Squeezing out better stamping.

Pressworking technique bring outs smooth, straight-edged, tight-toleranced stampings.

Stamping through squeezing. That's the idea behind a novel press-working technique that reportedly eliminates many secondary machining operations. While a conventional stamping typically has one-third shear and two-thirds die break, this fresh technique produces smooth (no tear), vertical, accurate sides completely through the entire part thickness.

Called Gripflow, the proces uses a conventional single-action, high-speed hydraulic pres with PC rules to squeeze parts from parent material at a rate of