Cutting and Forming Dies

Cutting Dies

Cutting dies are employed to cut the metal. They make use of cutting and shearing action for cutting the metal. Instance of cutting dies are piercing dies, notching dies, shaving dies blanking dies, perforating dies, trimming dies, and nibbling dies, etc.

Forming Dies

Forming dies can change the shape of the blank without removing any type of stock. Instance of forming dies are bending dies, drawing dies, and squeezing dies. As per to the method of operation, dies are classified like simple dies, compound dies, progressive dies, combination dies, transfer dies and steel rule dies, etc.