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Industrial Pre-Pierce

Our customer focus, and dedication to producing high quality cold rolled products, has enabled the rapid growth of MCRS. Alongside our growth, our capacity for solution provision and enhancing the capability of our products has continued to expand.

The dedicated engineering team at MCRS re-think processes in reflection of every customer’s unique problems, to ensure a precision solution is delivered in line with customer expectations.

Aided by our comprehensive manufacturing capacity, which includes auxiliary operations such as piercing, performed both on- and off-line, MCRS support our customers from initial design stages through to the production of their product.

MCRS houses up to 30 roll stands, which can be employed for the formation of bespoke cold rolled sections. MCRS are additionally able to work with and deliver:

Material thickness from 0.3mm to 6.0mm
Strip widths up to 450mm
In-line piercing facility
In-line roll logo marking
In-line inkjet marking

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    MCRS Metal Pre-Piercing

    Alongside this, MCRS works with both ferrous and non-ferrous metallic materials, in addition to high strength and coated materials, for piercing procedures; material parameters are so defined by the individual needs of our clients. Lead times may vary because of this; however, we aspire to be guided by our clients’ project timescales to ensure we meet all expectations.

    MCRS supply cold roll formed, pressed, and assembled products to a range of industries, overcoming numerous manufacturing complications in doing so.

    Contact us today to enquire about our metal pre-piercing process.

    Some of these industries include:

    Marine
    Automotive
    Agricultural
    Construction
    Heavy gauge applications
    Retail

    FAQ's

    What are the types of piercing operations?

    Whilst piercing refers to cutting or slitting metal, there are several different types of specific piercing operations, some of which can be carried out before roll forming, and some after. Lancing, perforating, notching, and trimming form some of the most common piercing operations. 

    Lancing - lancing refers to shearing the metal without separating it from the workpiece and bending it to reshape it; lancing can be performed by a press with punch and die.

    Perforating - perforating metal means to create multiple closely-spaced, small holes within a workpiece; this can likewise be carried out by a punch and die.

    Notching - notching refers to removing material from the edge of the workpiece; this can be done in conjunction with bending the material so as to form a shape (similar to lancing, however notching utilises a complete cut). 

    Trimming - trimming is a finishing operation, meaning it occurs after forming, since it shears excess material from a stamped part to complete the end product shape.

    What are the advantages of pre-piercing?

    There are many reasons why you would choose to pierce before forming the metal during the manufacturing process, these include:

    • Pre-piercing can be carried out in one linear, continuous operation, saving both time and money
    • Removes the need for secondary piercing operations
    • High consistency and repeatability across products, since it can be performed in a continuous line 
    • Allows for holes or slots that cannot be created on the formed shape, such as hollow profiles 
    • It is easier to punch holes in a flat shape; less skill is required and there is a lower risk of damaging the finished product