For whom
Metal-processing companies that manufacture shear-cut and stamped parts, purchase them, or evaluate their use: works managers, foremen and design engineers who need to assess drawing specifications, quotations and tooling decisions, as well as skilled workers and apprentices who wish to refresh their foundational knowledge of cutting clearance and tool wear. No prior knowledge required. Works well following the course "Sheet Metal Processing and Laser Cutting – Fundamentals", but covers a distinct process and stands alone.
What you will be able to do afterwards
- Classify shear cutting in accordance with DIN 8588 as a parting process and distinguish it from thermal laser cutting
- Explain the sequence of the cutting process (draw-in, clean-cut zone, fracture zone, burr)
- Assess cutting clearance and its significance for cut quality and tool loading
- Name the basic construction of a stamping tool and distinguish progressive-compound tools from transfer tools
- Classify fine blanking as a special process and distinguish it from standard shear cutting
- Make a rough assessment of the batch quantity above which stamping becomes more economical than laser cutting
How the course works
Eight lessons with approximately 105 minutes of reading time, completable in any number of sessions: from process classification through tool construction and wear to the economic comparison with laser cutting. A self-assessment test at the end: 16 questions, for self-checking purposes, repeatable as often as required. On completion, a certificate of participation is available as a PDF.
What the course is not
This course does not constitute individual tool design, in-company training, or a production or drawing review for specific cases, as provided by the Defense-Readiness-Check or the Technical Partnership. Numerical values for cutting clearance and batch-quantity thresholds are identified as rules of thumb, not as fixed limits.