TOPICS PRESS TOOLS & TYPES PRESS OPERATIONS TYPES OF PRESSES STRIP LAYOUT

STRIP MATERIALS
PRESENTED BY SUPEKAR RAVINDRA S.

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Press Tool :-

Press tools are special tools custom

built to produce a particular component

mainly out of sheet metal. Ex. Automobile parts, Sheet metal parts of electrical equipments, etc.

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Types of Press Tools :

Simple Tool Compound Tool Combination Tool Bending Tool Drawing Tool Progressive Tool

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Simple Tool :-

This tool is designed to perform piercing and blanking operation.

Punch Work Piece Die

scrap

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Compound Tool :-

Blanking and Piercing operation performed in a single stroke.

Piercing punch Required Work Blanking Punch

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Combination Tool :-

The cutting and forming operation are combined and carried out in single stroke.
Forming part

Blank

Combination of blank and form die

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Bending Tool :-

This Tool is used to bend the component in specified shape. V-Bend Tool U-Bend Tool
Punch

Work piece Die

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Drawing Tool :-

Drawing is a process of axial elongation through application of axial force.

Punch Die Work piece

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Progressive Tool :-

The work piece moves from one station to another, with separate operations, being performed at each station.

Punch Strip Die

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Types of press operations

There are two types of operations

Cutting operations

Non-Cutting operations

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Types of cutting operations

Piercing Blanking Notching Lancing Parting off cutoff

Cropping Perforating Nibbling Louvering Trimming Shaving

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Piercing :-

Holes are cut on the sheet metal.

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Blanking:-

The Cutting action must be about a complete or enclosed contour.

Notching :-

Tool Design

It is an operation for removing a piece of scrap from the edge.

Lancing:-

Tool Deign

Three side cutting and one side bending operation.

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Parting Off :-

Cut the material between two components to separate it from parent metal.

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Cut Off :-

The cutting action must be along a line.

 Cropping :-

Tool Design

Cutting operation to control the strip movement.

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Perforating :-

Maximum number of holes are pierced in single stroke.

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Nibbling :-

To cut out the sheet to size with help of punching.

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Louvering:-

Three side forming and one side cutting operation.

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Trimming:-

To cut excess material which is left out on the flange of the drawn component.

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Shaving:-

To give finish cut to the blanks and pierced holes.

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Types of Non-cutting Operation

Bending Hemming

Drawing
Embossing

Seaming
Curling

Coining

Bulging

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Bending:-

To bend the sheet at specified angle.

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Drawing:-

It is process of changing flat, precut metal blank into hollow vessel.

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Embossing :-

Shallow forming operation at equal thickness.

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Coining :-

It is operation of making impression and depression on sheet metal.

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Bulging:-

It expands the cups along a narrow band and at the same time reduce the height.

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Hemming :-

To join the two sheets.

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Seaming :-

It is the operation of pushing the material inside/outside all around the periphery.

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Curling :-

It is the operation of turn the edge inside.

Types Of Presses
According to Shape
1) C-Frame 2) H-Frame

Tool Design

According to Table Deposition

1) Inclinable 2) Non-Inclinable

According to Stroke
1) Fixed Stroke 2) Variable Stroke

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Types of Presses
According to Number of Slides
1) Single Action 2) Double Action 3) Triple Action

According to Type of Drive

1) Geared 2) Non-Geared 1) Mechanical 3) Knuckle Joint 4) Friction Screw 2) Hydraulic

According to Actuation

Types of Presses
According to Type of operation Trimming, Drawing, Bending, Embossing etc

According to Shape 1) C-Frame

Tool Design

According to Shape 2) H- Frame

Tool Design

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According to Number of Slides 1) Single Action

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According to Number of Slides 2) Double Action

BLANK HOLDER CAM

BLANK HOLDER WORK PIECE DRAWING RAM

PRESS TABLE

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According to Number of Slides 2) Triple Action

BLANK HOLDER CAM

BLANK HOLDER WORK PIECE DRAWING RAM

PRESS TABLE

BOTTOM RAM

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According to Type of Drive 1) Cranked Type

According to Type of Drive 2) Knuckle Type

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According to Type of Drive 3) Screw Type

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According to Method of Actuation Hydraulic

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Strip Layout
LENGTH ( L ) MARGIN ( m )

WIDTH (w )

BRIDGE ( b ) b = T to 1.25 T L=PxN where , N = No. of Components

PITCH ( p ) m = 1.25 T to 1.5 T

T = Thickness

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Strip Layout Calculation

ECONOMY FACTOR
Area of blank x No. of rows Economy Factor =

x 100
Width of Strip x Pitch

(%)

Types Of Strip Layout

Single row one pass Single row two pass Gang strip layout

Tool Design

Single row one pass

Wide Run

Narrow Run

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Single row two pass

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Gang strip layout

Strip Materials
There are two types of materials used
Non-Ferrous Materials Ferrous Materials

Non-Ferrous Materials
Sr No

Description
Aluminium 99.8%

Temper / Hardness
0

Elongation UltimateStrength(N/mm) %
23 8 5 Tensile 88 110 120 Shear 60 70 80

Hard
Full hard 0

Aluminium
Mg 4.5%, Mn1%, Cu 0.1%

13
8 30 20 10 40 15 3

260
300 420 540 660 28 38 45

180
200 280 360 440 19 25 30

H
0 H H 0 H H

Aluminium Bronze
Cu 95%, Al 5%

Common Brass
Cu63%, Zn 37%

Non-Ferrous Materials
Sr No

Description
Cartriage Brass Cu70%, Zn 30%

Temper / Hardness
0

Elongation UltimateStrength(N/mm) %
45 20 5 Tensile 280 360 460 Shear 190 240 280

Hard
H 0

Magnesium
-35 10 -40 10 5 190 220 250 300 270 330 410 130 150 160 170 180 220 280

99%
0 7

Copper 100%

H H 0 H H

Cupro-Nickel
Cu80%, Ni 20%

Ferrous Materials
Sr No

Description
Mild Steel (C25Mn75)

Temper / Elongation UltimateStrength(N/mm) Yield Tensile Shear N/mm Hardness %

0 22 520 400 280

Low Carbon Steel

C 0.07% (EDD)
3

27

340

270

210

0.4% Carbon

18

480

380

310

Steel Spring Steel

4 0 -650 510 --

0.8% C

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