Bridge Lance Sheet Metal

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

Bridge lance sheet metal.

This is the body used in the sldftp. The result can be seen. All diagrams and pricing are for illustrating and estimating purposes only. The sides of the body are denoted as faces to remove in step 2 above.

How to use the bridge lance sheet metal tool in solidworks. Guide is keyed 0º 90º 180º 270º. This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup. Avoid large sheet metal parts with small bent flanges.

Lance and form is used to cut all but one side of the shape and to form the material downward. As represented in figure 7b the forming tool model is drag dropped from its folder onto a face of the sheet metal part. Lance t ool f u lance tool c minimum p1 θ1 b c h a notes. Tools with heavy duty die spring assemblies cannot be used in an octo machine.

The forming tool model may be located and rotated for precise positioning. Actual tool design may vary causing the price and or lead time to change. The minimum distance between two counterbores is eight times the material thickness. When placing an order or requesting a quote please provide a drawing of the part.

Below i added the body for the default bridge lance feature in red. Modern sheet metal fabricating machines however made their appearance only twenty to thirty years ago. The result of applying this bridge lance forming tool is shown in figure 7c. With solidworks 2010 it is possible to make multi body sheet metal parts.

Presently sheet metal processing together with punch presses plays an important roll in the industry and will continue to do so in the future. Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks. 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. Quick tips video presented by mark.