This ROBOT Can MAKE SHEET METAL BODY PANELS In Minutes out of ANY MATERIAL! SEMA 2024

[@215cuddy]

First

[@DumbCarGuy]

I was first, you just didn't see me

[@bodiedgmc]

The girls KZbin channel is called Stout Metalcraft! She’s insanely talented at metal fab

[@Junkyard_Dave]

@bodiedgmc very talented but the old machinists also were very talented but could never compare to a CNC mill or lathe

[@TurboHEMI_426]

"girl"? If this was a man, would we say boy?

[@bodiedgmc]

@ Dave referred to her as “girl” multiple times during the video, so you can take that negativity elsewhere bud.

[@TurboHEMI_426]

@@bodiedgmc Well Bud, that was for you and Dave.

[@johnnieburge4997]

Definitely about to subscribe to her channel! Thanks for info

[@AlteredCarbons]

i watched this twice because it was such an interesting concept my brain went nuts thinking of custom body work for cars... like imagine a low rider, with 100% custom made lace ETCHED not paint... hell any car, you could make custom custom custom hoods, you could make so much from this thats not even cars... like you could get a custom pc case panel... custom signage, all sorts of things. i like this tech

[@davidhayes8670]

Stout metalcraft, sheet metal artistry at its finest!

[@Randy-q5h]

Easy to make wide body quarter panels and fenders (plus fender wells) that can be welded in place.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Yeah or a whole quarter where it just needs to be spot welded on in the factory positions that is what has me exited about it

[@Rrottweiler]

Stainless Steels parts, what never rust. Or aluminium for weight reduction. Damn, Mopar C-body guys could finally have floorboards, fenders, trunk floors, window corners etc... 🙂

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Anything you could 3d scan and make a model of it could make which would be crazy

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Wouldn't it be cool to have a stainless bodied muscle car?

[@glenryan6569]

If you have a perfect mold this thing can spit them out forever, perfectly in less than a hour.

[@CZ-kz7ug]

Repeatability is everything. Be nice not having customers waiting all day just for sheetmetal work. There is alot more to a car than just bodywork. You get in an accident, boom press start and a new panel is made. Worth takin a loan out for.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

@CZ-kz7ug yes it is especially if you want everything to match and be uniform

[@matthewpauls2498]

thank you. personally I think hand fabrication is a beautiful but ludicrous art. One accident and hundreds if not thousands of hours are gone. Of course presses and dies are super expensive, but this is the solution I always knew should exisst

[@CyberpunkChanel]

It remains to invent the ideal robot painter

[@7seriesmax]

You have to think about it that machine can make you any body panel or hood skin that you desire for any vehicle ever made. Or make you a one off hood skin for your hellcat wagon.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Yes my thoughts exactly

[@PatrickBrown-lv7rv]

Press tools are for high volume parts, they run a sheet thru 'stages' to achieve the finished panel. This technology is more suited to low volume or one offs, has come a long way! Coach building is a craft which cant be lost altogether & could work in conjunction with this?

[@mpetersen6]

A Stamping Press process can spit out panels in minutes with rates of 120 an hour. As stated high volume parts. But prototypes, custom or reproduction this is ideal.

[@gerard7997]

This is a great technique to form any sheet metal parts, not only in automotive industry. As a mechanical engineer this gives me more freedom when i design parts. The costs will make the difference. Nice video!

[@Junkyard_Dave]

@@gerard7997 thanks what had me sold was they are forming titanium panels this is going to drastically change the aviation industry imagine the organic titanium panels they will be able to form and how advanced the planes will become in a short period of time

[@BRaff-hl4ip]

So with the surface stretching of the sheet metal there has to be a reducing of the metal thickness.

[@haynesdavis-m3p]

Not exactly top of the list of their sales pitch. The way they talk about it, no big deal creating a surface area when formed which is 1000 times the area of the original flat sheet. Maybe they should include some word such as nanotechnology to enhance their sales pitch, lol. Also, the way he talks about the dies and the material's spring back issues, yeah an insurmountable problem where technology will never overcome, whereas any spring back distortion with the CNC doesn't exist , tis gonna be all piss easy and become dirt cheap. LMAO.

[@johnclary729]

There is a process with a male and female mold with the composite between the two that squeezes the resin out between them to get just enough resin to cover the fibers which is as light as that part can be made. This would be perfect for that.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Do you mean for carbon fiber? The pressure for that process is 100's of tons

[@AllSpeed]

i love this, i could think of a few uses for it. Replace your steel fenders with aluminum once for instance,

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Im pretty sure he said that hood was made out of titanium which is almost impossible to form

[@Never-mind1960]

I wonder if this can work with a scanner that would copy an existing vehicle panel. Say you go to a car show and scan the parts on a really good version of the car you are trying to restore and just print-out a copy. So many cars that you can't get replacement parts for could be saved.

[@hu5116]

Yes,I’ve been following this, and I think it’s fantastic! I think the Figur machine give better results than the two finger methods, unless they have improved it. And I think the Figur is faster. Cutting should not be a problem, because you can have it trace a groove with a sharp stylus where you cut it out. Supposedly it’s fairly economical. Certainly less than making hydraulic die press. I think manual sheet metal working is still necessary to bring pieces together, tweak things and both small pieces and very large pieces.

[@JeffWade-jq6ib]

Thank you at the end of the day.

[@bruceburns1672]

How thin is the metal after shaping, it would have to be paper thin on some shapes because of the amount of stretching.

[@mchristr]

So how far away are we from sending a file to a company and having them make some flared fenders and quarter panels?

[@Junkyard_Dave]

You can do that today the future is here

[@rybreadification]

This is neat. I wonder if they can start with a thicker gauge sheet to end up with a certain gauge after it's stretched. Hopefully there will be companies you can go to and have a panel made for a reasonable cost. Even if you have to work it afterwords it's still cool.

[@Never-mind1960]

You could probably start out with the panel, then use the machine to make perfect fitting backer reinforcement shapes like the inside of car hoods and trunks.

[@rybreadification]

@ yeah, that’s a good idea, it would be an easy way to make those backer panels that brace the outside panel.

[@glenryan6569]

Wonder if you could use a press to get panels 80% of the way the drop into new machine to make it perfect. The stuff you could do is mind boggling, any hood scoop on any hood, any side scoop on any car, something off a fighter jet molded to your car.

[@sbennettyt]

I could see this being useful for one offs or prototypes but I have serious doubts about it being used to mass produce parts for a couple reasons. Stamping a part would be much faster after the initial die was made and also the wear and tear on the robot would be costly to maintain for long production runs.

[@johnnieburge4997]

Great video! I’m new to metal fabrication! I would love to get parts from this new technology!

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Thanks and when I talked with the company they said panels would be $800 which imo is cheap for something like that

[@tylerbarrett6652]

Soooo... can somebody... ANYBODY... finally make a working replica of the Mach 5? I'm sure someone wants to be Speed Racer at Halloween... and WHAT A PROP!!! I bet you could sell a bunch of kit kars if there is any quality at all to the project.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Im sure you would get sued by Disney

[@jcott2798]

I'm stoked. I need rocker panels and quarter panels that have been discontinued and no longer available from the dealership.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Very cool and even better in a few years when it gets better.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Yeah its going to advance fast each time that orange robot forms a panel it is laser scanning and watching in real time so it is learning how what its doing is changing the metal as its forming.

[@jeff5101]

Hand formed bodies are shrunk to size/shape not stretched, the body work gets thicker not thinner. Not that it matters but this is similar to deep drawing an aluminum can. I was fabricating replica AC Cobras and Ferrari GTOs of the same era 35 years ago and they were better than the originals. No lead or bondo and a couple were polished to a mirror finish. It's definitely an art.

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

I can’t wait for the tabletop version 🤔💥🤩

[@markanthony3275]

From Harbour Freight LOL!

[@user-re6yo7tj5s]

Any material? Does that include Jelly,wood,paper,cardboard,perspex,glass,slate,stone..........

[@myoneblackfriend3151]

I knew the day would come.

[@jjoop]

Wonder what the price is gonna be also debating getting one of those laser rust removing machines looks unreal

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Those machines are cool I would like to get one but I have heard if powder coating or painting you still have to blast the surface

[@real82it]

Wow

[@Just_My_Reviews]

I just watched a video about professional sculptures using the same robots.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Those robots are used a lot in assembly and welding in the automotive industry

[@truetech4158]

That machine is the mother of panel shaping, you see ma at sema.

[@Rob-z4t]

How thin is the finished product ? That's a massive amount of stretching going on there ! Also cost. I imagine it won't be cheap.

[@BrucePierson]

Robots taking over the world.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

In some extent

[@samperras]

This young lady is amazing, no machine will match her work Stout Metal Craft , this machine will cost $$$$$ and will obsolete within years

[@Junkyard_Dave]

She is good but I remember when the machinists were trying to fight the cnc machines saying the same thing obviously we would never have billet blocks if that was the case

[@dubsydubs5234]

Out of any material you say, wow I'd love to see panels made with water, that'll be amazing.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Id like to see panels made with water too

[@wyldanimal2]

That Technology is called Hydro-Forming.

[@dubsydubs5234]

@@wyldanimal2 No that's different, the title says it can make metal panels out of any material, water is the material I want to see it make a panel out of.

[@davidingham3409]

CAD is not the best way to design esthetic shapes. Not at least until we have "feelovision". The artist can feel the clay. We learn and evolve to like shapes that feel good. I say this as a scientist who has been using computers intensively for over fifty years. And as the brother of a great engine mechanic. I have taken a lot of pottery classes.

[@isekaiexpress9450]

As a hobby maker, i also love to shape clay with hand and THEN scan it.

[@wyldanimal2]

Metal spin forming has been a staple of formed sheet metal for decades. Hydro-Forming and Press forming take flat static sheets and cause plastic deformation of the metal to retain it's new formed shape. Translating that to CNC Pinch forming is just taking the plastic deformation process of stretching and forming of Metal to the next level.

[@jeremydiamond8824]

Ya you’re right Dave it’s a faster way of doing it and how amazing they’ve come up with that kind of technology is awesome! Just the labor alone will save on time not your back ,arms ,legs and snorting in them there metals lol ! But at the end of it all you will still have to sand those check marks in the end witch is cool 😎 👍🏻😎🇺🇸🦅

[@Junkyard_Dave]

The forming marks are getting better and better the machines just need to be used to learn and eventually they wont have any markings from forming. The crazy thing is they were forming a titanium hood out of sheet

[@blito3wot]

you can make it as a die mold...pour molten metal...extract and test.

[@beauvrt]

Oh I want one I have so many good designs in my mind

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Oh you and me both it would be awesome to have one of these and build stuff on the fly quick

[@Pops1948]

The lady from Stout Metalcraft probably doesnt give a shit about new technology . . . more interested in having fun showing what she can do

[@ralphhandyman]

We need one that can make a dashboard when your dashboard crack and old you cannot find your car at a junkyard for a replacement dash you get the machine to make one for you in plastic or metal 🤔

[@StaredownGames]

This is cool! Replicator tech becoming reality right before our eyes. I REALLY hope face-shaped grilles/panels don't become a thing.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

You said it now I must do it lol jk

[@jpkatz1435]

Just say NO to Thomas the Train.

[@12345682900]

Impressive! Great video, thanks! Practical applications are virtually endless: Who cares how rusted out your restoration project is? Want "final" prototype parts instead of 3-D printed "test pieces?" "Fender bender?" No problem, print replacements quickly. Geez, how soon before "completed parts" (painted - ready to install) are generated?

[@wyldanimal2]

I would take it to the next advancement using thermal pinch forming, by applying both Heating and Cooling to the process. Heat to allow for more precise control of the plastic deformation and then rapid cooling to Lock in the shape. I should Patent this technology. No One is doing it yet...

[@DutchKC9UOD]

Does it run on Solid Works?

[@Mike-hr6jz]

This could get you into the ballpark a lot faster you still would have hand work to do but still what it will save you weeks of time doing it all by hand I would like to make using the part as a mold for a fiberglass parts or carbon fiber again so much quicker than from scratch And of course, much more accurate especially if you’re making fenders that are round from right to left, keeping it the same is difficult by hand

[@leighbrown1545]

As a tradesman I’m under no illusion about the future of employment I know you can spend a large portion of your career developing and improving your personal skills but time and evolution wait for no one I can see the downside and upside of this technology and like the original coach builders this is the future and will only get better the upside is that people who can’t afford classic cars will be able to have a chance at owning a dream car because it will be possible to have something that is as close to original or better at a far more affordable price and there will always be a need for someone to invest in the tech and to upskill into new fields it’s not going to take over the industry in the next few years but it’s only a matter of time

[@DutchKC9UOD]

Ok looks great but how much does it cost?

[@michaeldecker2725]

How much can they stretch metal? The depth of some of those examples have me thinking it’s really thin. As far as does go these might be able to help make the molds to make the dies, just a theory.

[@markanthony3275]

Yeah...I have the same question. Of course, I'm sure old school stamping produced thin areas.

[@tonyacerra2329]

I wonder if it can build aluminum boats like maybe a catamaran.

[@feelthesteeltatt00piercing]

Lawerence howard lynchpin design. Its the future of cranes. Drones can now lift like a crane . Drones will take place of older wire cranes . Construction and tall buildings will go up faster, just like these machines that can produce multiple pieces .

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Yeah I have seen the drone building concept and with a 1000 drones it would be crazy to see a building built

[@scottsammons7747]

This isn't a tool for the craftsman, it is a tool for the manufacturer. It lets smaller companies make prefabs. But will be out of reach for the craftsman.

[@johnrisher3007]

I agree with you brother 💯. Great for bigger companies not for the small guy

[@emeltea33]

Can panels be copyrighted?

[@MohammedAhmed-md5hj]

Usefull for making machine tools or limited production but not mass production panel forming

[@McGruff2008]

So if it goes mainstream and auto manufacturers start using it, they'll buy the rights to the body panels so that you can't make them at home.

[@victorriceroni8455]

You ain't kidding. They will refuse to make them and forbid you from doing it.

[@jordanbest3926]

Stamping sheet metal is exponentially cheaper. This would be used for design phases not full production. If there was a way for manufacturers to enforce the reproduction of body panels wouldn’t you think it would already be in place? There are hundreds maybe even thousands of aftermarket companies producing body panels and have been for many years.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

If you 3d scan something and do a surface model how would they stop you from making it

[@victorriceroni8455]

@@Junkyard_Dave I like the way you think.👍

[@truetech4158]

Eventually, your cheap humanoid robot will press and bend sheets accordingly in a fast way, while telling you to wait a few weeks till it build you a proper spaceship or its free, and it will be free at that point already.

[@Never-mind1960]

Actually, this isn't really the best tool for mass production. This really meant for making short runs like prototypes, repair parts and custom work. When you are making thousands of parts, stamping is still the way to go. But saving old cars for lower cost is going to be great.

[@T3glider]

When robots start building robots … we’re f’ed.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

They already do

[@kathrynw3]

I guess the sheet metal workers will be out of a job soon, that includes the Nascar guys.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Im sure they have 10 years before this tech is commercialized

[@kathrynw3]

@Junkyard_Dave I wouldn't count on that, anything that can make the corporations more profit will be adopted fast. Profits before people.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

@kathrynw3 the techbis still learning it has been about 10 years for 3d printers, but yes once it' works it's going to be used a lot

[@murraymadness4674]

umm, they have this magic material called fiberglass that makes all this obsolete...again.

[@royhi1809]

HYDROFORMING IS THE FUTURE!

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Ive seen it used you really cant do intricate detail with hydro forming its more for rounder organic shaped

[@omarks]

The stout metalcraft artisan's name is Jasmine Green. Somebody that talented deserves to be name checked. We don't refer to Dave Kindig or George Barris as a 'boy'....

[@Auggies1956]

A million-dollar price tag?

[@johnrisher3007]

Tell me how much it costs.

[@RobbertW2]

The downside i see to this is that the edges will always be flat, so the metal needs to be stretched way more then if it was done by hand, losing rigidity

[@Junkyard_Dave]

So where it grabs isn't part of the part the first down push makes it rigid so then the part can be formed its almost like support material on a 3d printer

[@RobbertW2]

@ yea i know its impossible to do this way, without grabbing the edges, but just wanted to point out one of the few downsides, the material will get thinner then when its done by an artisan

[@alexextreme3026]

Com os governos proibindo combustão e seu uso isto vai desmotivar demasiadamente a reparação e certos setores automotivos ficando demasiadamente caro se for feito sob plataformas eletricas.

[@CyberpunkChanel]

looks like the last few years of companies specializing in the production of new bodies. I can't wait for this robot to appear on Aliexpress and for homemade muscle cars to fill the roads of third world countries. Now you can restore cars from this incredible crap without spending years searching for parts that have long since disappeared

[@ronnaccarato4874]

Amazing but.. limited to small run low production vehicles... 8n an industry where composite materials is growing by the day. See , in large scale industrial situations you cannot beat stamping and robotic welding for speed and cost. Manufacturing engineers spend every second of every day trying to reduce costs and increase production speed and a system like this in a large plant would make them have nightmares. It's too expensive for a small fab shop who can knock out small runs quickly with hammer forms and talent. So who does this system best work for, based on cost, talent, flexibility, and time? Basically high tech prototype shops, or very limited run shops with limited fab capabilities.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

People said 3d printing would never be industrialized or used in automotive markets but look at the metal 3d printers doing just that and doing things that could never be done without the tech

[@johnrisher3007]

Ok people are probably going to hate on me, but how many small shops are going to be able to buy one of these machines. I mean how many thousands of dollars will this cost. People need to learn how to do sheet metal work by hand first

[@gabegabes6419]

What I see is Hot rods and Classic car rebuilds being built for a fraction of the current manual labor cost! great for the consumer, not so great for the artists who do that type of body work

[@TinShackVideos]

The material has to be so thin.

[@Never-mind1960]

You could probably start out with the panel, then use the machine to make perfect fitting backer reinforcement shapes like the inside of car hoods and trunks.

[@davidgalea6113]

It takes me forever to make an accurate and small patch panel. This thing could make it in 30min... too bad its out of reach...

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Not as strong as stamp in a piece with a die it's not even comparable

[@spencereagle1118]

But there's a guy in Pakistan that can do exactly the same with a hammer and a brick.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Each part will be different the skill is there but the robot eliminates human error because when you form a panel its by eye and feel

[@spencereagle1118]

@@Junkyard_Dave The robot also eliminates your bank balance.

[@SuperUbuntudude]

[@Nas_Atlas]

Just build all vehicles out of flat panels only the way God intended. Problem solved.

[@Yosser70]

Should at least credit Smarter Every Day if you are going to use a load of his footage!

Soon we will be all unemployed and become 🔋

[@nazcaplain]

In "minuets"? A minuet is a social dance for two people that originated in France and was popular in European ballrooms from 1650 to 1750. It is also the name of the piece of music that accompanies the dance. Seems odd for SEMA. Cool tech though!

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Lol good catch it was late when I uploaded the video

[@SteppingR]

but if a well payed man do that work with a hammer....he punch his personality and soul with every hit in that part ;) ........that cant do a robot arm

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Its good to know how to do body work and metal forming but a person can never beat a robot

[@mikeswindell137]

It takes seconds to stamp body panels, cnc will be a niche market and not. Cheap.

[@brianwaayenberg3099]

Clickbait title This process does not take minutes…..

[@Junkyard_Dave]

@@brianwaayenberg3099 depends 8n what you're forming that nose cone tool 30min to make out of aluminum

[@brianwaayenberg3099]

That was on the single point gantry machine? That’s very impressive tones to form that prototype. I assume being 3 axis it is limited in the geometry it can form. Still awesome tho. The could ass a counter ram under it to for support, heck could add a 5 axis head too. The gantry/ram will be stiffer and more accurate The 2 arms is prototype only to avoid designing a purposed machine and for that its less stiff and takes forever

[@Junkyard_Dave]

@brianwaayenberg3099 the orange arms are 5 axis well technically more since the support arm can allow more complex shapes. The company with the orange arms are going to try to setup as a job shop for automotive body panels plus they are doing titanium forming which hasn't really been done before. The 3 axis one a company will charge 800 a panel which is pretty good if the machine is 1 million.

[@mpetersen6]

This is very impressive but l can see forms it cannot do. Yet. But for the purists. Don't worry. Your English Wheel etc is not dead.

[@tracymason7393]

I'm not sure what you're smoking Dave having two robotic arms pushing on metal is ever going to be under $100,000... No

[@TrustNRuss]

Second

[@alexwambugu8228]

Third

[@derfsenoj7439]

At the end of the day, at the end of the day, at the end of the day at the end of the day. Ugh.....

[@brianlove8413]

You are comparing artisans with potential high production machines, they not on the same page, not even in the same book! Just go back to press tools as others have.

[@FredBlair-bk4cf]

Not sure your qualifications are enough to be making negative comments

[@NAOYFB]

Sadly just a Service it seems. No machine for sale to consumers, so not interesting to even concidder as a diy person.