When it comes to retainers, we’re not talking about a visit to our kid’s orthodontist, but rather a vital tooling component critical to daily stamping operations. Ball-lock retainers are designed as high-precision die components that secure and align piercing and forming punches and corresponding die buttons. These essential tools bring stampers optimum production efficiencies by saving time and labor costs when completing a tool change during production runs. Chances are, most shops have one or two trusted retainer styles that are regularly used in their tool room.
Published in FF Journal.
May 14, 2017