Getting Started with 3D Printing, 2nd Edition

SHEARING AND FORMING

Many products start as flat metal sheets. Shearing uses cutting blades to make straight cuts into a piece

of metal as shown in Figure 15-7. Also known as die cutting, you’ll often see shearing used on aluminum,

brass, bronze and stainless steel. Another metal-shaping process is forming, which uses compression or

another type of stress to move materials into a desired shape. Although forming is often used with metal, it

also can be used on other materials, including plastic.

EXAMPLES OF TRADITIONAL LOW VOLUME MANUFACTURING

There are many advantages to using low volume manufacturing that include: Producing a bridge run

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