Progressive dies for high-volume parts

How a progressive die works

A progressive die is fed from coil. At each press stroke the strip advances by one pitch and every station performs one operation: pierce, notch, form, draw, trim. The part stays attached to the carrier strip until the last station cuts it off.

Parts suited to progressive dies

Progressive dies suit small and medium parts made in high volumes: brackets, reinforcements, seat structure and chassis components. They give the highest stroke rate and the lowest part cost once the die runs.

Strip layout and simulation

The strip layout sets the number of stations, the pitch and the material use. We optimise it with forming simulation before the die is designed, to control thinning, springback and material yield.

Construction and tryout

Progressive dies are built in tool steel with hardened inserts and punches, to your die standards. Each die is tried out in our plants and measured until buy-off, and ships with its checking fixture.