Progressive Stamping of Steel Snap Rings

Using our top-notch progressive stamping technology, Ramcel Engineering produced the steel snap rings, which are used as components within an automotive truck axle application. We made 2 product sizes - large and small - to meet the needs of our client. Our 300-ton Minster press, which ran at 60 cycles per minute, stamped these items from 1074 spring steel. We met overall precision tolerances down to ± .003", with a flatness tolerance of .010" and a parallelism tolerance of .040", after heat treating.

After we stamped these items, there are a variety of finishing operations, including heat treating, bead blasting, and painting. We then passed all snap rings through a special bridge gage to ensure that the parts were painted on the proper side, according to client specifications.

After manufacturing was complete, all finished components are grouped into sets of 10, which were then packed into cartons and shipped to our client's facility in the Southwest. Fulfilling our customer's high expectations for quality, Ramcel Engineering stamped a total of 850,000 snap rings annually for the automotive industry within a 2 - to 4-week turnaround period per release.

This project serves as an example of our highly efficient progressive stamping services producing quality, precision components within short lead times.