Forcing pins are used in tool manufacture for separating the tool and the sheet-metal part following stamping or forming operations. This guideline will be concerned with both forcing pins with steel springs and forcing pins with nitrogen gas springs.
VDI 3004-2009 history
2014VDI 3004-2014 Spring plungers with helical compression steel spring or nitrogen gas spring
2009VDI 3004-2009 Forcing pins with helical compression springs or nitrogen gas springs
2007VDI 3004-2007 Forcing pins with helical compression spring or nitrogen gas spring
2003VDI 3004-2003 Abdrueckstifte mit Schraubendruckfeder oder Gasdruckfeder