Any mistake made during the tool set up process can cause the mechanical press to be overloaded and stuck to the bottom of the press stroke. The mechanical press gets stuck on the bottom of the stroke when the press’s energy cannot sustain the required punching force as the press’s energy has depleted and...
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Nitrogen gas springs are getting common and popular in metal stamping industry. Like the conventional compression springs, they are available in many different sizes, stroke lengths and pressures. Although the cost is higher compare to the conventional coil springs, but they have many advantages over the conventional compression springs.
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The first step to set up a progressive tool is to determine the die shut height. Experienced tool makers or set up men know how to set up a tool using the set up block or die Stoppers which is inbuilt in the tool. Shut height is determined by trial and error method...
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Suzuki Motor Corp plans to invest 20 billion Japanese yen (USD 217 million) in construction of a 650,000 square meter plant in Thailand in producing eco-car. The plant will have the capabilities of performing pressing, welding, painting, assembly and engine production. The plant will starts it eco-car production in March 2012 and targeted production...
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All metal has a certain degree of spring back after its being bent. During sheet metal bending, the interior radius of the bent metal is under compression and the exterior bend radius is in tension and stretched. Due to the metals’ elasticity, it tends to go back to its original shape after its being...
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Bad clamping practice remains common in most tool shops. The following are some common examples. The above example showing a most common bad practice, the clamp is wrongly set up, most of the clamping force is on the set up block instead on the die shoe. The hole in the toe clamp is too...
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The traditional method of die set up usually takes more than 4 hours, it depend on how big the tooling size is and what is the machine type. One way to reduce the set up time is to look into how fast the tool can be setup properly and safely. A quick die change...
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