TriparTech Guides
Engineering guides for sheet metal fabrication and design
Steels: Not all are created equal (& intentionally so!)
Galvanized Steel vs Galvanneal 101
Choosing the right steel finish—galvanized steel or galvannealed—can make all the difference in achieving maximum durability, corrosion resistance, and performance your sheet metal parts. In…
Pre Finished Sheet Metal
Metal Knockouts 101
Sheet Metal Fasteners
What is Clinch Joining?
Clinch joining is a fastening process used to join sheet metal parts without the need for welding, screws, rivets, or adhesives. It is also known…
10 Tips to Optimize Your Sheet Metal Designs (DFM Part 1)
Design for Manufacturability Guide (Part 2)
As a metal fabricator, we often see designs which are complex, but when analyzed have few inherent features that are difficult to realize. The result…
Tripar Default Manufacturing Tolerances
Every sheet metal project needs tolerances, but make them too tight can drastically increase your part costs. Have a sheet metal project in mind? Not…
Sheet Metal Design: What is the K-factor?
Introduction One of the phenomena sheet metal fabricators must contend when bending parts is something called bending allowance. The reason for this is that when…
Benefits of Punch/Laser Combination Machines
CNC Fabrication vs Metal Stamping: Which Process is Better?
Sheet metal fabricated parts can be produced by many processes. The two broad methods are CNC metal fabrication and metal stamping. To understand where each…