[dleffler]

Hello everyone! This is my first post on this forum. I have a few questions for people in the know as I am pretty green when it comes to manufacturing. I am in the process of designing a chassis from 1.5mm steel. Most of it is straight forward with the exception of a cutout on the front panel which will house a touch screen display. One cut is all the way through which will allow the main body of the display to go through and the second is a 0.7mm mill cut which will allow the bezel of the display to mount flush. (Display from 4D systems)

My question is, can this all be done on a flat bed CNC mill and bent afterwards without distorting the cuts for the display? If so, what is the minimum clearance from a bend should any given feature be? Or would it be better to mill the display cutout after the chassis has been bent? Is this even possible?!!

I have attached a flat pattern of draft chassis and also a close up 3D render of touch display cutout for reference.

I appreciate anyone who can point me in the right direction to make this a reality. I would also like some recommendations for machinists in Australia who would be interested in making this prototype and eventually do production quantities.

Thanks for your time!