A Free 29-Page Guide to Designing Manufacturable Sheet Metal Parts
Sheet metal design decisions such as material choice, bend allowances, hole placement, and joining method, determine whether your part comes off the line right the first time or bounces back with cracked bends, misaligned holes, and a quote that’s higher than you expected. Our free guide breaks down the fundamentals of sheet metal design and provides pro techniques so that you can build manufacturability into your part from the first sketch, whether you’re prototyping or scaling to production.
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What’s Inside
- Sheet Metal Materials: Learn how strength, ductility, corrosion resistance, and conductivity should drive your material choice
- Basic Principles: A crash-course on the core design-to-fabrication process, from CAD modeling through material selection to cutting
- Joining Methods: The differences between MIG, TIG, spot, projection, and seam welding vs. adhesive bonding, and when to use each
- Advanced Design Considerations: Pro tips on bend radius, bend relief, hole placement, tolerances, K-factor, and how to design for strength, rigidity, and easy assembly
- Cost-Saving Tips: 5 factors that dictate sheet metal part pricing, so you can keep your design within budget