Mechanical system design. Figure 2 shows the two adjacent buttons in this example application. Figure 2: Using adjacent buttons . When a light force is applied to button A, the metal sheet deflects ...

• Self-clinching fasteners have to be harder than the metal sheets they are installed in. • There are self-clinching fasteners that will work with 300 and 400-Series stainless-steel sheets ...

The metals most commonly joined using tabs are soft steel, aluminum, copper, and brass. For the best results, parts should be designed to bend perpendicularly to the direction of sheet rolling, or ...

A motor mount. A sturdy enclosure. A 43.7° bracket. The average hack requires at least one angled metal part, and the best tool to make one is still the good ol’ press brake. Bending parts re… ...

The design can be adjusted to create different sizes of shelving from different sizes of metal sheets. A tall version made from standard industrial-format sheet is 300 millimetres deep, 605 ...

At my work, we make sheet metal components for the HVAC industry. I’m “pioneering” making form dies (crush die to start) with 3D printed tools. I’m trying to find information regarding ...

Industrial design duo SF-SO has developed a range of modular bent-metal storage that is only 1.6 millimetres thick but can support the equivalent of a baby elephant in weight.

The Metal Construction Association’s 2023 Design Awards winners are being featured at METALCON, a major industry event held in Las Vegas, NV October 18-20.. The Metal Construction Association (MCA) ...

For a much different take on steel-bodied guitar design, check out James Trussart's rusty beasts. By Michael Calore Rather than a lump of wood, the Cosmo 's body is a carefully bent sheet of ...