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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF

PNEUMATIC SHEET METAL
CUTTING
Prof. Ravindra Shende1, Arpit Ramteke2, Narendra Bahiran3, Nikhil Urkude4, Hemant Meshram5
Sagar Porate6, Shubham Chaware7

1
Prof. Ravindra Shende Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of
Engineering & Technology, Maharashtra, India.
2
Arpit Ramteke, Mechanical Engineering, Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering &
Technology, Maharashtra, India.
3
Narendra Bahiran, Mechanical Engineering, Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering &
Technology, Maharashtra, India.
4
Nikhil Urkude, Mechanical Engineering, Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering &
Technology, Maharashtra, India.
5
Hemant Meshram, Mechanical Engineering, Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering &
Technology, Maharashtra, India.
6
Sagar Porate, Mechanical Engineering, Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering &
Technology, Maharashtra, India.
7
Shubham Chaware, Mechanical Engineering, Tulsiramji Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering &
Technology, Maharashtra, India..

ABSTRACT
Because of industrialization, lot of small scale and medium scale industries rising and authorities additionally
encouraging begin up. Out of many industries there may be a sheet steel enterprise that's developing nowadays,
however we can’t use sheet steel as it's miles. We must reduce it in accordance the required dimension. In many
small scale industries its miles finished with the aid of using manually due to guide operation there may be
probabilities of wastage of clothpurpose of flawed reducing. There are many methods of sheet steel reducing through
hydraulically, mechanically, and pneumatically. Many industries use hydraulic operation for sheet steel reducing.
But hydraulic machines aren't value effective. The additives utilized in hydraulic device is steeply- priced as they
must undergo excessive oil strain that’s why the hydraulic device isn't always lower priced for small scale
industries. The excellent opportunity for small scale enterprise is pneumatic device as air is to be had effortlessly
and element of pneumatic device want now no longer to undergo excessive strain as this device use to generate low
strain that's relevant for sheet steel reducing in small scale industries that's useful for mass manufacturing. This
pneumatic sheet steel device reduce sheet of aluminums of 0.5 mm and slight metallic of one mm. sheet steel utilized
in automobile, truck (lorry) bodies, scientific tables, roofs of homes etc.

Keyword: - Compressor, Sheen , Sheet Metal, Pneumaticcylinder, Direction Control Valve etc….

1. INTRODUCTION

The manufacturing of metal could be very crucial for nations low-budget boom and iron and metal is
foundation of different sort of industries. Steel and iron sheet could be very beneficial in daily lifestyles that’s
why its manufacturing is taken with the aid of using all scale of industries this means that from big scale of

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industries to medium and small scale of industries.

Large scale industries are properly installed businesses are capable of equip the hydraulically operated sheet
steel cutting device which generate big quantity of pressure for that reason the manufacturing output of big
scale industries is enormous. But medium and small scale industries can’t find the money for hydraulic
device. Most of this industries limited themselves to apply hand operated device, the manufacturing output of
hand operated device is low which isn’t always relevant for this industries in case of mass manufacturing.
Because of this we’re growing pneumatic sheet metal cutting device where compressed air is used as running
medium to reduce the sheet metal. The formation of any commercial enterprise starts off evolved with person
generating the preliminary concept for the assignment. The endured achievement of sheet is fashioned into
skinny and flat portions. It is one of the essential paper work utilized in sheet running and may be reduce and
bent intoquite a few one of a kind shapes. Countless regular gadget are built of the cloth. . Thicknesses variety
drastically, despite the fact that rather thin thicknesses are considered foil or leaf and quantities thicker than 6
mm (0.25 in) are taken into manufacturing of metallic could be very essential for nation’s comparatively
cheap boom and iron and metallic is foundation of different kind of industries. Large scale industries are
nicely hooked up organizations that are capable of equip the hydraulically operated sheet steel reducing
device which generate big quantity of pressure consequently the manufacturing output of big scale industries
is enormous. But medium and small scale industries cannot manage to pay for hydraulic device.
Sheet steel additionally has programs in automobile bodies, plane wings, scientific tables, roofs for homes
(Architectural) and plenty of different things. Sheet steel of iron and different substances with excessive
magnetic permeability, additionally referred to as laminated metallic cores, has programs in transformers
and electric power machines.

1.1 problem definition-:

Pneumatic Cylinder Side Loading :- Side loading is the maximum not unusualplace motive of pneumatic
cylinder failure. Pressure implemented laterally to the axis of the cylinder creates some of important troubles so one
can speedy cause cylinder failure. These troubles encompass cylinder tube scoring, choppy or fast piston rod and
bearing wear.

Insufficient Lubrication of Pneumatic Cylinders :- Proper lubrication is important to the hassle-loose operation
of a pneumatic cylinder. If the seals internal of the cylinder itself aren't well and constantly lubricated, they'll dry
out and in the long run fail, regularly with catastrophic outcomes.

Pneumatic Cylinder Contamination:- Introducing contaminants right into a pneumatic cylinder is every other
hassle so one can motive the cylinder to fail
.
Pressure Loss-: Loss of stress impacts the machine’s capacity to perform at top of the line power, so it ceases to be
as green or value-effective, mainly if the consumer tries to compensate by means of growing the stress from the
generator. Most regularly, stress is misplaced among the distribution header pipe and the compressed air powered
gadget. All cease-use additives in- among connectors, filters, hoses and regulators – have to be of the best length to
save you stress loss.

2. Description of proposed work-:

The maximum not unusual place cutting tactics are finished with the aid of using making use of a shear
pressure, and are consequently every now and then known as shearing tactics. Cutting tactics are the ones
wherein a bit of sheet steel is separated with the aid of using making use of a top notch sufficient pressure to
cause the fabric to fail .When a top notch sufficient shearing pressure is implemented, the shear pressure
withinside the fabric will exceed the ultimate shear strength and the fabric will fail and separate at the reduce
location. This shearing pressure is implemented with the aid of using gear, on above and one under the sheet.
Whether those gear are a punch and die or top and decrease blades, the device above the sheet supplies a short
downward blow to the sheet steel that rests over the decrease device. A small clearance is gift among the edges

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of the top and decrease gear, which enables the fracture of the fabric. The effects of shearing on the fabric change
as the reduce progresses and are seen on the edge of the sheared fabric. When the punch or blade influences the
sheet, the clearance among the gear allows the sheet to plastically deform and “rollover” the edge. As the device
penetrates the sheet further, the shearing results in a vertical burnished zone of fabric, finally, the shear pressure
is simply too top notch and the fabric fractures at an attitude with a small burr fashioned on the edge. The height
of those portions of the reduce depends on several factors, which includes the sharpness of the gear and the
clearance among the gear.

2.1 objective-:The purpose of the mission is to prepare a machine which cuts sheet steel without human efforts but
operates pneumatically. Compressed air is used as jogging media. The compressed air moves the blades of machine
to lessen the sheet of steel. The idea of the mission generated due to a manual sheet steel sheering machine in
workshop. In that machine sheet steel is positioned in a number of the 2 sheering blades of machine and the lever is
pulled down to move the pinnacle movable blade and decrease the paintings-piece. But in that machine huge stress
is wanted that could make tire to a worker who continuously works on it for mass production in huge scale industry;
as a way to reduce the human efforts pneumatic machine ought to chose. . Pneumatic systems moreover have the
benefit of being mainly durable and reliable. Their gadget additives, in particular, are highly hard- carrying even as
as in contrast to electromotive ones.

3. Components-:
 Compressor:- compressor According to the layout and precept of operation:- Positive-displacement
compressors paintings with the aid of using forcing air right into a chamber whose quantity is reduced to
compress the air. Common kinds of fantastic displacement compressors are Piston-kind air compressors
use this precept with the aid of using pumping air into an air chamber through using the steady movement
of pistons. They use one-manner valves to manual air right into a cylinder chamber, wherein the air is
compressed. Rotary screw compressors use fantastic-displacement compression with the aid of using
matching helical screws that, while turned, manual air right into a chamber, whose quantity is reduced
because the screws turn. Vane compressors use a slotted rotor with various blade placement to manual air
right into a chamber and compress the quantity. Negative displacement air compressors encompass
centrifugal compressors. These use centrifugal pressure generated with the aid of using a spinning impeller
to boost up after which slow down captured air, which pressurizes it.

 Directional control valve:- Directional manipulate valves are one of the maximum essential elements in
hydraulic equipment as properly and pneumatic equipment. They permit fluid circulate distinctive paths
from one or greater sources They typically encompass a spool inner a cylinder that is robotically or
electrically controlled. The motion of the spoolrestricts or allows the go with the drift, as a result it controls
the fluid go with the drift.

 Air Supply Pipe :- A pipe is a tubular segment or hole cylinder, typically however now no longer
always of round cross-segment, used especially to bring materials which could go with the drift
drinks and gases (fluids), slurries, powders, hundreds of small solids. It also can be used for
structural applications; hole pipe is a long way stiffer according to unit weight than strong
members.In not unusualplace utilization the phrases pipe and tube are typically interchangeable,

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however in enterprise and engineering, the phrases are uniquely defined.

 Pressure Gauge:- Pressure Gauge. Whenever possible, gauges must be placed to reduce the consequences
of vibration, severe ambient temperatures and moisture. Dry places manner from very excessive thermal
sources (ovens, boilers etc.) are preferred. If the mechanical vibration stage is severe,the gauge must
beremotely placed and linked to the stress supply through bendy tubing.

 Sheet Cutter:-. Sheet cutter are hand-operated shearing tools. They encompass a couple of steel blades
pivoted in order that the sharpened edges slide in opposition to every different while the handles (bows)
contrary to the pivot are closed. High-carbon, excessive chromium metallic is utilized in manufacturing
of Frame Base. It bureaucracy the strong helps to face the gadget vertically. It holds the burden of the
vertical put up and helps the Direction Control valve. It is manufactured from slight metallic. It is
manufactured from square base with the vertical put up and the horizontal channel.
Grade 304 is the maximum not unusual place of the 3 grades. It gives appropriate corrosion
resistance even as retaining formability and weld ability. Available finishes are #2B, #3, and #4.
Note that grade 303 isn't to be had in sheet form. Grade 316 gives greater corrosion resistance and
power at accelerated temperatures than 304. It is typically used for pumps, valves, chemical S
equipment, and marine applications. Available finishes are #2B, #3, and #4.

Grade 410 is a warmth treatable stainless metallic, however does now no longer provide as
appropriate corrosion resistance. It is typically utilized in cutlery. The handiest to be had end is dull.

4. CONCLUSIONS
Now we understand that Pneumatic Shearing device may be very reasonably-priced in comparison to hydraulic
shearing device. The variety of the reducing thickness may be extended with the aid of using arranging a excessive
stress compressor and putting in greater hardened blades. This device is tremendous to small sheet metallic reducing
industries as they can't come up with the money for the pricey hydraulic shearing device. Pneumatic structures are
utilized in controlling educate doors, automated Manu
Fracturing lines, and Mechanical clamps. The sheet metallic reducing procedure is a major a part of the all
industries. Normally the sheet metallic reducing device is manually hand operated one pneumatic double performing
cylinder. The piston is attached to the shifting reducing tool. Sheet metallic reducing device may be used to reduce
the sheet metallic of minimal thickness with out guide difficult work This device also can be hooked up with inside
the lab for the test and demonstration to engineering students. In this mission I even have attempted my great to
manufacture a pneumatic sheet metallic reducing device that may reduce for medium and small scale industries.

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