Blanks and Stampings for Automotive Suppliers.
Automotive work means the same part, made the same way, release after release. We cut shaped blanks and stamp brackets, reinforcements and drawn powertrain covers for tier suppliers, with every lift traced to its heat of steel.
What We Make for Automotive.
Shaped Blanks
Rectangles, trapezoids and developed shapes, cut to size for the next stamping operation.
Brackets and Reinforcements
Blanked, pierced and formed from HSLA, ready for welding.
Drawn Covers
Shallow-drawn covers and pans for powertrain components, with the bolt holes pierced.
Wheel Blanks
Circle blanks and drawn centers have their own page: Wheels.
Same part, every release. Traced to the heat it came from.
Strength Without the Weight.
More automotive parts move to HSLA and advanced high-strength steel every model year, to save weight at the same strength. Those grades take more press force and wear dies faster, so we match the press and the die clearance to the grade.
Cold rolled and coated steels are still common for brackets and covers. We run the grade on your print, in your coil or steel bought through Heidtman Steel to your spec.
Why Buyers Bring This Part to Us.
Dies That Move In
Bring a die from another supplier. We review it and run trials before the work moves.
Built for Releases
We run ahead, hold finished parts in Toledo and ship against your releases.
Blank and Form in One Plant
One schedule from coil to finished bracket, without a second supplier.
How the Parts Are Made.
Each step links to a short lesson with an animation, if you want to see what happens on the floor.
Match the Gauge
Gauge and grade come from your print; we confirm both against the mill cert.
Lesson: What Gauge MeansCut the Blank
The shape is blanked from coil, nested to keep scrap down.
Lesson: How a Coil Becomes BlanksPierce and Form
Holes, slots and bends go in one die or across several.
Lesson: What Happens Inside a DieTag and Pack
Lifts are counted, tagged with your part number and packed to your spec.
Lesson: How Blanks Are Packed
Got a Print? Get a Price.
Upload the drawing and the yearly volume. The quote form asks for the rest, and an estimator follows up.
Automotive Parts, Explained.
Can you take over a die from another supplier?
Yes. We review the die and run trials before the work moves, agree on who maintains it, and make small changes if it needs them.
Can you run advanced high-strength steel?
Yes, within our press range, up to 1,200 tons. We size the press and the die to the grade; check the force for your part with the Press Tonnage Calculator.
Do you hold inventory against releases?
Yes. We can run ahead, hold finished parts in Toledo and ship as you call for them.
Do you make wheel blanks?
Yes. Circle blanks and drawn centers have their own page: Wheels.