Arcade Metal Stamping

Stainless Steel Clamps

• Volume 75, 000 - 100, 000 Annually 150, 000 - 200, 000 Annually
• Series 300 Series

Arcade Metal Stamping was contacted by a cable and antenna manufacturer to fabricate stainless steel clamps which would be used in a telecommunications application. Our advanced progressive die stamping capabilities enabled Arcade to manufacture these precision components to exact specifications. The clamps were engineered to meet the standards required by the customer-supplied 3D CAD drawing. As shown in the image, the clamp on the left was composed of 0.035" thick, ¼ hard 300 series stainless steel and the clamp on the right was composed of 0.120" thick 304 annealed stainless steel. In-house tooling capabilities proved invaluable in designing and building the dies for this project. Formed utilizing our precision 200 and 150 ton progressive die stamping presses; the clamps had final weights of 0.434 lbs and 2.170 lb each. Additional machining was required to enable a clamp to accept a threaded screw. Threads were completed on a three headed tapping machine. Various quality measures were implemented on this project: in-process dimensional and visual inspections; inspection of holes with gono go pins; inspection of threads; verification of the fit of clamp to cable; and ensuring the depth of stamps.