PNEUMATIC SHEET METAL

CUTTING MACHINE
Content
■ Introduction
■ Types of shearing machine
■ Design and construction
■ Material selection
■ Components used
■ Working Principle
■ Conclusion
■ Progess of our project
Introduction
■ Pneumatic devices are used in many industrial applications as it involves less force
than hydraulic applications and is less expensive than electric applications.
■ Shearing also known as die cutting process consists the use of straight cutting
blade for cutting sheet metal.
■ In shearing, a punch and a die is used. The clearance between the punch and the
die is 5% to 40% of the thickness of sheet metal.
■ Sheet metal is used in metal working and can be cut and bent into a variety of
different shapes.
■ Commonly used sheet metal ranges from 30 gauges to about 8 gauges. The larger
the gauge, the thinner the metal.
Types of shearing machine

■ Pneumatically operated
■ Hydraulically operated
■ Rack and pinion operated
■ Spring operated
Design and Construction
■ Material selection has to be done carefully considering the design and safety
aspects.
■ Material selection:
1) Availability of material
2) Suitability of the material
3) Cost of the material
■ The machine is made up of mild steel since its readily available in the market and is
economical and available in standard size.
■ The materials of the sheets to be cut are taken as aluminium and plastic because of
their distinguished properties and features.
Material selection

■ Frame
■ Shearing Blade
■ Blade design consideration
■ Frame design consideration
Components
■ Pneumatic Cylinder
■ Solenoid valve
■ Air compressor
■ DC motor
■ Sheet cutter
■ Frame Base
■ Flexible Hose
Working Principle
■ Basic working
■ Shearing
■ Pneumatic transmission of energy
Conclusion
■ The design and fabrication of pneumatic sheet metal cutting machine is economical
in human effort.
■ Useful in improvement of cost factor , work place layout and design of plant and
equipment.
■ Useful in small scale industries.
Our Project
■ Automated Pneumatic sheet metal cutting has been used to shear the sheets made
of galvanized iron and aluminium of various thicknesses.
■ The pressure and force required for shearing these metal sheets have been listed
accordingly.
■ The system works by pneumatic means which consists of air compressor, pipe lines,
control valves and pneumatic cylinder.
■ The design is particularly suited for the applications where working space is
constrained.
■ Pneumatic systems are useful when sheet metals need to be cut in hazardous areas
such as oil and gas refineries and in chemical factories.
Progress
■ Specification
■ Material selection
■ Design and model with the help of fusion 360.
■ Cost estimation
■ Literature review
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Presented by,
Srivatsa Bhat
Sheetal S
Sumanth B R
Sanjay J T