Question

In the metal forming operations, forming dies are also called as progressive dies.

(a) True

(b) False

I have been asked this question in an international level competition.

My question is taken from Types of Sheet Metal Die in portion Types of Die & Metal Forming Processes of Casting-Forming-Welding II

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) False

The explanation is: Forming dies and progressive dies are different from each other. Progressive dies can perform two or more operations in a single stroke in different stages in which mainly cutting operations like blanking and punching are performed. And forming dies are only used for forming operations.