Production

From the blank to the finished scissor

A. The production of forged scissors and shears

Accurate work at all stages of the production process is decisive for the quality of scissors and shears by ZWILLING
J.A. HENCKELS. Before a pair of forged scissors is fully finished, it will have passed more than 60 individual manufacturing steps.

The most important processing steps for forged scissors and shears are shown below.

1. Production of blanks

In the very early stages of production the basic materials are given the appropriate form for further processing. For the production of scissors and shears flat material made of carbon steel is used (ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS special formula).

The most important manufacturing steps are:

a) cutting to shape:
slugs formed in the shape of long, pointed triangles are split from the flat material

b) heating:
the slugs are heated up to white heat

c) forging:
in the forging die (forging form) the slug is given its first rough shape of a scissor (upper and lower shear blades).

d) cutting out the blank:
burrs and excess material are cut away on an eccentric press and the scissor eye rings are punched out.