Cold formed fasteners and parts are cost effective

Heico’s modern press plant is supported by its secondary operations unit and its own in-house electroplating shop, allowing the business to exercise complete control over the quality of the cold formed parts it produces. The cold forming process provides quality, high volume parts by converting wire into finished components which are up to 100mm long and with diameters between 3mm and 16mm with head diameters of up to 30mm: all in one pass.

Heico says that its CNC turning operation is well placed to provide quick turnaround of urgent parts for small and medium batch requirements. According to Heico, cold forming is superior to machining, turning, casting or hot forging because it offers these benefits:

Raw material savings  There is no material cut away, as there is with machining, so there is little or no waste

Superior component strength Cold Forming reforms the material grain to flow with the shape resulting in significant increases in both strength and hardness

High production rates  Parts are produced at a rate of one per second, or faster, which is considerably quicker than most machining, casting and forging alternatives

Superior surface finish  Cold forming results in a smooth surface finish requiring no further finishing operations

Close tolerances  Cold Forming allows parts to be made more consistently, reducing non-conforming products and minimising secondary processes

Part consolidation  Cold forming allows individual parts to be formed as one component for greater cost efficiency and improved part strength

Lower piece prices Longer tool life and low energy use with material savings and high production rates results in lower component prices