# Pancake die

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{{Short description|Manufacturing die that performs blanking or piercing}}
A '''pancake die''' is a simple type of manufacturing [die](/source/die_(manufacturing)) that performs [blanking or piercing](/source/blanking_and_piercing).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metal forming glossary - P |url=http://www.advantagefabricatedmetals.com/metalformingglossaryp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813194732/http://www.advantagefabricatedmetals.com/metalformingglossaryp.html |archive-date=2006-08-13 |website=Advantage Fabricated Metals}}</ref> Many dies perform complex procedures simultaneously (or progressively for [progressive die](/source/progressive_die)) such as [coining](/source/coining_(machining)), piercing, forming, bending in addition to product removal and transport (for additional manufacturing procedures or packaging). A pancake die may only perform one simple procedure with the finished product being removed by hand.

An example would be a die that performs blanking of {{convert|.030|in|mm|adj=mid|-thick}} round paper gaskets without holes. This type of die would be created in one simple pass from a [wire EDM](/source/Electrical_discharge_machining) after [heat treating](/source/heat_treatment). The workpiece would then produce the punch and the die after the cut is complete. Additional work would then include adding a stripper plate to the punch plate after the punch has been mounted (on punch plate). At this point the pancake die is ready for production.

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