The economics achieved by a longer stamping run (price breaks) must be weighed against the forecasted need and cost of holding a finished goods inventory. If inventory carrying costs are less than what would have been paid through smaller production runs with higher costs, then it is probably a wise decision to commit to larger volumes of stamped components to reduce the per part cost. KEYWORDS for this process: ferrules, medical components, pen parts, cans, cans deep drawn, pens, pencil, hoods, pins, probes, sleeves