Swage Sheet Metal

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Swage sheet metal.

Examples of swaging include pipefitting hose fitting and decorative metal work. As swaging is a technique in which cold metal is formed over a grooved tool or swage the term was adopted in the field of automotive styling to describe when two panels were brought together an edge of one panel was swaged so to overlap the other to create the impression of one continuous surface. Tube swaging in california. Swaging results in taking an object and giving it a ridge groove or some shape of mold.

As long as one of the parts is made of a malleable material typically metal engineers can use a press to crimp stake swage or clinch it to retain the other part. Please select a size below for further information and 3d model. In addition to the exterior geometry imparted by the. Lpi is a primary domestic fabricator of straight and bent tubing sheet metal and spun metal components.

Metal swaging or radial forging involves the forging of a work piece by use of die that exert compressive forces by impacts that act around the work s circumference. High quality swage blocks are made of ductile iron or low carbon cast steel. Klein s line of hvac tools make it easy to work with sheet metal ductwork and tubing. The process can alter the diameter of rods hoses and or tubes.

Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. Swage nut rivet bush. Installation and tooling. Catalogue fasteners for sheet metal hank rivet bushes swage nut.

Dynamic fabrication is certified to iso 9001 2015 as9100d itar registered a certified minority owned business and recognized manufacturer by cmtc. Among the industries served are medical display computer automotive outdoor portable lamp and fixture. In manufacturing industry swaging is usually performed as a cold working process. A swage block is made of cast iron a metal inferior to steel and is used for finish sizing hot work that has been forged on the anvil and to shape by bending or for forming sheet metal.

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