STANDARD TO BE FOLLOWED FOR MANUFACTURING

‘C’ CLASS SHEET METAL TOOLS

• Tooling holes should be planned, 10/12 mm H7 (reference holes)min 2

nos

• Yield target to be max as possible (should be approved) for blanking

dies

• All heelpost should be at bottom die and all male heel guides should be
at
upper die.

• Trim Pierce. - GuidePost

• Bending / Restrike / Form - Heel guide or Heel guide & guide post type.

• Steel guide Pillar (min dia 30 mm) and steel bushing. ( min 2 qty)
Material preferable EN 353

• Top & bottom plate to be 35 mm min

• Backup required for wear plates

• Guide Post / Heel guide must be minimum 40 mm inside before work

starts.

• Locking arrangement to be done for Pillar and Bush.

• Fool proofing (at least 5 mm) for die closing required for all dies so that
die should not close in opposite direction

• Flat coil spring used in tools to be of standard type (imported)

generally of MISUMI , FIBRO , TOHATSU make .

• Provide Spring pin for every Spring.

• For any steel material of more than 10 Kg, threaded holes of M12 to
be given for lifting.
• Hexagonal socket head screw with metric coarse threading of
preferably M10 & M12 only

• Standard Dowel pins (tapped) of dia 6,8,10,12 to be used,

• Insert backup is required for component thickness more than 2 mm.

Minimum 2 bolts and 2 dowels are required,

• While using casting. The min wall thickness should be as follows

Outer wall 35 mm, Component area 50 mm & Internal ribs of 25 mm.

• Hardening required for bead, die Radius; punch Radius required

hardness is above 50 HRC & 55-58 HRC for Trim die.

• For trim steel material use HcHcr D2

• For bend steel material use OHNS/ hchcr to be confirmed

• Cutting edge land should be 15 mm.

• Scrap to fall outside of the tool.

FOR PANEL CHECKER (To be confirmed)

• Panel checker should have sufficient lifting arrangements ie. Tapped

holes, in build hooks, Eye bolts etc.

• 2 nos Jig datum holes should be planned

• Should have car line marking on the body of standard 100 x 100 mm or
as per requirement.

• Maintain 3mm gap at the panel surface, except at the resting pad
(where gap is to be zero.)

• Component edges to flush with the fixture body .

• Provide sufficient resting surface , with toggle clamp above each pad.
• Panel checker to be colored as per our requirement.

• Separate panel checker to be made for every component.

GENERAL GUIDELINE

• Tool shut height should suit to the given press Specification.

• Tools & fixture to be provided with the Name plate as per our
requirement

• Tool drg to be supplied in MUSCO format only.