Whatever you cast, punch, bend, pierce, stamp, or form, this reference gives you the hands-on guidance and use-it-now data you need to do it better, faster, safer. It's loaded with at-a-glance charts, step-by-step guidelines, and up-to-the-minute techniques for ensuring precision design for every class of sheet metal pressworking. You get all the essential formulas and calculations, cost estimating tips and safety techniques you need to boost your die operations and performance evaluations--plus the how's and why's of process analysis. . .metals movements. . .materials. . .purchasing parts and supplies. . .ensuring cost control. . .quality management procedures. . .eliminating secondary operations. . .evaluating new designs. . .and much more.