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A Hot Stamping Line

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Hot stamping requires a special production line, similar to but different than cold stamping operations. A typical hot stamping line consists of (1) a furnace/heating system, (2) a material handling system, (3) a press, and (4) an exit line. Sometimes trimming/piercing systems could also be included in the definition of “a line”. In this chapter, the first three items are explained in detail.

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Jonasson, J., Billur, E., Ormaetxea, A. (2019). A Hot Stamping Line. In: Billur, E. (eds) Hot Stamping of Ultra High-Strength Steels. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98870-2_5

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