Stock Strip Layout

 Since, the components are to be ultimately blanked

7. out of a stock strip, hence , precaution is to be taken
while designing the dies for utilizing as much of stock
Design of Press working Tools as possible.
 It is also necessary in progressive dies, to ensure
Nageswara Rao Posinasetti continuous handling of the scrap on the die block,
which means that the scrap strip should have
sufficient strength.

1 February 6, 2012 2 February 6, 2012

Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1998. McGraw Hill, 1998.
3 February 6, 2012 4 February 6, 2012

Percentage
utilization = 56.5%

Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1998. McGraw Hill, 1998.
5 February 6, 2012 6 February 6, 2012

1
 Percentage
Percentage utilization = 56.5%
utilization = 56.5%

Percentage
utilization = 73.5%

Percentage
utilization = 73.5%
Percentage
utilization = 76%

Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1998. McGraw Hill, 1998.
7 February 6, 2012 8 February 6, 2012

Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata
Technology, Tata McGraw Hill, 1998. McGraw Hill, 1998.
9 February 6, 2012 10 February 6, 2012

Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1998. McGraw Hill, 1998.
11 February 6, 2012 12 February 6, 2012

2
 Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1998. McGraw Hill, 1998.
13 February 6, 2012 14 February 6, 2012

Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata
McGraw Hill, 1998. McGraw Hill, 1998.
15 February 6, 2012 16 February 6, 2012

Fig. From P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology, Tata

McGraw Hill, 1998.
17 February 6, 2012 18 February 6, 2012

3
19 February 6, 2012 20 February 6, 2012

21 February 6, 2012 22 February 6, 2012

23 February 6, 2012 24 February 6, 2012

4
25 February 6, 2012 26 February 6, 2012

27 February 6, 2012 28 February 6, 2012

29 February 6, 2012 30 February 6, 2012

5
 Sheet Metal Die Design Procedure
 Step 1: Decide the tentative sequence of operations.
 Step 2: Layout the stock strip, preferably using at least three
part templates.
 Step 3: Establish centre line of pressure.
 Step 4: Establish location of pilot hole punches.
 Step 5: Decide on the punches to be used and their placement
from the strip layout.
 Step 6: Make preliminary layout of die block.
 Step 7: Locate and design any finger, swing type, or automatic
stops.

31 February 6, 2012 32 February 6, 2012

Step 1: Decide the tentative sequence

Sheet Metal Die Design Procedure
of operations.
 Step 8: Selection of best die set, total design
considered.
 Step 9: Make adequate provisions for scrap disposal.
 Step 10: Decide best keying methods.
 Step 11: Check for good dowelling practice.
 Step 12: Make punch plate sufficiently thick to
support all punches adequately.
 Step 13: Decide upon stripper and shedders and
requirements.

33 February 6, 2012 34 February 6, 2012

Step 2: Layout the stock strip, preferably using at

least three part templates.

35 February 6, 2012 36 February 6, 2012

6
Step 3: Establish centre line of
Centre Line of Pressure
pressure.
 Shearing should be symmetrical about the axis of the
ram.
 This ensures no side thrust.
 To do this, the point on the die block is to be found
out, through which the resultant of all the shearing
forces is acting and this is coincided with the ram
axis.
 This point is called the centre line of pressure.

(c) TMH New Delhi, Manufacturing

Technology Vol 1, Foundry, Forming and
37 February 6, 2012 38 Welding by P N Rao 6 February 2012

Step 4: Establish location of pilot hole

punches.

(c) TMH New Delhi, Manufacturing

Technology Vol 1, Foundry, Forming and
39 Welding by P N Rao 6 February 2012 40 February 6, 2012

Step 5: Decide on the punches to be used

and their placement from the strip layout.

41 February 6, 2012 42 February 6, 2012

7
43 February 6, 2012 44 February 6, 2012

Step 6: Make preliminary layout of die

block.

45 February 6, 2012 46 February 6, 2012

Step 7: Locate and design any finger, swing type,

or automatic stops.

47 February 6, 2012 48 February 6, 2012

8
49 February 6, 2012 50 February 6, 2012

51 February 6, 2012 52 February 6, 2012

53 February 6, 2012 54 February 6, 2012

9
55 February 6, 2012 56 February 6, 2012

57 February 6, 2012 58 February 6, 2012

59 February 6, 2012 60 February 6, 2012

10
61 February 6, 2012 62 February 6, 2012

63 February 6, 2012 64 February 6, 2012

65 February 6, 2012 66 February 6, 2012

11