Strengthening Ribs Sheet Metal

These can be a life saver especially if you are using the minimum material thickness to control costs.

Strengthening ribs sheet metal.

Each groove bead or line will compound the strength and can also add a design to the panel. Sheet metal with structural grooved seams pressing grooves ribs or designs into a piece of sheet metal will greatly increase the strength. The metal in the areas where holes and slots are punched gets stretched and become more tensile which gives more structural rigidity to the sheet metal. The tool allows part designers to reduce sheet metal thickness without compromising the strength and rigidity of the final product.

The stiffening rib is added to the bracket at the bending stage by separating the bottom bend blocks and inserting a metal strip in the gap which then forms a rib at the same time as the angle bend. Strengthening ribs are a common way to add strength to a sheet metal part. As the material is deformed the effective material thickness increases strengthening the material. Another way of strengthening the sheet metal is by punching holes and slots.

Two ways to add strengthening ribs are with mate s rollerball tool and a beaded emboss tool. The stretched metal in those areas will hold tension in the panel and give it structural rigidity.