The book includes chapters on: economic order quantity and just-in-time; training, acceptance, involvement, and support from the workforce; diesetting practice; die clamping methods; die parallels and die locating methods; quick die change strategy; setting progressive dies quickly and accurately; setup of tandem line dies; operating dies at a common shut height; decoiling, straightening, and feeding coil stock; transfer press and die operations; press force monitors; press safeguarding; ergonomics; and training for emergencies and preparedness; unsticking presses; and die maintenance documentation and tracking.
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• Preface • Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
• History of Quick Die Change • Why we Failed • How Quick Die Change Works • Keep Training Simple • Quick Die Change in a World Economy
Chapter 2: Relationship of QDC to Economic Order Quantity and Just-In-Time
• Pitfalls of Excessive Run-ahead • Working Toward an Economic Order Quantity of One• The Economic Order Quantity Model
• Reducing th EOQ • The Impact on Just-in-Time • Economic Order Quantity Analysis
Chapter 3: Training, Acceptance, Involvement, and Support
• The Survival Instinct • Training in Proper Procedures is Essential • Effective Employee Involvement • Respected Experts can be Valuable • Meeting Room Requirements • Training Materials and Instruction • Strategy for Scheduling Training • Union Involvement • Production Management Acceptance • Killing Two Birds with One Stone • Have Students Develop Their OwnWork Rules
• Support is Needed • Support Activities and Responsibilities
Chapter 4: Basic Good Die Setting Practices
• Die Setters • The Die Setter Helps the Operator • Avoid Shortcuts • Good Practices • Improving Die Alignment • Die Locating Methods
Chapter 5: Die Clamping Methods
• Examples of Poor Practices • Mechanical Die Fastening • Threaded Fastener Styles • Die Setting Wrenches • Standardized Clamping Height • Fastening Methods • Power-actuated Die Clamps • Powered Systems versus Manual Bolting
Chapter 6: Die Parallels and Die Locating Methods
• Die Parallels • Die Location
Chapter 7: Quick Die Change Strategy
• Importance of Quick Die Change • Automotive Supplier Case Study
Chapter 8: Grouping Presses and Dies for Quick Die Change
• Evaluating Presses and Dies for Grouping • Dealing with a Mix of Equipment • Every Shop Needs a Plan • Common Press Factors • Using Existing Records • Critical Factors for Running Jobs in the Home Press
Chapter 9: Setting Progressive Dies Quickly and Accurately
• Work Assignment Vary from Shop to Shop • Providing Feedback to the Die Repair Activity • Setting Progressive Dies
• Starting Strips in Progressive Dies • Chutes and Conveyors • Camber Compensation • Designing Dies that Tolerate Cambered Stock • Plan a Good Starting Sequence • Lubrication • Cam Limit Switches • Die Protection Systems • Planning Sequence of Operations • Inductive Proximity Sensors • Photoelectric Sensors
Chapter 10: Setup of Tandem Line Dies
• Care in Setting Draw and Stretch Form Dies • Bottoming Draw Dies in a Single-action Press • Single-action Inverted Draw Die with a Nitrogen Manifold • Systematic Procedures for Setting Single-action Draw Dies • Making Important Setup Information Available Directly on the Die • Slide Adjustment Mechanism and Hydraulic Overload • Making the Final Adjustment to Bottom the Die • Setting and Adjusting to Bottom the Die • Setting and Adjusting Double-action Press Draw Die
Chapter 11: Operating Dies at a Common Shut Height
• Definition of Shut Height • Common Pass Height Adds Advantages • Avoiding Damage During Conventional Die Setup • Shut Height Readout and Auto Adjustment • A Dangerous Assumption • How a Pres Develops Tonnage • Deflection or Compression in Solid Steel • Applying the Law of the Spring to Presses • Example of How Slide Adjustment Increases Tonnage • Cutting Dies are an Exception • Die Shut Height May Vary with Tonnage Requirements • Measuring Press Deflection with Load Cells • Why Die Shut Height May Need Compensation • Common Press Shut Height Adjustment Procedure • Sources of Press Error • Common Die Shut Height Adjustment Procedure • Maintaining a Common Shut Height • Procedure for Transfer Presses • Exchanging Dies Between Presses at a Common Shut Height • Important Points to Remember
Chapter 12: Decoiling, Straightening, and Feeding Coil Stock
• Example of Coil Feeding Auxiliary Equipment • Decoiling Systems • Quick Coil Change • Stock Straighteners • Crop Shears
• Computer Integration of Pressworking Processes is Not Always Easy • Roll Straighteners are Not Always Necessary • Cases Where Coil Set May Not be a Problem • Determining the Bend Radius to Produce Coil Set • Quick Die Change and Quality Considerations • When Stock Curvature is Necessary
Chapter 13: Transfer Press and Die Operations
• Types Transfer Press Features • Examples of Transfer Press Operations • Multiple Slide-Straightside Presses • Automatic Transfer Press Die Change at Auto Alliance • Employee Training • Die Design for Transfer Presses • CAD Design Considerations • Ford Woodhaven Stamping Plant Transfer Die Change • Problems Installing Transfer Presses in Old Plant Layouts • Safety When Inching the Press
Chapter 14: Basic Principles of Press Force Monitors
• Force Monitoring • Measuring Press Strain to Determine Force • Poor Sensor Mounting • Gap-frame Sensor Locations • Gaging Underdriven Presses
Chapter 15: An Overview of Press Safeguarding
• Company Standards • Historic Pre-OSHA Overview of Edward Crane • The Engineer’s Historic Duty in Safe Operations
• Working in Presses and on Automation Safety • Avoiding Operator Injury • Power Press Law, Training, and Shop Rules
• Presence Sensing Device Initiation (PSDI)
Chapter 16: Press Counterbalance Adjustment and Maintenance
• Correct Air Counterbalance Pressure • Spring Counterbalances • Air Counterbalance Safe Construction Features • Air Counterbalance Function • Counterbalance System Components • Setting Correct Counterbalance Pressure • Common Errors in Counterbalance Adjustment • Automatic Pressure Adjustment • Establishing Correct Counterbalance Settings • Counterbalance Maintenance
Chapter 17: Ergonomics in the Pressroom
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Back Injuries • Implement Ergonomics Improvements • Lifestyle Off the Job
Chapter 18: Dealing with the Unthinkable
• Training and Preparedness • Raising the Ram • Regular Emergency Drills • Entrapment Occurrence • The Goal
Chapter 19: Unsticking Presses Stuck on Bottom Dead Center
• Action Plan if the Press Sticks on Bottom • Dealing with Stuck C-frame Presses • Unsticking Straightside Theory and Procedures • Assembling Straightside Presses that have Tie Rods • Benefits of Proper Tie-rod Pre-stressing • Action to Take in the Event of a Large Overload • Example of a Broken Tie-rod Failure • Conclusion
Chapter 20: Die Maintenance Documentation and Tracking
• Die Maintenance Team • Systematic Die Maintenance System • The Request for Maintenance Form • Case Study• Continuous Improvement
Index