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The Difference of Rolling and Bending Metal

What is the Difference Between Bending and Rolling Metal?  What is the difference between bending and rolling a metal sheet? At Toledo Metal Spinning, when we fabricate our cylindrical tanks and tubes, we use the process of roll bending. Custom Cylinder Configurator Customize Roll Bending Also known as angle bending or plate rolling, this is […]

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The Draw Ratio

Click Here to Learn More Clarifying Elements to the Deep Draw Design Process – The Draw Ratio  When it comes to tool design, the most important formula is The Draw Ratio, also known as Limiting Draw Ratio (LDR). The formula is: LDR = D / d D = blank diameter d = cup ID or

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Commonly Asked Questions about Cylindrical Applications 

Commonly Asked Questions about Cylindrical Applications  A spool is a fabricated length of tubing with clamp fittings, or flanges at both ends. A couple popular names are cylinders, extensions, tubes, spools, rings, or cylinders. These pieces are classified as spools when the flanges are on both ends. What is a Stainless Steel Sleeve or Ring?

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All You Need to Know About Flanging

All You Need to Know About flanging Flanging: A Technical Definition Flanging is bending the metal of a surface, whether it is a blank, sheet metal, funnel, or a cylindrical shape, to a 90 degree angle. This is done by metal spinning or deep drawing a flange into the application, or by utilizing a flanging

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What is the Difference between Deep Drawing and Hydroforming?

Click Here to Learn More What are the differences of Deep Drawing and Hydroforming? Hydroforming is a specialized Deep Drawing process also known as Sheet Hydroforming. Sheet hydroforming allows various materials to become complex and structurally sound parts. It allows for asymmetrical or irregular shaped geometries, while conventional Deep Drawn parts are symmetrical and uniform

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