How is this manufactured (the metal bends specifically)?
Thanks everyone that commented on my last post! I'm brand new to DFM and have lots of questions so this is extremely helpful (I've also sent my design files to a couple manufacturers but the feedback here is much quicker and so far much more useful).
I'm trying to design a simple, cheap part but have inadvertently created a not-so-simple-to-produce, probably not very cheap part in the process. I have been using the product below as inspiration.
How is the part below made? Specifically the bends - I've been told that my part's flanges are too small to bend, but they're about the same as the flanges that wrap around the utility blade here, so... how are they doing it?
(Link to the product if you want to see more: https://screwpoptool.com/screwpop-rons-utility-knife-2)
And here's the part I designed for reference:
