Properties of Steel Materials and Tools Used for Punches

Tool steel has to be much tougher than a regular alloy. The materials are hard, abrasion and impact resistant, and they’re designed to defy wear. All things considered, then, machine dies and punches are obviously substantially harder than those workpiece […]

What is CNC Punching?

CNC punching is a computer controlled means of indenting sheet metal. Instead of a manually held punch tool, it’s a punch pressing machine that carries out this automated process. Think of a simplified example of this equipment station. A single […]

Different Types of Punches and Their Uses

Punches are indentation tools. If you strike the blunt head of this narrow shaft with a hammer, the opposing end of the tool creates an indented mark in a metal workpiece. To look at it, a punch is obviously manufactured […]