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Cold Forming or Cold Heading, as it is also known, is the process of shaping metal in a closed die using pressure; a process that does not involve heat or metal cutting.
Cold forming is superior to machining, turning, casting or hot forging as it offers the following benefits:
- Raw Material Savings - There is no material cut away as there is with machining so there is little or no waste.
- Superior Component Strength - Cold Forming permanently reforms the grain of the material to flow with the shape resulting in significant increases of strength and hardness.
- High Production Rates - Parts are produced at a rate of one per second, or faster, which is considerably quicker than most machining, casting and forging processes.
- Superior Surface Finish - Cold Forming results in a smooth surface finish requiring no further finishing.
- Close Tolerances - Cold Forming allows parts to be made more consistently reducing non conforming products and minimizing secondary processes.
- Part Consolidation - Cold Forming allows individual parts to be formed as one component for greater cost efficiency and improved part strength.
- Lower Piece Prices - Longer tool life and low energy use with material savings and high production rates results in lower component prices
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