Edge Treatment For Sheet Metal

0 5 thickness uses a default radius equal to half the thickness of the sheet metal wall.

Edge treatment for sheet metal.

Hand held sheet metal edge shapers with a single tool create both sharp creases and soft curves along the edges of sheet metal. A hem is a flange that has been bent more than 180 degrees. Beading is common in the edge treatment of sheet metal parts and can also be used to form the working structure of parts such as hinges. This bead can be formed over a straight or curved axis.

Hemming is used widely in sheet metal operations. Burrs can arise during slitting. Sheet metal edge shapers make different edge styles on your sheet metal with these forming tools. To change the edge treatment width type a new value in the box or select gap to create the edge treatment with a width equal to the value set for the smt gap parameter.

There are many different techniques for forming a bead. Beading forms a curl over a part s edge. Normally this results in a nick shiny and a break dull area on the slit. Edge treatments for roll formed parts hemming.

Solid edge uses this philosophy to generate sheet metal components which allows the engineer to think about the design and leave the laborious but nevertheless important details to solid edge.