NEW
section on progressive
die design
1. Pressworking
Terminology
a
comprehensive glossary of pressworking terminology
2. Stampings
Design
design
for efficient stock utilization, design to increase strength
of stampings, tolerances, blanking and piercing holes, design
considerations for curved parts
3. Die Engineering-Planning
and Design
process
planning, cost comparisons, die dimensions
4. Shear Action in Metal
Cutting
clearances
and allowances, punching and blanking pressures
5. Cutting Dies
piercing and perforating dies, trim
dies, shaving dies, fineblanking
6. Bending of Metals
springback compensation,
flanging, hemming, pressures
7. Bending Dies
press-brake dies, urethane tooling
for pressbrake dies
8. Metal Movement in Forming
flanging of holes,
forming of beads, forging and extrusion dies
9. Forming Dies
curling dies, beading dies, forming
cylindrical parts, forming rings, clips and similar parts
10. Displacement of Metal in Drawing
metal flow, measures
in drawing, ironing, blank development for noncylindrical shells
11. Product Development for Deep Drawing
measuring deformation
with circle grid analysis, grid systems, determining forming
severity, distribution of stretch
12. Draw Dies
analysis of shapes, dies for box-shaped draws,
drawing thin or foil stock
13. Dies for Large and Irregular Shapes
construction practices,
solving shock and impact problems
14. Rubber-Pad and Hydraulic-Action
Dies
Guerin process,
drawing shallow parts, deep drawing
15. Compression Dies
coining, embossing, extruding
16. Progressive Die Design
strip development, computer-aided
design and machining, pilots, stops, wire-cut EDM sections
17. Progressive Dies
design considerations, dies to produce
various parts
18. Compound and Combination Dies
blank-and-pierce dies,
trim and pierce dies, blank-and-draw dies
19. Designing Presstools for Fineblanking
engineering the presstool,
fineblanking presstool examples
20. Tools for Multiple-Side Forming
Machines
conventional
multi-slide examples, rotary slide machines, rotary multi-slide
examples
21. Low-Cost and Miscellaneous Dies
forming examples,
assembling dies, fold-over and crimping dies, laser cutting
applications
22. Die Sets and Components
stock guides or gages, strippers,
knockouts, air, nitrogen and metal springs
23. Designing Dies for Automation
feeding, equipment,
automatic mechanical feeds, transfer feeds, hopper feeds
24. Die Maintenance - Setting and Tryout
team methods, steps
to set a progressive die? die damage avoidance, adjusting dies
to a common shut height
25. Lubricants for Pressworking Operations
selection guidelines,
cleaning and finishing requirements, recycling and disposal
troubleshooting
26. Die Protection Systems
mechanical limit switches, electronic
sensors sensor application examples
27. Press Data
slide actuation, frames, clutches,
and brakes measuring loads
28. Ferrous Die Materials
characteristics, heat treatment, repairing
dies by welding, cast-irons
29. Nonferrous and Nonmetallic Die
Materials
cemented
carbides, machinable carbides
