According to a definition in a professional journal, it can be defined as: Sheet metal is a comprehensive cold working process for metal sheets (usually below 6mm), including shearing, punching/cutting/, folding, riveting, splicing, forming (such as car body) etc.
Incazelo ephephabhukwini lochwepheshe bakwamanye amazwe ingachaza ishidi lensimbi njenge: ishidi lensimbi inqubo ebanzi yokusebenza ebandayo yamashidi wensimbi (imvamisa engaphansi kuka-6mm), kufaka phakathi ukugunda, ukubhoboza / ukusika / ukuhlanganisa, ukusonga, ukuwelda, i-riveting, nokusika, Ukwenza (okufana nomzimba wemoto), njll.