Four-slide Products
Fourslide Products and precision metal stampings come in an unlimited array of shapes and configurations.
Four-slide Products are generally wireforms, stampings, and flat springs. Many parts that are produced on Power Presses can be manufactured as Fourslide Products, the advantage being a huge cost saving on the tooling.
Four-slides are more versatile than power presses and can make complex bends with simple tooling. We can manufacture fourslide products out of round wire up to 3/16″ thick or flat stock up to .093″ thick and 2″ wide.
A four-slide is much different that most other presses. The key of the machine is its moving slides that have tools attached, which strike the workpiece to form it. These slides are driven by four shafts that outline the machine. The shafts are connected by bevel gears so that one shaft is driven by an electric motor, and then that shaft’s motion drives the other three shafts. Each shaft then has cams which drive the slides, usually of a split-type.
This shafting arrangement allows the workpiece to be worked for four sides, which makes this machine extremely versatile. A hole near the center of the machine is provided to expel the completed workpiece.
The greatest advantage of the four-slide machine is its ability to complete all of the operations required to form the workpiece from start to finish. Moreover, it can handle certain parts that transfer or progressive dies cannot, because it can manipulate from four axes. Due to this flexibility it reduces the cost of the finished part because it requires less machines, setups, and handling. Also, because only one machine is required, less space is required for any given workpiece. As compared to standard stamping presses the tooling is usually inexpensive, due to the simplicity of the tools. A four-slide can usually produce 20,000 to 70,000 finished parts per 16-hour shift, depending on the number of operations per part; this speed usually results in a lower cost per part.
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