How to Make the Best Choice Between Hardware Stamping and Laser Cutting?

Hardware stamping and laser cutting are relatively different processes, but can achieve the same result. Hardware stamping is a hardware process that uses a stamping press to process, which requires the use of a die to shape or mold the part you want. In hardware stamping, the die is forced into the malleable metal with enough pressure to make that metal conform to the shape of the die. Laser cutting is a different process, which is using a laser cutter to do shape cutting. It uses an extremely powerful, precisely guided laser to cut the metal into the desired part shape.

Following please see the selection criteria of hardware stamping and laser cutting.

1. Processing ability

The processing ability of metal stamping is stronger. Stamping not only can cut the plate to the shape required by the customer, but also can produce a specific three-dimensional shape. Laser cutting is usually used only for cutting the appearance of the plate village. If you want to make a specific shape, you need a CNC bending machine for further processing.

2. Cost

The cost is linked to the quantity.

The cost of metal stamping processing is the cost of stamping dies, plate cost, labor cost, machine depreciation cost and other costs. And the cost of laser cutting process lies in the plate cost, the cost of adjusting machine, machine depreciation cost, plate cost, labor cost, etc.

In the case of a large number of products, the hardware stamping process has a greater advantage: the higher the fixed cost, the lower the variable cost, the more the number of products processed, the lower the cost of the stamping tooling to each product. In the case of a small number of products In the case of a small number of products, laser cutting without fixed costs has a greater advantage.

3. Material

Here is the consideration of the characteristics of the material itself.

Five full punching Zhuang is not suitable for higher hardness materials, such materials are easy to Tang Yang die stamping process: easy to fracture problems, and laser cutting is more to test the village material waste problems, generally in the whole plate cut. If it is shaped parts are easy to produce a larger material very fee.