Conventional Blanking

Conventional blanking is a shearing process in which a workpiece is separated from the parent material when the punch enters the die.

Process Characteristics

Shears the workpiece from the parent stock as the punch enters the die
Produces burnished and sheared section on the cut edge
Produces burred edges
Quality is controlled by the punch and die clearance

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Information provided is from Manufacturing Processes Reference Guide by Robert H. Todd, Dell K. Allen, and Leo Alting.--1st ed. Published by Industrial Press Inc., 1994.