Design Calculation and Analysis of Progressive Press Tool For Square washer

Abstract

A progressive press tool used for different types of sheet metal operation in a single stroke. All operations may be shared or both shearing and non-shearing operation. This press tool design for a single row one pass layout. Scrap strip layout design categorized into three essential stages, namely – piercing, piloting and blanking. To stop forwarding one stage to another pitch punch method were used. Raw material is used in small segment form and strip is manually fed. This project aimed that each stage stopping position was removed like primary, secondary and final stage with the help of pitch punch method, rear and face strip guide and also used insert based die plate. Die block is EN8 steel and material of insert is tool steel. Square washer was used for automobile, construction and aircraft industry. It also enables distribution of load and gyration persistently opposed. “In this project, utilization of three-dimensional computer aided design software specifically SOLIDWORKS for press tool elements designed”. Auto CAD for scrap striped layout and ANSYS for tool element analysis.