Blanking, piercing, and stamping are highly cost-effective ways to produce a large number of parts from sheet metal. Stamping is the manufacturing process by which a metal sheet is pressed to form a specific shape. Fasteners — such as nuts, bolts, washers, rings, clamps, and others — are often made by stamping sheets of aluminum, steel, or copper.(…)
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