Need support for a stamping project that requires a 300 or 500 ton press? We can help with new programs, capacity issues, or emergency takeovers. Our engineering team can also support with upfront manufacturing feasibility and design. Our 300 and 500 ton hydraulic line die presses are ideal for small to medium parts and can accommodate press sizes up to 60in x 84in.
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Manufacturing is a customized process and each program has its own set of requirements. We have over 60 years of experience working with unique sheet metal forming and fabrication programs. We tailor our solutions to your program’s specific needs. From cutting and bending to stamping and assembling, each program is unique. We manage your complete program in-house, vertically integrating all processes and technologies while maintaining a single point of contact.
Our manufacturing experts work with a wide array of metals, forming:
Aluminum, including bright or pre-painted
Stainless steel, including polished or bright grades
Carbon steels
Boron steel
Dual phase steel
Advanced high strength steels, including martensite and TRIP
Inconel®
Waspaloy®
Hastelloy®
Titanium
Magnesium
All ferrous metals
Stamping
We have stamping presses to metal form virtually any part you need. Our 33 presses range from 150 to 4,000 tons with bed sizes from 42” x 60” to 240” x 96”. Our equipment allows us to manufacture parts of various material specifications and thicknesses. This includes hand and coil fed transfer and tandem line presses. We also have 500 and 600 ton presses with roll-out bolsters that use multiple dies and minimize change outs over time. Combined, this series of presses gives us the ability to stamp the parts you need to get your product to market faster.
Hot Stamping
Hot stamping is a different method than the traditional stamping we use for most of our programs. In a hot stamping application, we first heat the sheet metal to help form it. Hot stamping changes the chemical compound of the metal that has been stamped, making it stronger. This allows us to form higher strength materials without adding reinforcements, which add additional weight to the vehicle. It also allows us to use metals with higher yield and tensile properties.
This process is ideal for parts that are integral to the structure of the vehicle, such as B-pillar reinforcements. These parts protect passengers and take most of the vehicle load so it is important that they are very strong in case of an accident. Our hot stamping machines feature fully automatic robotic handling. This increases process repeatability and eliminates the occurrence of human error, increasing quality.
Our Capabilities
Our sheet metal business leverages old world techniques combined with the latest computer-controlled technology to bring your visions to reality. To provide complete services, our manufacturing capabilities include:
Process engineering
Kirksite foundry
Tool machining
Stamping
Hot stamping
Sheet metal fabrication
Laser cutting
Assembly
This range of services allow us to provide complete sheet metal forming and fabrication programs in-house, using our experience to provide you with a high quality product. Whether you need sheet metal fabrication for parts to assemble yourself or full BIW, we can design, build, and assemble your parts.
We also develop custom assembly work cells based on your project’s specific needs to standardize processes and ensure consistent quality through the life of your project. These efficient processes allow for the rapid execution of product and process revisions, including managing master data files, incorporating working data files, and providing updates to all process documentation.
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With more than 60 years of experience, 33 presses, and the ability to work with a wide range of metals, we can provide the automotive stamping press servicesyou needs. We stamp everything from small brackets to closure panels, including full size body sides, floor panels, A-frames, hoods, and battery trays, among other parts. We are the only metal stamping company in the United States who has engineered a process that allows us to stamp complex parts in one piece, such as stainless steel lipskins for airplanes.
Our expertise goes beyond stamping a part and shipping it to you. We engineer the complete manufacturing process to ensure it is as efficient as possible. We utilize Autoform, formability software for the engineering, evolution, and improvement of the sheet metal forming process, including spring back analysis. As a full-service sheet metal solutions provider, we understand the key to being a successful partner is more than just delivering a high-quality product on-time and work to anticipate your program needs.
Our Automotive Stamping Press Capabilities
We have automotive stamping presses to manufacture virtually any of the parts you need. Our 33 presses range from 150 to 4,000 tons with bed sizes from 42” x 60” to 240” x 96”. Our equipment allows us to manufacture parts of various material specifications and thicknesses. This includes hand and coil fed transfer and tandem line presses. We feature a 2,500 ton coil fed transfer press allowing for a faster, more automated process for large stampings and assemblies. Our brake press uses v-tool forming, reducing tool costs for straight, less complex bends. We also have 500 and 600 ton presses with roll-out bolsters that use multiple dies and minimize change outs over time. Combined, this gives us the ability to stamp the parts you need to get your product to market faster.
Kirksite Foundry Tools
Each metal has its own set of unique specifications. We work with numerous advanced and exotic materials including:
Aluminum, including bright or pre-painted
Stainless steel, including polished or bright grades
Carbon steels
Boron steel
Dual phase steel
Advanced high strength steels, including martensite and TRIP
Inconel®
Waspaloy®
Hastelloy®
Titanium
Magnesium
All ferrous metals
Our experience with this wide range of metals and their distinctive properties is why we are one of the industry’s leaders in automotive stamping press services. We go above and beyond simple stamp and ship projects. We are your partner for all your metal stamping and forming needs.
Every program has its own set of unique requirements. For battery enclosure projects, we can help plan the entire process, from R&D to production. We specialize in a range of joining technologies, including SPR, RSW, MIG, TIG, laser welding, laser-hybrid welding, and adhesives, ensuring we have the expertise you need. Battery enclosures also require unique testing, such as leak testing, which is done to every battery box. We then complete a dimensional check using CMM or laser scanning. This ensures every unit you receive meets your specifications.
A program’s product design and volume determines the sheet metal stamping and production process. We carefully engineer the manufacturing process to ensure it is as efficient as possible. Our range of capabilities include process engineering, foundry, tool machining, cold stamping, hot stamping, sheet metal fabrication, bending, laser, and assembly process. By housing all of these capabilities under one roof we provide you with a high-quality, lean, competitive solution for your production requirements.
Our Capabilities:
Process Engineering – To improve accuracy and reduce trial and error, we utilize advanced engineering tools, such as stamping simulation, solid modeling, FEA simulation, and CNC machine coding. Our expertise in each of these processes helps us meet challenging standards and deliver on-time, on budget programs you expect.
Foundry – Kirksite is a zinc-based alloy that is used to create short run production tooling. Kirksite tooling machines easily and the die surfaces can be polished to a smooth finish. Our in-house kirksite foundry enables us to keep the entire process under our roof, from tooling to part. This allows us to produce tooling and incorporate changes very quickly to meet your tight time frames.
Tool Machining – High-quality castings poured from our in-house foundry are precision machined on our CNC mills. Forming tools weighing over 30,000 lbs and as large as 8’x19’ can be manufactured without ever leaving our facility.
Sheet Metal Stamping – With 33 presses and the ability to work with a wide range of metals, we can provide the structural solution your project needs. For our automotive customers, we stamp everything from small brackets to closure panels, including full size body sides, floor panels, A-frames, hoods, and battery trays, among other parts.
Hot Stamping – Our state-of-the-art hot stamp cell and metallographic lab allows us to provide you with superior products and validation results. Metals we hot stamp include boron steel, usibor steel, Titanium, Inconel®, Waspaloy®, and Hastelloy®.
Sheet Metal Fabrication – We will tailor our solutions to your program’s specific needs, such as joining aluminum to steel. From cutting and bending to stamping and assembling, each program is unique. We manage your complete program in-house, vertically integrating all processes and technologies while maintaining a single point of contact.
Laser – We are equipped with the latest technologies in 5-axis and flat pattern laser cutting to cut a full range of materials. Utilizing CO2, O2, nitrogen, and fiber machines, we are able to trim precision metal components with speed and minimal burr. Our machine configurations allow for complex shapes and sizes and accommodate the full range of metallic options with both online and offline programming capabilities. We employ cutting capabilities that allow us to work with a wide range of metals, including carbon steel, aluminum, stainless steel, Inconel, titanium, coated metals, mild steel, and high strength metals.
Assembly Process – We are a full service sheet metal supplier that specializes in production joining and welding technologies. We employ a wide range of complex robotic joining methods based on your project’s specific needs and requirements, including resistance welding, hemming, adhesives for structure and bonding, and an onsite curing oven large enough for a completed BIW.
Our Sheet Metal Stamping Capabilities:
We have stamping presses to manufacture virtually any of the sheet metal stamping parts you need. Our 33 presses range from 150 to 4,000 tons with bed sizes from 42” x 60” to 240” x 96”. Our equipment allows us to manufacture parts of various material specifications and thicknesses. This includes hand and coil fed transfer and tandem line presses. We feature a 2,500 ton coil fed transfer press allowing for a faster, more automated process for large stampings and assemblies. Our brake press uses v-tool forming, reducing tool costs for straight, less complex bends. We also have 500 and 600 ton presses with roll-out bolsters that use multiple dies and minimize change outs over time. Combined, this gives us the ability to stamp the parts you need to get your product to market faster.
We are a leader in the production industry with 60 years of experience working on a wide range of programs. See how our experience can benefit your next production program.
Inconel® is a registered trademark of Special Metals Corporation. Waspaloy® is a registered trademark of United Technologies Corp. Hastelloy® is a registered trademark of Haynes International.
