Sheet Metal Bridge Lance

In low carbon steel sheet metal the minimum radius of a bend should be one half the material thickness or 0 80 mm 0 03 inch whichever is larger counterbores.

Sheet metal bridge lance.

Where emi rfi containment within the cage is important i typcally opt for the double bridge lance. Guide is keyed 0º 90º 180º 270º. Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks. Avoid large sheet metal parts with small bent flanges.

I ve used each extensively. In sheet metal there are two departures. θ2 p2 page 9 1. So i downloaded the file to my ifeatures folder then copied the ide to the catalog folder in the root install location.

Quick tips video presented by mark. I downloaded the lance bridge. Actual tool design may vary causing the price and or lead time to change. Tools with heavy duty die spring assemblies cannot be used in an octo machine.

This application is commonly used to hook adjustable shelving or to hang parts. Lance t ool f u lance tool c minimum p1 θ1 b c h a notes. The result of applying this bridge lance forming tool is shown in figure 7c. Bridge lance tooling x y z lance t 1062754 40 0 090 0 433 form up lance mat thk 024 0 100 0 500 066 form up lance 0 100 0 571 form up lance t 122671 10 0.

Lance and form is used to cut all but one side of the shape and to form the material downward. All you have to do is create a sheet metal part attached do the usual thing of creating a sketch point for the lance. If i understand you correctly you re trying to create a flat pattern drawing of a sheet metal part and the part has a bridge lance as a feature. The forming tool model may be located and rotated for precise positioning.

We will learn base flange extruded cut unfold fold corner break solidworks design library forming tool bridge lances and appearance in solidworks shee. As mentioned above what s called the double bridge lance style and the formed or wiped up double wall typically with flared ends. This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup. The minimum distance between two counterbores is eight times the material thickness.

Forming tools do not flatten like flanges do. As represented in figure 7b the forming tool model is drag dropped from its folder onto a face of the sheet metal part. When you download it you get two files one ide and one ipt file.