Because of the special material properties of sheet metal itself, for sheet metal equipment, its appearance design is more affected by material properties, processing technology, manufacturing costs and other factors, which is also the need for designers to consider comprehensively in the process of the appearance design of sheet metal equipment. Following is a brief overview of the impact of sheet metal technology on the appearance design of sheet metal.

Sheet metal appearance design and sheet metal process are inseparable, sheet metal processing technology affects the appearance design of sheet metal products. Sheet metal processing includes two parts, processing and surface treatment. The remarkable feature of sheet metal is that the thickness of the same part is the same. By definition, sheet metal refers to a cold working process for sheet metal, including shearing, punching/cutting/compounding, folding, riveting, splicing and forming (such as automobile body). The surface treatment of sheet metal mainly includes two ways: spraying plastic (powder) and spraying oil. Large parts are usually sprayed with plastic, small parts can be sprayed with oil. This is determined by the characteristics of the process. Sheet metal shell processing from laser cutting, bending, welding, grinding, polishing, assembly, spraying and other processes, the problems caused by processing accuracy and welding to a certain extent affect the aesthetics of products.

Forming constraints caused by processing properties of sheet metal materials. Sheet metal materials are mostly plate-like, compared with plastic materials, it gives designers less freedom in appearance design. So in its shape design, it can hardly be as plastic shape as you can think of. Due to the limitation of bending angle and assembly tolerance, the sheet metal process tends to be more concise and intuitive in shape on the premise of guaranteeing productivity. It is difficult to realize the special-shaped surface shell. The surface is mostly expressed by flat cutting and one-way arc surface, so as to achieve neatness and beauty.

Manufacturing cost is another important factor affecting the appearance design of sheet metal. Industrial design is first and foremost technology and application. To make the products of Party A profitable, cost control is another key to landing. In general, sheet metal processing does not require die opening in the early stage, but the cost of single-piece processing is relatively high. Designers need to strictly control the manufacturing cost of products in the design. Good industrial design of sheet metal equipment should withstand the criticism and deliberation of sheet metal processing plants, from color matching to structure.

In short, in the process of sheet metal equipment appearance design, designers need not only good creativity, but also more combination of processing technology, and strictly control the cost, on the basis of ensuring product performance to achieve the design of beautiful products in line with the actual production.