Dawson Shanahan, a specialist in precision engineering, has published an in-depth ‘whitepaper’ explaining how single-piece manufacture using the cold-forming technique reduces waste by up to 80%, adding that enlightened manufacturers are always on the look-out for new ways to boost sustainability and productivity and make savings — without compromising quality.
The company says cold forming is an engineering process that not only cuts waste and costs but can also improve the mechanical integrity of component parts.
“Indeed, as the demand for more complex components with ultra-fine tolerances develops, so the popularity of cold forming to aid single-piece manufacture has grown.”
The ‘whitepaper’ — Single-piece manufacture using the cold-forming technique — also shows that metal components of various shapes, sizes and complexities can be produced using cold forming.
Simple parts or multifaceted cold-formed and finish-machined components, can be produced for a diverse range of applications.
This ‘whitepaper’ says that by embracing cold-forming techniques, original equipment manufacturers can benefit from single-piece manufacturing, which offers a host of solid business benefits.
It is available for download from the Web site (
www.dawson-shanahan.co.uk/advantages-of-cold-forming-for-single-piece-manufacturing).