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Fourslide Products
Slide Forming machinery is a metal stamping technology that has been in use since the 1930’s. The technology uses four or more different slides to carry tooling horizontally to a central position on the part. This accurate, repeatable, and powerful slide forming process can be used to produce precision quality parts at a much lower overall cost than those manufactured with power press tools.
Types of products that are commonly manufactured on slide forming machines include spring clips, clamps, fasteners, brackets, wire forms, and specialty hardware.
Customized offerings through fourslide machinery include:
- Spring Clips
- Clamps
- Fasteners
- Brackets
- Electrical Contacts
- Battery Contacts
- Small Metal Parts
- Wire Forms
- Specialty hardware and much more...
Fourslide machines can be an extremely competitive method for manufacturing specific parts, particularly intricate springs, stampings, and wire forms used across a variety of industries. The fourslide process produces a significantly reduced amount of material scrap because they do not require a carrying web like that needed by progressive tools. When the cost of materials is high, minimizing waste is essential to the manufacturing the part cost-effectively. This advantage is particularly pronounced for parts made of higher cost stock and a high quantity.
Contact Elyria Spring & Stamping to discuss opportunities to reduce production costs utilizing fourslide machinery.
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Fourslide is a highly efficient metal forming technology using four or more sliding tools that move horizontally to shape metal parts. This versatile process allows for complex design iterations and quick tooling changes, making it ideal for producing intricate components like clips, brackets and wire forms. Elyria Spring & Stamping leverages this flexibility to deliver cost-effective custom solutions.
Fourslide stamping maximizes efficiency through multiple sliding tools that move horizontally toward a central point to form metal parts. The tools work in sequence, enabling the formation of complex bends and shapes that would be difficult with traditional stamping. Elyria Spring utilizes this versatile process to manufacture precision components with shorter lead times.
Stamping typically involves pressing or punching metal vertically using dies, while forming offers greater design flexibility by gradually shaping metal through bending, stretching, or drawing operations. Stamping creates holes or cuts, whereas forming allows for more complex geometric shapes while maintaining material integrity. Elyria Spring & Stamping strategically employs both processes to optimize manufacturing solutions.