9.2Methods of Designing Punches
9.3Methods of Holding Punches
9.4Methods of Supporting Punches
9.5Stepping Punches
9.6Keeping the Punch from Turning
9.7Shedders
Chapter 10HOW TO DESIGN PUNCH PLATES
10.1Introduction
10.2Methods of Designing and Applying Punch Plates
10.3Commercial Punch Plates
Chapter 11HOW TO DESIGN PILOTS
11.1Introduction
11.2Direct Piloting
11.3Indirect Piloting
11.4Spring-Backed Pilots
Chapter 12HOW TO DESIGN GAGES
12.1Introduction
12.2Back Gage and Front Spacer
12.3Strip Support
12.4Strip Pushers
12.5Strip Equalizers
12.6Positioning a Particular Blank
Chapter 13HOW TO DESIGN FINGER STOPS
13.1Introduction
13.2Operation of Finger Stops
13.3Conventional Finger Stop
13.4Spring Finger Stop
Chapter 14HOW TO DESIGN AUTOMATIC STOPS
14.1Introduction
14.2Types of Stops
14.3Actuating Automatic Stops
14.4Standardized Components of Stops
14.5Simple Pin Instead of Automatic Stop
Chapter 15HOW TO DESIGN STRIPPERS
15.1Introduction
15.2Solid Strippers
15.3Elastic Strippers
15.4Stripping Force
15.5Methods of Applying Knockouts
15.6Center of Stripping Force
Chapter 16HOW TO APPLY FASTENERS
16.1Introduction
16.2Types of Fasteners and Methods of Fastening
16.3Screws
16.4Bolts
16.5Dowels
Chapter 17HOW TO SELECT A DIE SET
17.1Introduction
17.2Principles of Selecting the Die Set
17.3Die Set Components
17.4Establishing the Die Set Center
17.5Drawing the Die Set
17.6Machining the Die Set
17.7Type of the Die Sets
Chapter 18DIMENSIONS AND NOTES
18.1Introduction
18.2Trigonometry as a Tool for Solving Problems
18.3Dimensions
18.4Die Clearances
18.5Blank Development
18.6Notes
Chapter 19THE BILL OF MATERIAL
19.1Introduction
19.2Die Drawing
19.3Types of Components
19.4Tool Steels
Chapter 20PRESSES AND QUICK DIE-CHANGE SYSTEMS
20.1Introduction
20.2Mechanical Presses
20.3Hydraulic Presses
20.4Lubrication System
20.5Press Selection
20.6Quick Die-Change Systems
Glossary
Index
The field of tool engineering and die design, a complex and fascinating subject, continues to advance rapidly. This broad and challenging topic continues to incorporate new concepts at an increasing rate, making tool and die design a dynamic and exciting field of study. In preparing this third edition, my most important goal has been to provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art textbook on die design fundamentals, which also encompasses the additional aims of motivating and challenging students.
This new edition provides balanced coverage of relevant fundamentals and real-world practices so that the student can understand the important and often complex interrelationships between die design and the economic factors involved in manufacturing sheet metal-forming products.
A groundbreaking and comprehensive reference with many thousands of copies sold since it first debuted in 1962 as J.R. Paquin’s Die Design Fundamentals, this new third edition of Die Design Fundamentals basically follows the same design philosophy: It is a step-by-step introduction to the design of stamping dies. However, the original book has been completely revised and updated, and the order of the chapters has been changed to follow the logical process of designing a die.
The plan of the book remains unique. After introductory material and a discussion of 20 types of dies, the design of a representative die is separated into 14 distinct steps. Each step is illustrated in two ways: first, as a portion of an engineering drawing, that is, as the component is actually drawn on the design; second, the die design is shown pictorially in order to improve the user’s visualization. In successive sections of the book, each step is detailed as it is applied to the design of the various types of dies listed in