CHAPTER 4 :

TOOL AND DIE

(PART 4)

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OBJECTIVE :
4.4 Perform the design of blanking dies
a. Design a blanking part
b. A blanking dies of the blanking part
c. A detail drawing of the blanking dies
d. The assembly of the blanking dies
e. An explode drawing of the blanking dies
4.5 Describe the sustainable elements to increases tool life
and awareness of environment

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4.4 Perform the design of blanking dies
a. Design a blanking part - Consider the drawing of the link in
Figure 1.
- This part is to be blanked from stell
strip (Figure 2) and a die is to be
designed for producing it in quantity.
- The first step is to make a careful study
of the part print.

Figure 2: Scrap strips

Figure 1: A typical part drawing (a) Layouts (b) Views 3
b. A blanking dies of the blanking part
i. Die Set ii. Die Block

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b. A blanking dies of the blanking part

iii. Blanking Punch iv. Piercing Punch

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b. A blanking dies of the blanking part

v. Punch Plate vi. Pilot

Pilots:
 are provide with acorn shaped heads, which
enter previously pierced holes in the strip.
 The acorn shape causes the strip to shift to
correct register before blanking occurs.

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b. A blanking dies of the blanking part
vii. The Back Plate
viii. A Finger Stop

ix. An Automatic Stop

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b. A blanking dies of the blanking part
x. Stripper Plate
xi. Fastener

Stripper Plate:
 Removes the material strip from around blanking and
piercing punches.
 Slot A: Automatic stop operates
 Slot B: Provides a shelf or easy insertion of a new strip
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c. A detail drawing of the blanking dies

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d. The assembly of the blanking dies

Figure 3: A pictorial view of an entire die

(The strip A is shown entering the die at the right)
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 d. The assembly of the blanking dies
Blanking punch

Piercing punch
Automatic
stop

Finger stop
Punch plate

Die
block
Pilot
Figure 4: Figure 6:
Die assembly with die block & Die assembly with finger &
punches added automatic stop added

Figure 5:
Die assembly with pilots & punch plate added
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d. The assembly of the blanking dies

Stripper plate
Die set
Back gage
Fasteners

Figure 7:
Die assembly with stripper plate & back
gage added

Figure 8:
Die assembly with die set & fasteners added

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d. The assembly of the blanking dies

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d. The assembly of the blanking dies
(Continue)

Figure 9: A typical bill of material

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e. An explode drawing of the blanking dies
Following are listed the names
of the various die components:
A. Punch holder of die set
B. Piercing punch
C. Pilot nut
D. Square head set screw
E. Jam nut
F. Blanking punch
G. Punch plate
H. Pilot
I. Stripper plate
J. Automatic stop
K. Finger stop
L. Back gage
M. Front spacer
N. Die block
O. Die holder of die set

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e. An explode drawing of the blanking dies

Figure 11:
Exploded view of die showing the strip and
other components

Figure 10:
Exploded view of die showing number of fasteners used
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4.5 Describe the sustainable elements to increases
tool life and awareness of environment
- Environmental awareness is an incredibly important part of our lives.
- In order to protect the sustainability of the planet, everyone needs to
commit to becoming more environmentally aware.
- Therefore, as a tool designer / tool maker must aware of common
causes of tooling problems to reduce the rejection rate and tool
breakage.
- Regularly scheduling preventive maintenance can eliminate these
issues and lead to improved productivity and longer tool life.
- When planned carefully, preventive maintenance can actually reduce
downtime.

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4.5 Describe the sustainable elements to increases
tool life and awareness of environment

The Most Common Tooling Problems:

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4.5 Describe the sustainable elements to increases
tool life and awareness of environment

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4.5 Describe the sustainable elements to increases
tool life and awareness of environment

Misalignment of Punches

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4.5 Describe the sustainable elements to increases
tool life and awareness of environment

Trouble shooting summary

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4.5 Describe the sustainable elements to increases
tool life and awareness of environment

Trouble shooting summary

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