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Sheet Metal Processing Steps Guide

The document describes a 7-step process for manufacturing metal cover sheets: 1) Thin sheet metal is unwound from coils. 2) Openings are stamped into the sheet metal. 3) The sheet metal is degreased and cleaned in an alkaline bath. 4) The sheet metal is rinsed, pickled, and brushed. 5) The sheet metal is plated with chromium or tin. 6) The sheet metal is coated with protective lacquer. 7) Individual cover blanks are stamped from the sheet metal.

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Sheet Metal Processing Steps Guide

The document describes a 7-step process for manufacturing metal cover sheets: 1) Thin sheet metal is unwound from coils. 2) Openings are stamped into the sheet metal. 3) The sheet metal is degreased and cleaned in an alkaline bath. 4) The sheet metal is rinsed, pickled, and brushed. 5) The sheet metal is plated with chromium or tin. 6) The sheet metal is coated with protective lacquer. 7) Individual cover blanks are stamped from the sheet metal.

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EXAMPLE 1

Step 1: suitable can cover sheet metal such as oiled

sheet metal of the thinnest gage suitable for the purpose


is unwound from coils as received from the mill.

Step 2: the openings 33 or patterns of openings are

stamped, preferably by the use of so-called multiple


tools. Step 3: the sheet metal, if necessary, after a prelimi nary degreasing step, is immersed into an alkaline im mersion bath and later subjected to a brushing operation

for mechanically removing any solid contaminations from the sheet metal. During the immersion an electro

lytic degreasing takes place. Preferably the bath may be


operated in accordance with the so-called neutral wire

method. The deburring takes place during the cleaning


operation due to the increased current density at the burrs and sharp edges. The parameter of the current or rather current density depends from the size of the burrs
to be removed. According to the invention the burrs are measured or sensed and the respective burr size values

are used for electronically or manually controlling the current density in the bath.

Step 4: the sheet metal is rinsed, pickled, rinsed again,


and then brushed.

Step 5: the sheet metal is then plated either by a chro

mium plating or tin plating step, whereby the deburred edges are completely coated. Step 6: the sheet metal is provided with a protective

lacquer coating preferably in a roller type lacquer appli


cation, whereby the stamping edges are also coated by

capillary action.
Step 7: the cover blanks with the desired shape or

pro?le are produced by a molding type of stamping, whereby the individual blanks may be simultaneously severed from the sheet metal band or panel. In the alter native, the band may be severed into strips for subse

quent blank stamping.

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