Bridge Lance Sheet Metal

This application is commonly used to hook adjustable shelving or to hang parts.

Bridge lance sheet metal.

The result can be seen. This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup. Presently sheet metal processing together with punch presses plays an important roll in the industry and will continue to do so in the future. Lance t ool f u lance tool c minimum p1 θ1 b c h a notes.

All diagrams and pricing are for illustrating and estimating purposes only. As represented in figure 7b the forming tool model is drag dropped from its folder onto a face of the sheet metal part. Modern sheet metal fabricating machines however made their appearance only twenty to thirty years ago. This is the body used in the sldftp.

Bridge lance tooling x y z lance t 1062754 40 0 090 0 433 form up lance mat thk 024 0 100 0 500 066 form up lance 0 100 0 571 form up lance t 122671 10 0. How to use the bridge lance sheet metal tool in solidworks. The history of sheet metal fabricating machines covers nearly three centuries. The minimum distance between two counterbores is eight times the material thickness.

Quick tips video presented by mark. Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks. Below i added the body for the default bridge lance feature in red. With solidworks 2010 it is possible to make multi body sheet metal parts.

In low carbon steel sheet metal the minimum radius of a bend should be one half the material thickness or 0 80 mm 0 03 inch whichever is larger counterbores. When placing an order or requesting a quote please provide a drawing of the part. Lance and form is used to cut all but one side of the shape and to form the material downward. The result of applying this bridge lance forming tool is shown in figure 7c.

The sides of the body are denoted as faces to remove in step 2 above. Actual tool design may vary causing the price and or lead time to change. Avoid large sheet metal parts with small bent flanges. The forming tool model may be located and rotated for precise positioning.