CNC Milling & Stamping of a High Strength Steel Spring Seat Bracket for the Automotive Industry
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A Michigan automotive industry client contracted us to manufacture 500 spring seat brackets. At Sherwood Prototype, Inc. we specialize in short run manufacturing work; our facility is geared towards the special needs of this niche, which require a wide range of manufacturing capabilities.
This particular product was designed to hold coil springs and struts in place on a passenger vehicle, this high stress application required the use of a high strength steel. The raw material was cut on our 5 axis laser cutter, which formed the tailored blanks with finished trim. The part was then stamped and CNC milled, with laser cutting again being used to provide a final trim. The finished seat bracket measured 177mm in diameter, 64mm in height, and met tolerances of ±.005", all of which were verified by CMM dimensional inspections. Completed with an E-coating, the parts were delivered to the customer along with their certificate of compliance with a 4 week turn around.
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CNC Milling & Stamping Project Highlights
- Product Name
- Spring Seat Bracket
- Product Description
- This bracket holds coil springs and struts in place on passenger vehicles.
- Capabilities Applied/Processes
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- Primary:
Laser Cutting- Tailored Blanks
- Finished Trim
- In house tool design and manufacturing
to control quality and improve lead time
- Stamping
- Extrusions and hydraulic forming
- 5 Axis Laser Cutting of final trim
E-Coating
- Primary:
- Equipment Used to Manufacture Part
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- 200 ton Hydraulic Press
5 axis Laser
CNC Lathe - CNC Mill
CMM Measuring Machine
- 200 ton Hydraulic Press
- Overall Part Dimensions
- Diameter: 177mm
Height: 64mm
- Tightest Tolerances
- Less Than ±.005"
- Material Used
- High Strength Steel
- Material Finish
- E-Coated per Customer specs
- In process testing/inspection performed
- CMM Inspection
- Inspected on Temperature Controlled CMM
- Detailed Inspection Reports Generated
- Industry for Use
- Automotive
- Volume
- 500
- Delivery/Turnaround Time
- 4 Weeks
- Delivery Location
- Michigan
- Standards Met
- Customer supplied print, 2D CAD Drawing