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Fineblanking technology offers an innovative solution for efficient series The stated objective is to improve
production of functional sheet metal parts. Even factoring in the possi- the quality of the cut edges signifi-
ble additional costs of a fineblanking tool system, the unit costs are still cantly by recutting and so eliminate
lower than with a conventional progressive compound tool with recut- the disadvantages of cutting functio-
ting operations since no finishing work is necessary. nal surfaces by shearing, which
comes up against inherent limiting
factors.
Many production specialists have operations must be integrated in
long dreamed of finding the ideal composite tools to obtain completely A well stamped part is not the end
way to fabricate simple or highly finished parts. This is quite logical for of the story …
complex metal parts fully automati- series or mass production and is So far so good, but whether the com-
cally and without time-consuming highly cost-effective. Even here, bination of shearing plus recutting
remachining before feeding them to though, a certain amount of rewor- ultimately offers practical advanta-
the next stage of the manufacturing king is unavoidable, since, depen- ges compared with precision blan-
process. This is only possible to a ding on the material, nature of the king, or better still fineblanking, is
limited extent in the metal-removing workpiece, tool design, functional open to justifiable doubt. Although
machining sector, but is largely feasi- requirements and wanted output recutting can be "integrated without
ble with sheet metal processed by rate, it is essential to produce certain problem in a conventional multistage
means of stamping and forming. functional surfaces by recutting or stamping process", as one of the
However, it is important here to shaving for example, and finally the results from the studies states, the
make some fine distinctions that parts must also be finished by means recutting oversize allowance and the
have far-reaching consequences, of vibratory grinding or some such punch-die clearance for the particu-
since no two stamped parts are alike. process. For this reason as much as lar sheet metal material being pro-
Although it is more rational to fabri- any, the subject of "producing func- cessed have a very significant
cate simple sheet metal parts by tional surfaces by recutting" has impact on the quality of the functio-
techniques such as blanking, stam- been investigated in extensive stu- nal surfaces. The report also states
ping, laser processing, forming, and dies in collaboration with the that straight cutting of up to 80% of
punching - especially when combi- Metalworking and Foundry the sheet metal thickness is achieva-
ned stamping/bending systems are Technology Department of Munich ble. While this should be acknowled-
used - the situation is rather different Technical University (TU) and at the ged in its own right, it misses the
when it comes to more complex Institute for Machine Tools and point that the real requirement is to
functional parts. In this case all work Control Technology at Dresden TU. obtain a functional surface (face) by
means of stamping, although the
same report does admit that recut-
ting only functions over a specific
working range because of the
punch-die clearance limits. A further
advantage is quoted, namely that a
comparable production rate is possi-
ble with the same costs because the
tooling is comparable with that used
in “normal blanking” and because
production is carried out on conven-
tional automatic blanking machines.
However, fineblanking on modern
automatic machines is not even
included in the direct comparison.
For all that, high-performance fine-
blanking technology offers enormous
advantages in terms of productivity
and cost efficiency in series and mass
production, as Willi Jürgensmeyer,
A comparison of quality between fineblanking and cutting by shearing. The difference in the managing partner of finova Fein-
straight cut percentage is clearly apparent in this example, which shows a counter-weight. schneidtechnik GmbH, 42897 Rem-
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scheid, states in no uncertain terms:
“Fineblanking is a great technology
in every respect and we've set our-
selves the task of making our custo-
mers' product and component con-
cepts suitable for production by fine-
blanking. We can offer the strong
professional skills and capabilities of
our 85 employees as well as an
ultra-modern machine pool. This
means we can realize ready-to-
assemble functional components for
our customers to their requirements
from development right through to
just-in-time shipment”.
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meyer answers without hesitation: rough and objective analysis is Author
“To produce quality fineblanked parts important in every case, since possi- Edgar Grundler
successfully in 3 shifts you need to ble extra costs of a multifunctional Freelance technical journalist
have all processes absolutely under fineblanking tool system compared in Allensbach
control and be able to rely on the with a conventional progressive tool kommedia@t-online.de
technology, machines and people. with subsequent recutting are only
We have highly qualified personnel, justified if the total unit costs are Feintool Technologie AG Lyss
and in Feintool we have a partner lower because no reworking or addi- Industriering 3
who speaks the same language as tional handling of the parts is neces- CH-3250 Lyss
us. At least as important as the sary, although the production rate is Phone +41 (0)32 387 51 11
equipment, however, is the use of the same or even fractionally lower”. Fax + 41 (0)32 387 57 80
fineblanking technology as an intelli- There is really nothing more to add,
feintool-ftl@feintool.com
gent instrument for the production of especially in view of the fact that
www.feintool.com
parts with specific functions that are finova achieves sales of about €25
more or less ready to assemble. The million a year with production of
main thing is to produce the required several million fineblanked parts and
functions in the particular parts with is comparatively comfortably positio-
smart, multifunctional fineblanking ned in competitive terms despite
tools, without generating additional strong international competition
costs and without the need for furt- thanks in no small part to its policy of
her operations or press strokes. concentrating on fineblanking tech-
Then the time, yield and cost equa- nology.
tion comes out right, especially since
production is carried out in part
unmanned, in multiple shifts. A tho-
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Fineblanked synchronizer cone from the Various levers in the gearbox with high Various components of a car door lock
synchromesh system of a manual trans- proportion of forming system
mission