Forming Sheet Metal With Rubber

Mosites rubber company has supplied rubber parts to the metal forming industry for a number of years.

Forming sheet metal with rubber.

The forming block was machined on a cnc mill. Under pressure the forming pad molds the sheet metal into the shape of the die thus forming the part. Mosites 651 is specially compounded for optimum performance in forming rubber applications. Rubber forminguses a flexible material such as rubber or polyurethane to form a sheet metal work piece.

Thermoset urethane is an excellent option for forming pads used in hydraulic forming presses. Maziar ramezani zaidi m. Rubber press forming a small rib for a horizontal stabilizer. Many small companies are required to manufacture curved products and shallow parts with fine details in a small lot size which leads to both a higher production cost per detail and a need for multiple tools.

The flat part was punched on a cnc punch press. These operations include but are not limited to bladder hydro forming hydro presses fluid forming diaphragm forming bulge forming drop hammer and metal spinning. Rubber pad forming works by sandwiching sheet metal between a die and a series of rubber pads. Under pressure the rubber and sheet metal are driven into the die and conform to its shape forming the part.

The work into the rubber. Rubber is forced all around the work creating. During the rubber pad forming process the punch deforms the blank and apply large pressure 100 mpa over the blank. The rubber pad forming sheet metal parts having without stress.

Often the rubber is incased in a steel container and a work piece is placed over a rigid die. Sheet metal is secured to the pressing machine after which it s exposed to compressive forces. Hydroform rubber wear pads. Sheet metal forming is a costly manufacturing process that is widely used in different industries.

Urethane has a better reputation than rubber when working with metal regardless of thickness. Rubber forming is a sheet metal forming process using flexible punch or die. The rubber pads can have a general purpose shape like a membrane. Solid rubber pad forming.

The rubber pads are located above the sheet metal whereas the die is located below the sheet metal. The punch is act universal tool which is used to provide various different parts.