was undertaken for the customer and it was cost effective to invest in a single hit tool to produce the window much quicker and with the added benefit of a cleaner hole at the same time.
If you have a sheet metal component that you are looking to reduce the cost of we are always happy to look at simple tooling options to help you, please give us a call on 01489 577786.