Gear Teeth
One of the outstanding advantages of Fine blanking is its ability to produce gear forms. In fact, it was for this reason that Fine blanking was developed in Switzerland - to produce watch components.
For a gear form to be useful it must be:
1) Accurate
2) Perpendicular
3) Smooth
Fine blanking is the only metal stamping process that can produce a gear in a single operation.
The table below shows the design limits for gear teeth.
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