Sheet metalworking involves cutting and forming relatively thin sheets of metal through operations like shearing, bending, drawing, and punching. Common sheet metal products include components for automobiles, airplanes, appliances, and more. Key sheet metal processes are cutting to separate or make holes in sheets, bending to strain around an axis, and drawing to form convex or concave shapes. Progressive and compound dies allow multiple operations to be performed in a single press stroke for efficient mass production of parts.