Bridge Lance Sheet Metal

The result can be seen.

Bridge lance sheet metal.

In low carbon steel sheet metal the minimum radius of a bend should be one half the material thickness or 0 80 mm 0 03 inch whichever is larger counterbores. How to use the bridge lance sheet metal tool in solidworks. Modern sheet metal fabricating machines however made their appearance only twenty to thirty years ago. Lance and form is used to cut all but one side of the shape and to form the material downward.

As represented in figure 7b the forming tool model is drag dropped from its folder onto a face of the sheet metal part. All diagrams and pricing are for illustrating and estimating purposes only. Bridge lance tooling x y z lance t 1062754 40 0 090 0 433 form up lance mat thk 024 0 100 0 500 066 form up lance 0 100 0 571 form up lance t 122671 10 0. Presently sheet metal processing together with punch presses plays an important roll in the industry and will continue to do so in the future.

The minimum distance between two counterbores is eight times the material thickness. Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks. Avoid large sheet metal parts with small bent flanges. With solidworks 2010 it is possible to make multi body sheet metal parts.

The forming tool model may be located and rotated for precise positioning. Guide is keyed 0º 90º 180º 270º. Actual tool design may vary causing the price and or lead time to change. When placing an order or requesting a quote please provide a drawing of the part.

Tools with heavy duty die spring assemblies cannot be used in an octo machine. Below i added the body for the default bridge lance feature in red. This is the body used in the sldftp. The sides of the body are denoted as faces to remove in step 2 above.

The history of sheet metal fabricating machines covers nearly three centuries. This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup. θ2 p2 page 9 1. Quick tips video presented by mark.