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When it comes to the aerospace industry, there is no room for manufacturing error. The tight tolerances and precision measurements required doesn’t allow for “good enough,” it must be perfect. Whether you need a small, precise connector, a stamped metal clip part, spring, complex gearhead, or steel airframe component, metal stamping can allow you to create a multitude of parts small and large.

Deep-Drawn Stamping for Precise Tolerances

The deep drawing process itself is not too complicated. Through the action of a punch, a sheet metal blank is drawn into a die. As the die forms the metal around the punch, the blank is formed into a specified three-dimensional shape little by little. It’s considered a “deep draw” when the depth of the drawn part is greater than its diameter.

This type of process can produce both symmetrical and asymmetrical parts. Deep drawn metal stamping (DDS) is versatile and produces strong metal parts. The drawing process leads to a finished deep-drawn part stronger than the original raw material used to manufacture it. This is critical when manufacturing aerospace parts, for example.

Aerospace Components Manufactured with Deep-Drawn Stamping

Because deep drawing creates strong, exacting parts within tight tolerances, they are ideal for producing components that interact with other configurations. Our metal stampings are often used in the following equipment for Aerospace applications:

  • Instrumentation
  • Oxygen generating systems
  • Military aircraft housings and enclosures
  • Relays, switches and lighting systems