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Just last month, Elmira Pattern & Foundry in Elmira Heights, N.Y., an 80-year-old specialist in aluminum castings, halted production and is going out of business, a victim to the economic slowdown. Die caster Quad City Die Casting of Moline, Ill., will close permanently three plants on July 12. Quad Citys main plant (aluminum and magnesium castings) is in Moline and it also has plants in Red Oak, Iowa (aluminum and magnesium) and Davenport, Iowa (zinc die castings). These parts range from 5–20 lbs.

Progressive metal stamping normally incorporate a automated feeding system to process the metal stamping parts through the progressive manufacturing stations or steps. Each stamping step creates a new set of features. The final manufacturing step is normally a cutoff or cleanup step for the excess edge material.

Some progressive manufacturing machine use a cylindrical type feed cylinder that includes the stamping form or die. Other progressive stamping machine use a reciprocating motion to manufacture features.