Custom Metal Stampings for the Appliance Industry

Metal stamping manipulates flat metal sheets to create parts in a vast array of shapes and designs. The cold-forming process feeds metal into a press, which then utilizes force and tooling to cut and shape the material. The process offers precision accuracy, consistency, efficiency, and affordability to a manufactured product.

Aranda Tooling is an industry-leading manufacturer of high-quality custom metal stampings and components for diverse industries. Our custom capabilities for metal stamping include:

Bending
Blanking
Coining
Embossing
Flanging
Punching

For the appliance industry specifically, we help produce reliable metal stamped components that will hold up against the harsh environmental conditions and everyday use that appliance parts will face. Read on to learn more about the applications and advantages of custom appliance metal stampings, as well as our specific capabilities.

The Importance of Metal Stamping in the Appliance Industry

Appliances are essential to numerous everyday activities, both for individuals and businesses. Given their constant use, these appliances rely on durable, long-lasting custom metal stampings for optimal efficiency and functionality. Metal parts for this industry must withstand extreme temperatures and be resistant to rust, corrosion, and warping, all while maintaining their strength. Also, manufacturers often need these appliance metal stampings in bulk, requiring repeatable, uniform parts with fast turn times without compromising quality.

Our Custom Stamping Capabilities for Appliances

Metal stamping allows manufacturers to produce custom-designed components quickly and easily. While adhering to strict quality standards, Aranda Tooling can create parts for the appliances industry that are functional, aesthetically pleasing, and tailored to your application. Our custom offerings include:

Clips and clamps
Contacts
Covers, cases, and sleeves
Brackets
Ground straps
Inserts
Springs
Terminals
Washers

Common Stamping Applications in the Appliance Industry

The above custom metal stampings have extensive applications in the appliance sector, such as:

Residential and commercial kitchens and food preparation: Custom metal stampings are vital components in large appliances like refrigerators, ovens, stoves and hoods, and dishwashers, as well as smaller kitchen appliances like food processors, blenders, mixers, and garbage disposals.
Additional household and commercial uses: Washers, dryers, and water heaters, as well as security, garage door, and vacuum systems, all use stamped components to function.
Climate control: Thermostats, HVAC units, fans, and dehumidification and ventilation systems are examples of appliances using stamped parts in temperature control applications.
Outdoor use: Outdoor applications for metal stamped parts include grills, outdoor kitchens, irrigation systems, and filtration systems and pumps for spas or pools.

Advantages of Metal Stamping for the Appliance Industry

Metal stamping is highly effective for producing strong and dependable components for the appliance industry. The most significant advantage of this innovative manufacturing technique is the degree of accuracy it achieves, offering superior precision at a micron level. The margin for error is extremely limited due to the advanced technologies involved, such as cameras and sensors that monitor each step of the process. Better yet, this high level of quality is sustainable even at high speeds and in high-volume production.

Metal stamping is very versatile, giving us the flexibility to produce parts in a wide array of shapes and sizes for diverse applications and industries. It’s applicable for a range of materials, as well, including:

High- and low-carbon steel
Stainless steel
Aluminum
Brass
Bronze
Copper
Inconel^®
Nickel alloys
Titanium

Cost efficiency is another significant metal stamping advantage. Reducing the needed workforce, machinery, and overall production time necessary to complete a task lowers costs considerably.

The Stamping Process: From Concept to Completion

At Aranda, we start the stamping process with an initial consultation and design review. Using advanced 3D CAD software, our engineers craft precise dies and component designs based on your specific needs. This design and review phase is important because it guarantees that each part meets your exact specifications.

Once the die and part designs are approved, we move into prototyping and tooling. During this stage, we test every concept, refining the design and selecting the best metal stamping process to get the job done. This approach guarantees that by the time we enter full-scale production, every detail is accounted for and nothing is overlooked.

During full-scale production, quality assurance is our top priority. We conduct thorough feasibility studies to make sure each part can be manufactured efficiently and consistently. Our project management and engineering teams collaborate closely, making sure all part dimensions are accurate.

Types of Metal Stamping Processes in Appliance Manufacturing

At Aranda Tooling, we offer a variety of metal stamping processes tailored to produce different appliance parts. Depending on the size and complexity of the component, we choose the best method among these three for optimal precision and cost-effectiveness:

Progressive Die Stamping: Ideal for high-volume runs, this process combines several pressing operations into a single pass. This efficient method produces highly accurate and repeatable components with minimal defects.
Transfer Die Stamping: This method is perfect for larger appliance parts up to 60”. Blanks are fed through dies installed at various stations, operated by a single transfer press.
Deep Drawing and Fine Blanking: Deep drawing creates seamless, hollow parts with a greater depth than radius and that are closed on one end. Examples include custom appliance covers and pots. Fine blanking produces high-precision components with smoother edges and flatter surfaces than conventionally stamped parts.

Quality Control in Appliance Metal Stamping

At Aranda Tooling, we implement rigorous quality control processes to produce reliable metal stampings for appliance manufacturers. Before fabrication, we inspect all raw materials to verify that they have all the necessary properties to meet final part specifications. To prevent common defects like burrs—which happen when the cutting edge of a die becomes dull—we conduct regular die maintenance and use advanced inspection processes.

We also rely on Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems to maintain top-level precision. These systems track our manufacturing processes in real time, providing us with crucial data to ensure consistency and quality across every production run.

Custom Appliance Metal Stampings From Aranda Tooling

At Aranda Tooling, we pride ourselves on manufacturing high-quality components at an affordable cost. Since 1975, our ISO 9001:2015-registered and minority-owned company has gone above and beyond for domestic and international clients in the appliance, automotive, hardware, healthcare, home improvement, industrial, and renewable energy sectors.

We manufacture more than 1 million metal components each week in our state-of-the-art facility equipped with over 50 punch presses. This equipment is ideal for the high-volume production of custom appliance metal stampings ranging in size, shape, and complexity. Our presses generate up to 1320 tons of force, stamp materials as thick as 0.500”, utilize coil widths up to 63” and tolerances of less than ±0.005”. To help optimize the process, Aranda Tooling also offers in-house tooling and die design and production, as well as engineering, laser cutting and etching, drilling, tapping, and welding services.