Generally speaking, the basic equipment of sheet metal process includes Shear Machine, CNC Punching Machine/laser, plasma, water jet cutting machine, bending machine, drilling machine and various auxiliary equipment such as uncoiler, leveler, deburring machine, spot welding machine, etc.

Generally, the four most important steps of sheet metal process are shearing, punching/cutting/, folding/coiling, welding, surface treatment, etc.

Sheet metal is sometimes used as a wrench. The term comes from English platemetal. It is generally used to stamp some sheet metal by hand or die to produce plastic deformation, forming desired shape and size. It can be further welded or processed to form more complex parts, such as chimneys commonly used in families, tin furnaces, and car shells.

Metal sheet metal processing is called sheet metal processing. For example, making chimneys, barrels, oil tanks, ventilation pipes, elbows, places around the sky, funnel shapes, etc. with sheet metal, the main working procedures are shearing, bending and buckling edges, bending forming, welding, riveting and so on, which require certain geometric knowledge.

Sheet metal is sheet metal, that is, parts that can be processed by means of stamping, bending and stretching. A general definition is-

Parts with constant thickness in the process of processing. Corresponding to casting, forging, mechanical processing parts, such as the outer iron shell of the car is sheet metal, stainless steel cabinets are also sheet metal.

Modern sheet metal technology includes: filament power winding, laser cutting, heavy processing, metal bonding, metal drawing, plasma cutting, precision welding, roll forming, sheet metal bending, die forging, water jet cutting, precision welding, etc.

Surface treatment of sheet metal parts is also a very important part of the sheet metal processing process, because it can prevent parts from rusting, beautify the appearance of products and so on. The surface pretreatment of sheet metal parts is mainly to remove grease, oxide scale, rust, etc. It prepares for surface post-treatment, while the post-treatment is mainly spraying (baking) paint, plastic spraying and anti-rust coating.

In 3D software, SolidWorks, UG, Pro/E, SolidEdge, TopSolid, CATIA, etc. all have sheet metal parts. The data needed for sheet metal processing (such as unfolding drawing, bending line, etc.) are obtained by editing 3D graphics, as well as for CNC Punching Machine/Laser, Plasma, WaterCutting Machine/Combin Machine. Operation Machine and CNC Bending Machine