In some applications especially in stretch wrapping the process is slower than competitive processes and it is not suited to high volume production.
Disadvantages of sheet metal process.
Sheet metal forming process advantages and disadvantages 1.
Shearing is less than ideal with harder metals.
Stretch forming can be used to produce large parts with shallow contours but it is only suitable.
This process is also used for straightening parts.
For example using the process for cutting tungsten is simply a bad idea.
Metal is more cost efficient when it comes to long term high volume lines of production.
Peen forming is suitable for shallow contours on large sheets.
However stretch draw forming with mating dies can be done as rapidly and automatically as conventional.
It produces good surface finish.
Despite the pros the metal shearing process also has some notable disadvantages.
This process is for long parts with constant complex cross sections.