Patent ID: 7266985

Claim:
A method of processing metal parts by blanking, the method comprising the steps of: performing a first blanking step on a semi-finished product in order to produce a blanked semi-finished product, and performing a subsequent processing of the blanked semi-finished product to produce a final product, wherein the first blanking step is performed leaving an allowance on the blanked semi-finished product, and in the subsequent processing comprises at least one second blanking step by which the allowance is removed from the blanked semi-finished product, and prior to the first blanking step, the step of coining of the semi-finished product to produce a coined semi-finished product, and the coined semi-finished product comprises at least a first pair of locating appendages for locating the coined semi-finished product on a die in order to perform the first blanking step, and the coined semi-finished product comprises a second pair of locating appendages, the first pair being removed during the first blanking step and the second pair being removed during the second blanking step.