Die maintenance handbook

From the author of the classic reference, Die Design Handbook, Die Maintenance Handbook crystallizes lessons that have been learned through years of scrupulous problem solving in countless shops around the globe. It goes beyond typical solutions to common tool and die problems. It gives effective ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Smith, David A.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Dearborn, MI : Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2001.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781613449509
9780872635289
9781621040293
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xxi, 410 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • An Overview of Basic Die Operations
  • Troubleshooting Punching and Cutting Operations
  • Designing Large EDM Die Sections for Repairability
  • Die-shaving Operations
  • Solving Punch Head Breakage Problems
  • The Cost of Punch and Die Maintenance
  • Good Maintenance Practice
  • Compound Dies
  • Pressure Pad and Stripper Selection
  • Anti-slug Pulling Methods
  • Cutting Force and Snap-through Reduction
  • Bending of Metals Forming Flanges and Hems
  • Drawing and Stretching of Metals
  • Stamping Analysis Techniques
  • Die Maintenance Documentation and Tracking
  • Effective Die Maintenance Program Strategy
  • Metallic Springs as Die-pressure Devices
  • Gas and Hydraulic Die-pressure Systems
  • Press Selection and Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting Large Panel Stamping Dies
  • Waveform Signature Analysis
  • Repairing Damaged Die Steels and Castings
  • Die Materials and Treatments.