Swaging is a cold-formed manufacturing process that involves using a tool, such as a die, to bend cold metal to a required shape.
Our Swaging Process
For Bead Electronics, swaging allows us to produce small, metal electronic contact pins that are dimensionally consistent - even after millions of parts! It's also an inexpensive way to produce our custom connector pins, when compared to machined pins and stamped pins, because there is virtually no scrap.
- The metal strip is formed into a seamless tube by a precision-engineered die.
- The tube is then reduced in progressive forming cavities.
- The tube oscillates to maintain circular dimensions without die flash.
- A fully formed part is separated from the tube with every press stroke.
The video below provides an in-depth look at our swaging process and shows why it is faster and more cost-effective to produce contact pins this way than it is by stamping and screw machining.
About Bead Electronics
Bead Electronics, is a global manufacturer of electronic connector pins and has been manufacturing in Connecticut for over 100 years. The award-winning company carries over 500 patents and is best known for inventing its manufacturing process called swaging. This process is a high-speed, virtually scrap-less, cold-forming process capable of producing a wide size range of metal electronic components that are consistent and cost-effective. The family-owned business is led by its fifth generation. Click here to speak to a connector pin specialist today.
