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PTB 31304
Raja Aziz Raja Ma’arof
Institute of Product Design and Manufacturing
UniKL IPROM
July 2007-2008
Sheetmetal Die Making flow
Sheet metal product
Ordered volume
Volume per batch
Forming machine
Forming machine
selection
Die design
Machining
Assembly
Die commissioning
Sheet metal product design
Dimensioning tolerances
Positioning tolerances
Burr direction
Tensile strength (Rm)
Thickness
Surface pressure
Material content
Blank sheet design
Cutting clearance
Normally 2 to 5% per side
Less than 1% per side: to use fine blanking
technology
Bending factor / processes
Drawing factor / processes
Strip layout design
Production volume (yearly, monthly)
Type
Single
Compound
Transfer
Progressive (normally Prduction Vol >50k)
Burr direction
Strip layout design (2)
Strip flow
Scrap flow
Product flow
Force calculation
Cutting
Stripping
Spring
Bending
Drawing
Force centre point
Cutting force (Fcut)
Tensile strength (δ) [N/mm2]
Shear Stress (ζ) = 0.7 – 0.9 δ
Fcut = ζ [N/mm2] x Acut [mm2]
Fcut = ζ [N/mm2] x Lcut [mm] x tcut [mm]
Where:
Acut = Cutting cross sectional area
Lcut = Cutting length
tcut = Material thickness
Strip layout design (3)
Pitch puncher
No auto-feeder machine
‘U’ profile; material overcut to
avoid obstruction of strip flow
Based on material thickness
Pitch stopper
Fixed on guide fence or die
plate (more precise)
Web / bridge design
Web / bridge
Based on material thickness
Pitch and width
Optimise material utilization,
ηMatlUtil (flat blank area / pitch
area)
Strip layout design (4)
Bullet Casing, Mini Stapler
One-side carrier
Consider also:
Burr direction
Strip flow (on die or with spring-activated guide lifter)
Strip over hang condition
Strip layout design (5)
Hinge, Door Bracket
Centre carrier
Strip layout design (6)
Cap
Two-side carrier
Strip layout design (7)
Opening and closed conditions
Punches and dies
Displacement (closed to open positions)
Punch and blank processes
From top preferred
Scrap downwards
Strip level position during forward direction
On die plate preferred. No over hang. No guide lifter.
Bend down on product parallel to flow (slot on die
plate)
At a distance above die plate. Bend on product
perpendicular to flow. Drawing process
Strip layout design (7)
Force calculation
Cutting (pierce, blank, etc.), bending, drawing
Spring
Stripping
Drawing
Return (bending, levelling)
Strip carrier
Stamping machine selection