Die Maintenance Handbook

The Die Maintenance Handbook 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.

Preface
Contributors

Chapter 1 : An Overview of Basic Die Operations
Chapter 2 : Troubleshooting Punching and Cutting Operations
Chapter 3 : Designing Large EDM Die Sections for Repairability
Chapter 4 : Die-shaving Operations
Chapter 5 : Solving Punch Head Breakage Problems
Chapter 6 : The Cost of Punch and Die Maintenance
Chapter 7 : Good Maintenance Practice
Chapter 8 : Compound Dies
Chapter 9 : Pressure Pad and Stripper Selection
Chapter 10 : Anti-slug Pulling Methods
Chapter 11 : Cutting Force and Snap-through Reduction
Chapter 12 : Bending of Metals
Chapter 13 : Forming Flanges and Hems
Chapter 14 : Drawing and Stretching of Metals
Chapter 15 : Stamping Analysis Techniques
Chapter 16 : Die Maintenance Documentation and Tracking
Chapter 17 : Effective Die Maintenance Program Strategy
Chapter 18 : Metallic Springs as Die-pressure Devices
Chapter 19 : Gas and Hydraulic Die-pressure Systems
Chapter 20 : Press Selection and Maintenance
Chapter 21 : Troubleshooting Large Panel Stamping Dies
Chapter 22 : Waveform Signature Analysis
Chapter 23 : Repairing Damaged Die Steels and Castings
Chapter 24 : Die Materials and Treatments

Appendix A : Generic Die Standards
Appendix B : Case Study—Phoenix Specialty Manufacturing Company
Index

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