Advantages of Metal Stamping
Stamping is suitable for mass, complex part production. More specifically, it offers:
- Complex forms, such as contours
- High volumes (from thousands to millions of parts per year)
- Processes such as fineblanking allow for forming of thick metal sheets.
- Low cost-per-piece prices
Disadvantages of Metal Stamping
Metal stamping’s disadvantages are its setup costs and timelines. Production is quick and inexpensive after tool finalization. Its disadvantages include:
- Longer lead times on first parts (as time is needed to create dies).
- Tooling, check fixtures, and non-renewable engineering drive upfront costs needed for stamp production lines.
- In order to ensure the product can be reliably produced to specification, suppliers often need to iterate on die design multiple times before production commences.
