Deep Drawn
Part industry consists
of those companies which are engaged in manufacturing sheet metal works for a
diverse range of products from large scale e.g. buildings to smaller ones like
stove-pipes etc. For the outsiders, it is simply a metal, formed into thin and
flat pieces. Every day, countless objects are constructed out of this material.
It can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes and is one of the
fundamental forms used in metalworking. Thickness of such products (also known
as gauge) can vary significantly as per the requirement. There are many
different metals that can be made into sheet metal, such as aluminum, brass,
copper, steel, tin, nickel and titanium. Important sheet metals like silver,
gold, and platinum are used for decorative purposes.
It is commonly used for
pumps, valves, chemical equipment, marine applications as well as in cutlery.
Aluminum: It is commonly used in chemical processing equipment, light
reflectors, jewelry, spun and drawn parts, mail boxes, cabinets, tanks, fan
blades, pressure vessels etc. The formation process of such metal parts is
quite complex and complicated. It includes special techniques like deep
drawing, cutting, punching, perforating, spinning, press brake forming, roll
forming, rolling, bending sheet metal with rollers, stamping, bending etc. As
per an industry report, throughout the late 1990s, the sheet metal parts
exporters experienced steady and uninterrupted growth. The value of shipments
(in US) jumped from $15.5 billion in 1997 to $19.3 billion in 2000. In the same
period, total industry employment (in US) rose from 127,791 workers to 142,682
workers. Recession had mixed effect on the steady growth of this industry.
In today's fast changing
scenario, research and technology plays an important role in the growth of any
industry and same has been the case with the sheet metal parts industry.
Technological advances in 1990s revolutionized the efficiency and precision
with which such products were made. The initial focus was on improving tools,
dies etc. and gradually included the use of computers and internet for
marketing and promotion purposes. What Next? Today, sheet metal parts exporters
have the best technology at their disposal to make the best yet cost effective
equipment and use the internet's unlimited potential to reach out to a new set
of buyers without incurring huge investments. As the other industries have
started picking up the growth it is expected that these exporters will further
consolidate their position in the market and reap higher profits.
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