Sheet Metal: "We bend, cut, and shape the future"

         June 08, 2023

   Sheet metal seminar made me interested in getting to know more about sheet metal. It refers to any metal that can be formed into flat pieces of varying thicknesses. Thick metals are called plates. Metals used in the sheet metal industry include cold rolled steel, mild steel, stainless steel, tin, nickel, titanium, aluminum, brass, and copper. It  is a widely used material across several different industries. It can be crafted from an assortment of metals like steel, aluminum, copper, brass and is versatile enough to be used in various applications, including industrial and manufacturing. Sheet metalworking forms new products from various types of sheet metal. Like in metal foil, I learned that the metal foil is also part of sheet metal. Metalworking process can form parts of the body, kawali, and knife. The speaker discussed the thickness, measurement, standard size, sheet metal forms, types of precision metal stamping machines and the sheet metalworking terminology. Types of machine and the tools and equipment used in metalworking.

    

    Sheet metal is widely used. These are some that can be made from sheet metal: Automotive bodies, aircraft frames, major home appliance housings, and building fixtures are some of the arenas where large-area sheet products are used.

Lealyn Ramos

BSIE-ICT-3A