Blog & Industry Insights

A practical 10-point checklist for evaluating metal stamping suppliers: process fit, equipment, tolerance, quality system, tooling ownership and commercial terms.

A complete RFQ checklist for custom metal stamping: drawings, material, volume, tolerances, tooling, inspection and the questions to ask every supplier.

How to review a stamping supplier quality system remotely: certificates, FAI, control plans, calibration, material traceability and corrective action evidence.

Compare metal stamping and sheet metal fabrication on tooling, unit cost, tolerance, lead time and volume. A practical guide for OEM sourcing and design teams.

A practical comparison of stamping and laser cutting plus bending: tooling, unit cost, tolerance, edge quality and the volumes where each process makes sense.

Practical stamping design guidelines for engineers: typical tolerances, minimum bend radius, hole spacing, burr control and tolerance stack considerations.

A practical DFM guide for progressive die stamping: strip layout, carrier selection, pilot holes, forming sequence, material utilization and tool maintenance.

Understand what causes burr in metal stamping, how to reduce it at the die, and how to choose and inspect a deburring method for your part.

A practical design guide for C17200 beryllium copper springs: properties, spring equations, stress limits, heat treatment, springback and plating.