Machining Piercing Welding Resources Bibliography Related Suppliers Protomold Canadian Laser C-Axis Aggressive Eng. In drawing , a blank of sheet metal is restrained at the edges, and the middle section is forced by a punch into a die to stretch the metal into a cup shaped drawn part. This drawn part can be circular, rectangular or just about any cross-section.
Drawing can be either shallow or deep depending on the amount of deformation.
Drawing leads to wrinkling and puckering at the edge where the sheet metal is clamped. This is usually removed by a separate trimming operation. Square shapes can also be drawn if the inside and outside radiuses are at least 6 X stock thickness. Other shapes can be produced at the cost of complexity of tooling and part costs. The corner radiuses can be reduced further by successive drawing operations, provided there is sufficient height for the draw.