What is a Die?

Elad Ashkenazi
Die Design
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What is Die ?
Die technology
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Sheet metal parts characteristic:

Mechanical strength

No sharp edges

Mostly - Uniform Wall thickness

Thickness up to ~6 mm (0.7 to 3.4)

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Terminology

Die = press tool

Punch = male

Die = Matrix = Female

Blank = sheet format

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Press
The Dies Driven force

Common propulsion

Mechanical - simple force curve , cheap

Hydraulic - controlled force & motion curve.
Pneumatic - controlled force curve , expansive , use for small parts
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Press
Features
Clamping Force
Stroke
Size
Open \ Close wall
Cycle rate
 Strip in focus
Blank

Pilot
Carrier Intermediary
Shapes

Punch

Progression
Metal forming Machine

Press parameters :

Force – clamp force available.

Length – sheet metal size available.
RATE – number of cycles per minutes.
Stroke size – opening motion size
Metal forming Machine

Press - general structure

Static side
Sliding unit
Motor
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Die Product
Ability to Unfold

No sharp corners
Sharp corners >> Inner radius < sheet metal thickness
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Die Product
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Single axis part
At least one face keep its position along the operation

Multi axis part

Operations required part rotation
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Die - transform a flat strip of metal into a part.

Coil Product
Die
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Theoretical course document
Theoretical course presentations (2)
Demo Movies
Demo part
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Die production – A combination of basic operations:

Material removing
Blanking (cutting)
Punching (cutting)

Plastic Forming
Bending
Forming
Stamping
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Cutting Die
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Cutting Die
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Cutting Die tools

Punch geometry – reduce punch force

Flat bevel Double bevel Concave

inner shapes Big areas
External areas
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Cutting Die example
Compound Die – Multi operations in one stroke
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Stamping Die
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Stamping Die
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Forming Double effect Die

Blank edges are fix
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Forming Single action Die
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main Dies are:

Progressive Dies

Line Dies

Transfer Dies

Compound Die
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Progressive Die
Combines a number of forming and trimming functions
performed continuously metal strip.
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Progressive Die
Great Production rate ~100 per min and Up
Steel is fed into the die, typically from a coil.
Each die cycles perform multi operations along the strip
Material is progress automatically along the die.
Completed parts is cut and ejected each cycle
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Progressive Die
9 Great volume production
9 They often can run unattended.
9 Require only one press.

expensive
Require precision alignment and setup procedures.
Require a coil feeder system.
Require an open-ended press.
Damage to a single station requires removing the entire die set.
Much heavier than single-station line dies.
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Progressive Die
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Line Dies
Die 1 Die 2 Die 3
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Line Dies
Each Operation required press

9 Big parts
9 Run together in a common press
9 Cheap Die , Cheap Maintaining
9 Allow Multi axis rotation - complex geometries.
9 Smaller tools ,lighter die
Low production volume

Several presses required to manufacture a single part.

Require expensive robots or human resource.
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Transfer Dies
Why ? The volume is high enough
Big and complex parts
How its work
A piece is trimmed from the strip as the first Operation
Metal piece is transferred independently along the Die
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Transfer Dies
Mechanical feeders
Clamps transfer
Balance with/without pilots
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Transfer Dies
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Transfer Dies
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Transfer Dies
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Transfer Dies
9 Large parts
9 Stamped parts can be turned over or
rotated. (Multi axes parts)
9 Material savings - No strip

Expensive.
Require sophisticated equipment
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