Phoenix Systems


Phoenix Metal Stamping Webinar Series


	This course explains the process of draw forming – the stamping process for making sheet metal parts used in passenger vehicles and other sheet metal products. The class explains the steps in the process and explains common draw forming terminology. The emphasis is on understanding the process in terms of inputs and outputs, die types and functions, and common quality measures for stamped panels.

	This course is a fast-pace introduction to sheet steel. What's in it, how it's made, and what are the major classifications/categories of steel that are commonly used today. Beginning with the rocks used to make the steel, and ending with the coatings applied to prevent rust, the steelmaking process is explained. Using insight from the steelmaking process and by comparing formability to strength, steel categories (and lots of acronyms) are explained, covering most commercially available grades used in industries such as automotive, appliance, and others, ranging from mild steel to AHSS (Advanced High-Strength Steels).

	This course is a fast-pace introduction to the mechanical properties of sheet metal, explaining the difference between yield and tensile strength, what n-, R-, and K-value mean, and the significance of the elastic modulus and other mechanical properties most commonly used in the stamping industry. Beginning with a short review of common classifications of sheet metal, and continuing with explanations of how metals deform, their crystalline structure, grains, and elastic and plastic deformation, the course explains the stress/strain diagram and uses it to define most mechanical properties. Both steel and aluminum are explained and compared; learning about the differences in mechanical properties aids in understanding both metals better, so it doesn't matter if your not currently dealing with both steel and aluminum.

	This course is an intense introduction to the transformation characteristic of sheet metal stamping: plastic straining. This course begins with an explanation of the three forming modes encountered in draw forming (stretch, draw, and plain strain), and continues to clarify the origin, shape, and uses of the FLD for both steel and aluminum. Safe, marginal, splits, and wrinkling zones are fully explored, as well as constant thinning curves. Forming limits for both steel and aluminum are explained and compared; learning about the similarities and differences in forming limits aids in understanding both metals better, so it doesn't matter if your not currently dealing with both steel and aluminum.

	This course is a fast-pace introduction to sheet aluminum. What's in it, how it's made, and what are the major classifications/categories of aluminum that are commonly used today. Beginning with the rocks used to make the aluminum, and ending with the coatings applied prior to shipping, the aluminum making process is explained. Using insight from the aluminum making process and by comparing formability to strength, aluminum categories are explained, covering most commercially available grades used in industries such as automotive, appliance, and others, including 5000 and 6000 series.

	Detailed description of steel products, their properties and typical end uses. More Information Coming Soon.

	Detailed description of aluminum products, their properties and typical end uses. More Information Coming Soon.

	Step by step through the process of applying circle grid to different metals and surfaces, as well as the proper method of reading and reporting both circles and thinning analysis.

	Critical steps towards the optimization of draw dies. More Information Coming Soon.

	Critical steps towards the optimization of line dies. More Information Coming Soon.

	The process for creating a robust set and run process. More Information Coming Soon.