PRESS SPECIFICATION

A PRESS CAN BE SPECIFIED IN TERMS OF A NO. OF DIMENSIONS & CHARACTERISTICS:-

PRESS TONNAGE:-IT IS THE FORCE THAT THE PRESS RAM IS ABLE TO EXERT SAFELY
SLIDE STROKE:-IT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TOPMOST & LOWER POSITION OF
THE SHELL.STROKE IS CONSTANT ON A MECHANICAL PRESS.
SHUNT HEIGHT:-THE SHUNT HEIGHT OF A PRESS IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE TOP OF
THE BED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE WITH THE STROKE DOWN & THE ADJUSTMENT
UP.
DIE SPACE:-THE AREA AVAILABLE FOR MOUNTING DIES IN THE PRESS.
MAIN PARTS OF A PRESS:-
BED:- THE BED SUPPORT A BOLSTER PLATE ON WHICH DIE IS MOUNTED
RAM:-A RAM OR SLIDE,WHICH HAS A PUNCH FITTED ITS BOTTOM MOVES UP & DOWN & IS
POWERED FROM A CRANK OR ECCENTRIC DRIVEN BY AN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR.
FLYWHEEL:-IT STORES ENERGY & DELIEVER IT AT THE WORKING STROKE.
CLUTCH:-IT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE THE DRIVE FROM THE CRANK OR ECCENTRIC.

DIES
DIE IS A TOOL TO CUT OR SHAPE SHEET METAL. IT CONSIST OF A DIE BLOCK & A PUNCH.
A PRESS WORK DIE MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS:-
1----------- SINGLE OPERATION DIES:-USED ONLY WHEN THERE ARE ONLY PIERCING OR SIMPLE
TRIMMING OPERATIONS.
A SINGLE OPERATION DIES MAY BE :-
* BLANKING DIES
* PIERCING DIES
* SHAPING DIES
2----------- COMPOUND DIES:-IT PERFORMS TWO OR MORE OPERATIONS IN A SINGLE STAGE &
ASSURES THE GREATEST ACCURACY THE PRODUCT.A COMPOUND DIE DOES ONLY
CUTTING OPERATION.BOTH BLANKING & PIERCING OPERATION IS CARRIED OUT DURING
SAME STROKE OF PRESS.
3----------- COMBINATION DIES:-A COMBINATION DIE IS A PRESS TOOL IN WHICH A CUTTING OPERATION
IS COMBINED WITH A SHAPING OR DEFORMING OPERATIONS.
4----------- GANG & FOLLOW DIES:-BOTH DIES HAVE A NO. OF PUNCHES IN A SINGLE PUNCHING HEAD.
IN A GANG DIE ALL THE PUNCHES PUNCH HOLE SIMULTANEOUSLY.BUT IN FOLLOW DIE ALL
THE PUNCHES DO NOT OPERATE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GANG DIES.
5----------- PROGRESSIVE DIES:-IT IS A MULTIPLE STATION DIE.IT PERFORMS A NO. OF SHEET METAL
OPERATIONS AT TWO OR MORE STATION DURING EACH STROKE OF PRESS.A PROGRESSIVE
DIE CAN PERFORM VERY COMPLEX WORK,DOING PIERCING,LANCING,FORMING& NOTCHING.
6--------- TRANSFER DIES:-IT IS ALSO A MULTIPLE STATION DIE. IN THIS BLANKS ARE CUT OUT FIRST
FROM THE STRIP STROKE & THEN MECHANICALLY MOVED THROUGH SUCCESSIVE STAGES,
SOMETIME ARRANGE IN A CIRCLE.

PARTS OF DIES
PUNCH HOLDER:-IT IS DIRECTLY FASTENED TO THE RAM OF THE PUNCH PRESS & HOLDS THE PUNCH BELOW IT.IT IS MADE
SUFFICIENTLY STRONG , HARD & WEAR RESISTANT MATERIAL.IT IS SECURED TO THE RAM OR SLIDE OF THE PRESS.
DIE SHOE:-IT ACTS AS SUPPORT FOR THE DIE BLOCK & IS FASTENED TO THE BOLSTER PLATE OF THE PRESS.IT IS ALSO KNOWN
AS SHOE OF THE DIE SET.
STOPPER:-THEY ARE USED FOR RISTRIKING THE FEED OF THE STOCK MATERIAL TO A PRE-DETERMINED LENGTH EACH TIME,SO
THAT CORRECT SPACING MAY ALWAYS OCCUR & MAY NOT BE ANY WASTAGE OF MATERIAL & TIME.
GUIDE POST OR GUIDE BUSH:-THEY HELPS IN OBTAINING CORRECT ALIGNMENT OF THE PUNCH HOLDER WITH THE DIE SHOE.
PILOT:-WHEN MECHANICAL FEEDING IS ADOPTED FOR THE BLANKS,THEIR CORRECT LOCATION IS VITAL REQUIREMENT .THIS
IS ENSURED BY THE PILOTS PROVIDED IN THE PUNCH HOLDER.
STRIPPER:-IT HELPS IN FEEDING THE PUNCH FROM THE SCRAP IN THE RETURN STOKE ,AS THE LATTER TRIES TO CLING TO THE
FORMER.
KNOCK OUT PINS:-THEY HELP IN KNOCKING AWAY THE SHEARED BLOCK FROM THE FACE OF THE PUNCH TO MAKE FREE THE
LATTER FROM THE FORMER.
PRESSURE PAD:-IT IS USUALLY EMPLOYED IN DRAWING DIES PROVIDE AS FLAT SURFACE SUPPORT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
DRAW MATERIAL TO PREVENT OCCURRENCE OF WRINKLES.
PUNCH PLATE:-IT HOLDS THE PUNCH IN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE DIE & IS SECURED TO THE PUNCH HOLDER.
BACKING PLATE:-IT IS HARDENED STEEL PLATE INCORPORATED BETWEEN PUNCH TOP & PUNCH HOLDER. THE PURPOSE OF
USING THIS PLATE IS TO DISTRIBUTE THE PRESSURE EVENLY OVER A WIDE AREA & PREVENT THE CONCENTRATION OF THE
PRESSURE ON THE PUNCH HOLDER.
DIE RETAINER:-IT HOLDS THE DIE BLOCK IN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE PUNCH.IT IS HOLD IN THE DIE SHOE.
SHANKS:-ALL TYPES OF ORDINARY TOOLS INTENDED FOR CUTTING OPERATIONS USE STANDARD SHOULDERED SHANKS.SUCH
A SHANK IS PRESS FITTED IN TO A SPECIALLY BASED HOLE OF THE UPPER SHOE.
STRIPPER PLATE:-IT HOLDS THE DESIRED BLANKED OR PUNCHED MATERIAL DURING THE OPERATION & THEN DUE TO BACK
PRESSURE ,MATERIAL EASILY COMES OUT.
DIE PLATE:-ON WHICH WHOLE OPERATION IS CARRIED OUT.

OPERATIONS
BLANKING:-IT IS THE OPERATION OF CUTTING A SHAPE FROM A METAL STRIP.THE PIECE DETACHED FROM THE STRIP IS KNOWN
AS BLANK & USED FOR FURTHER OPERATIONS.THE REMAINING STRIP IS KNOWN AS SCRAP.
PUNCHING:-IT IS THE CUTTING OPERATION OF SLUG FROM THE METAL TO PRODUCE A HOLE.THE METAL WITH THE HOLE IS THE
REQUIRED PRODUCT & SLUG IS THE WASTE.
PIERCING:-IT IS A PUNCHING OPERATION.BUT ,IT IS A DISTINCT HOLE MAKING PROCESSIN WHICH NO SCRAP IS FORMED.
PERFORATING:-IT IS THE PIERCING OR PUNCHING OF MANY HOLES,USUALLY IDENTICAL & ARRANGED IN A REGULAR PATTERN.

DEFECT DURING DIFFERENT OPERATIONS:-

OPERATIONS DEFECTS
PUNCHING BURR,PROFILE NG, HOLE SIZE NG
FORMING CRACK,WRINKLE,FOLDING,THINNING,SCRATCH,PROFILE NG
BLANKING BURR,PROFILE NG
FLAIRING BURR,PROFILE NG,HOLE SIZE NG,GAP& FLUSH NG,
DRAWING CRACK,WRINKLE,FOLDING,THINNING,SCRATCH,PROFILE NG
TRIMMING BURR,PROFILE NG
RESTRIKING CRACK,WRINKLE,FOLDING,THINNING,SCRATCH,PROFILE NG

NG---- NOT GOOD