Die maintenance and repair is an essential aspect of ensuring productivity in a metal stamping process. This article reviews the features of high-quality dies, a typical maintenance and repair procedure, and minimizing the costs of this process.

The austempering process entails heating steel to a certain temperature range, then taking it through a controlled cooling, thereby improving the mechanical properties of the steel. This article reviews the various stages of austempering in details, as well as compares austempering to ausforming.

Fine blanking is a derivative process of stamping process that uses additional tools and attachments to manufacture products with better dimensional accuracy and precision than the regular stamping process. This article reviews a typical fine blanking process, common applications, and compares it to the regular blanking procedure.

Metal stamping entails several distinct operations that are tailored to meet fabrication needs. This article delves into the types of metal stamping processes, the importance of dies, and the machinery involved.

Progressive metal stamping is a sheet metal forming process that involves feeding a coil of metal through a series of stations. In this article, we review what progressive metal stamping is, and common tooling, as well as compare it with other manufacturing methods.

Insert molding is a specialized type of injection molding that manufactures plastic parts with metal inserts. This article reviews the process of insert molding, process considerations, advantages, molding considerations, and common examples of parts.