Discover automotive stamping projects from TTM, including die engineering, tooling development, manufacturing processes, and successful customer solutions.
In high-volume automotive stamping production, scrap removal is an important part of overall tooling performance. During blanking, piercing, trimming, and notching operations, metal offcuts must be discharged from the die quickly and reliably. If scrap remains inside the tooling, it…
Introduction Material cost is a major consideration in automotive sheet metal manufacturing. For components produced in large quantities, even a small improvement in material utilization can generate meaningful savings over the life of a production program. However, reducing material consumption…
In automotive stamping, the movement of metal scrap is an important part of tooling design that can easily be overlooked during early engineering discussions. While much attention is usually given to forming accuracy, cutting quality, and dimensional requirements, the way…
Automotive Stamping Die Springback: How to Control It Springback is one of the most common dimensional challenges in automotive sheet metal forming. After a stamped component is released from the forming die, the material may partially return toward its original…
Automotive stamping die tryout is a critical stage between tooling manufacturing and final production. Even when a die has been carefully designed and accurately machined, actual stamping conditions may reveal problems that cannot always be identified during the design or…
Tolerance stack-up in stamping dies，Tolerance stack-up is one of the most important factors affecting the dimensional accuracy and assembly performance of automotive stamping parts. A stamping die may contain hundreds of precision-machined components, and even when each individual component is…
Project Background Multi-Station Progressive Die,With the increasing demand for lightweight vehicles and high-volume automotive production, traditional single-operation stamping dies often face challenges such as low efficiency, high labor costs, and inconsistent part quality. As a key manufacturing division of TTM…