Ebook: Die Maintenance Handbook

This book offers solutions to common tool and die problems. It gives effective maintenance strategies to help the reader avoid costly die repairs by performing required tasks at scheduled times. This book explains the basics of die operations and offers correct maintenance procedures for critical tasks. It gives reasons and strategies for establishing an effective die-maintenance program, lists the benefits of doing repair work in-house and the pitfalls to avoid when repair work is contracted out, and how-to-information for die repair. In addition, there are valuable die-tryout techniques, examples of welded die repairs, options for broken die castings, die standard models, and cost accounting examples.
Content:
Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. An Overview of Basic Die Operations
2. Troubleshooting Punching and Cutting Operations
3. Designing Large EDM Die Sections for Repairability
4. Die-Shaving Operations
5. Solving Punch Head Breakage Problems
6. The Cost of Punch and Die Maintenance
7. Good Maintenance Practice
8. Compound Dies
9. Pressure Pad and Stripper Selection
10. Anti-Slug Pulling Methods
11. Cutting Force and Snap-Through Reduction
12. Bending of Metals
13. Forming Flanges and Hems
14. Drawing and Stretching of Metals
15. Stamping Analysis Techniques
16. Die Maintenance Documentation and Tracking
17. Effective Die Maintenance Program Strategy
18. Metallic Springs as Die-Pressure Devices
19. Gas and Hydraulic Die-Pressure Systems
20. Press Selection and Maintenance
21. Troubleshooting Large Panel Stamping Dies
22. Waveform Signature Analysis
23. Repairing Damaged Die Steels and Castings
24. Die Materials and Treatments
Appendices
Index