Form-cutting tools are specially designed for shaping and molding materials that require high-speed, high-temperature processing, to produce specific shapes and geometric shapes. The materials commonly used for form tools include tungsten carbide and high-speed steel. Tungsten carbide is a popular choice because it is extremely hard and can withstand high temperatures, making it suitable for high-speed and high-performance cutting. High-speed steel is also durable and heat-resistant, but not as hard as tungsten carbide.
Features
1. High precision: Form tools are designed for high-precision molding processing requirements, ensuring that the finished product meets the expected specifications.
2. Hardness and durability: Form tools are typically made from materials with high hardness and durabilities, such as high-speed steel, carbide, and diamond. This allows them to withstand the high speeds and temperatures of the machining process, as well as the forces of cutting and shaping materials.
3. Multifunctionality: Form tools are available in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and designs, allowing them to be used in a variety of applications.
4. Variety of cutting edges: Depending on the specific application and the material to be cut, form tools can be designed with different types of cutting edges, such as straight, serrated, or concave that can be used for different cutting and shaping operations.
5. Coated surface: Some cutting tools have a coating on the surface, usually titanium nitride (TiN) or titanium carbonitride (TiCN), that improves the tool’s hardness, lubricity, and heat resistance.
There are many different types of form-cutting tools classified according to their use and working principle for cutting sheet metal or other materials to create parts with specific shapes. There are shearing form cutting tools, extrusion form cutting tools, rolling form cutting tools, bending form cutting tools, flanging form cutting tools, and stretching form cutting tools
Industries Applications
Automotive industry: Form tools are used to manufacture various parts for cars and trucks, such as body panels, engine components, and transmission elements.
Aerospace industry: molding knives are used to manufacture parts for aircraft and aerospace instruments, such as fuselage panels, wing components, and engine parts.
Construction industry: molding knives are used to manufacture parts for buildings and other structures, such as steel beams, trusses, and roofing components.
Metalworking industry: molding knives are used to manufacture parts for various metal products, such as machine parts, tools, and appliances.
Woodworking industry: molding knives are used to manufacture parts for wooden products, such as furniture, cabinets, and flooring.
Medical industry: molding knives are used to manufacture parts for medical equipment, such as surgical instruments, prosthetics, and implants.
Electronics industry: molding knives are used to manufacture parts for electronic devices, such as smartphones, computers, and consumer electronics products.