Design and Analysis of Progressive Die for an Industrial Component

Abstract

Dies had been used in industries from years, especially for sheet metal and other forming operations. Progressive dies are forming tool comprises of two or more stations performing different operations. The raw material travels from first station to last to be formed into the finished product. In sheet metal manufacturing, the process of design and development of different components is a highly intricate. It leads to various uncertainties. These uncertainties can cause heavy manufacturing losses. Identification of these risks and resolving them is a tough job for the designer. So in this paper authors have discussed about development of a computer-aided progressive die design for an industrial component with an analysis. Design and analysis of progressive die for the given component leads to precise path for various operations which results into maximum use of material. Previously the component has been made using simple dies for different operations. Use of progressive die is beneficial because of the ability to build precision tooling in less time and at a lower cost which also can reduce labour cost. Keywords: Design complexity, progressive die, computer aided design and analysis, precision tooling, increased productivity etc. obtain better electro-magnetic properties [5].J. Choi and C. Kim discussed about a compact and practical CAD/CAM system for the blanking or piercing of irregular shapedsheet metal products for progressive working. This paper describes research work into developing the computer-aided design and manufacturing of stator and rotor parts with blanking or piercing operations [6]. In this paper, the author Prakash H. Joshi ,given the design and construction of press tools in which various types dies viz. single stations dies, compound dies, combination dies, progressive dies etc. A stepwise design calculations are given for design of various dies [8]. VIII. CONCLUSIONProgressive die is economical way to form metal components, it keeps the strength, durability of metals. Also FEM analysis done for progressive die components. The calculations and FEM results are within limits. All results of stresses and frequencies obtained from analysis shows that they are in acceptable range. So the designed progressive die is safe for the production of given components under loading conditions.