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 Spinning, radial riveting, spin riveting and peening are terms often used to refer to orbitforming, a cold-forming process that uses an orbiting tool to swage, head, crown, flare, or form a column or projection of malleable material for the purpose of fastening in assembly operations. The process is similar to impact and compression discbrakekeys forming, where the tool applies a compressive axial load to permanently deform the part, according a designer, manufacturer, and integrator of forming, fastening and assembly systems The difference is that in orbital, the tool rotates at a fixed angle-typically 3 to 6 degrees-and applies both axial and radial forces to progressively move malleable material into a desired, predetermined discbrakekeys shape. Unlike impact or compression forming, where the process is completed in a single pass, forming requires several tool revolutions and typically takes 1.5 to 3 seconds to complete. Additionally, most of the work during orbital is at the tool''s discbrakekeys line of contact, not along the entire tool surface. The resulting small-contact area reduces axial loads by as much as 80 percent. Forming''s Research & Development has led to production dies that can run hundreds of thousands of pieces while maintaining very close tolerances. Similar to pressing clay into a mold, cold forming discbrakekeys is a process that forces metal wire into dies causing the metal to take the shape of the die. Cold forming employs high pressure at room temperature to force the metal to move beyond its elastic limit. It is predominately a closed die, forging operation used to form high quality parts and assure greater parts uniformity at a high rate of production. A cold forming machine can take 4-16 hours or more to setup, depending on the complexity of the product to be produced. In addition, assemblies of two or more pieces can be assembled into one part, eliminating discbrakekeys assembly or welding operations and minimizing part discbrakekeys handling. A wide variety of shapes, sizes, hole types, head styles and more can be achieved through the cold forming process. View our Capabilities page for more information on what we can do for you. Cold Forming discbrakekeys is a high speed manufacturing process that produces parts by metal flow due to machine applied discbrakekeys pressure as opposed to metal removal by cutting. Cold Forming is the primary manufacturing operation discbrakekeys of the fastener industry. The capabilities of Cold Forming go far beyond just the manufacturing of fasteners extending into almost infinite variety of special designed parts. We are the ultimate online resource for many different metal working jobs. We have the most knowledgeable employees and the best equipment available so we can get the job done right.
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