Sheet metal clamping brackets produced with fly press form tooling
Sheet metal brackets like these have had the U shaped section formed on hydraulic fly presses with simple fly press tooling manufactured by V and F Sheet Metal. They have been manufactured in 1.5mm thick mild steel by CNC punching the holes and outer profiles and then by CNC bending on our Trumpf 7036 CNC press brakes to create a square cornered U shape as the first stage of forming. This clampimg bracket has then been formed up in fly press tooling to create the curved U shaped section in the middle of the clamp bracket. The tooling was made in just a few hours and didn't cost very much, making this form of production ideal of small batches of work, proving prototype designs and special bespoke projects. V and F Sheet Metal's ability to turn our hand to such a range of sheet metal work gives our customers a great advantage when it comes to new design projects. We rarely say no to our customer's ideas and then usually only to suggest where a change can be made to improve the design to make it easier for manufacturing. If you get a chance please take a look at our website where we have plenty of examples of sheet metal components which perfectly illustrate the versatililty of our manufacturing processes.