3 Advantages of CNC Turret Punching
CNC punching is a process whereby sheet metal is processed using tools called punches and dies to create holes, forms, and shapes into a part.
The tools can be round, oblongs, squares, rectangles, and many other shapes, including custom shapes. The machine essentially operates like a big industrial paper hole puncher, but instead of paper it processes metal, including steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and brass. The turret stores multiple tools and allows the fabricator to setup the required tools to process the part so that tool changes are minimized or eliminated, thereby increasing the efficiency of the machine and reducing part processing time.
Here are three benefits to processing your part on a CNC turret punch:
1. Forms and features
The CNC turret punch machine allows us to process sheet metal with features that a laser cannot process.
These features include items such as:
- Louvers
- Knockouts
- Lances
- Bridges
- Beads
- Taps
- Countersinks
- Special/Custom Forms and features
- Perforated
2. Geometrically Perfect Shapes
Because a CNC Turret punch uses hardened steel tools to make the required shape there are no lead-in holes, spatter, or dross. The punch will give you a perfectly round circle or a perfect square..
3. Efficiency and Speed
If your parts have identical shapes, lots of holes, or large run orders, punching is the way to go not only in terms of processing time, but cost effectiveness as well. Examples include perforated or large parts with mainly standard shaped holes like circles or squares.
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