Laser welding application for the connector cover

Hello, could you assess whether this cover can be made using deep drawing?

A client’s message popped into our mailbox with a 3D drawing enclosed, that immediately caught our team's attention.

After an hour of careful review, we shot back a quick question: “Do you happen to have any similar samples we could use as a reference?”

Their reply came soon after, “Sorry, this is a new design, we do not have any previous samples, data or experience to share with you."

Following an intense brainstorming session with the team, where ideas flew back and forth, we typed out our response with determination: “No problem, let us give it a try! We’re eager to take on this challenge and boost our development capabilities in the process.”

“Great, we’ll be waiting for good news!” the client replied. “But just to be safe, we’ll also check with our other manufacturers, sorry, but we can not put all eggs in one basket."

“Got it, we totally understand. We’ll do our absolute best!” we assured them.

As they say, the road to success is paved with small, steady steps and constant process improvements.

Four weeks later, when we presented the finished samples, the client’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Thank you so much for your support! How on earth did you pull this off?”

“We used laser welding, which gave us super smooth weld lines with barely any protrusion,” we explained proudly. “Then we pressed the sheet metal using our tried and true mature processes,   then rolled it into tube, and made a special fixing jig specifically for the laser welding step to make sure everything went perfectly.”