Sheet Metal Bridge Lance

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Sheet metal bridge lance.

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. I downloaded the lance bridge. As mentioned above what s called the double bridge lance style and the formed or wiped up double wall typically with flared ends.

Tools with heavy duty die spring assemblies cannot be used in an octo machine. The minimum distance between two counterbores is eight times the material thickness. The result of applying this bridge lance forming tool is shown in figure 7c. This application is commonly used to hook adjustable shelving or to hang parts.

All diagrams and pricing are for illustrating and estimating purposes only. Where emi rfi containment within the cage is important i typcally opt for the double bridge lance. So i downloaded the file to my ifeatures folder then copied the ide to the catalog folder in the root install location. We will learn base flange extruded cut unfold fold corner break solidworks design library forming tool bridge lances and appearance in solidworks shee.

Avoid large sheet metal parts with small bent flanges. 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. 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.

In sheet metal there are two departures. The forming tool model may be located and rotated for precise positioning. When placing an order or requesting a quote please provide a drawing of the part. I ve used each extensively.

When you download it you get two files one ide and one ipt file. Lance t ool f u lance tool c minimum p1 θ1 b c h a notes. This video also shows a quick example of how the forming tool can be setup. Guide is keyed 0º 90º 180º 270º.

θ2 p2 page 9 1. Actual tool design may vary causing the price and or lead time to change. Learn two examples of inserting a forming tool into a sheet metal part in solidworks.