| Punching Tricks of the Trade and Tips |
Q: Currently, we are producing parts on our stamping presses using very expensive hard tooling that requires long setups and lead times. Is there a quicker way to produce these parts using our punch press?
Read more...
|
Q: My customer requires a louver that is longer than my Trumpf tooling can create. What options do I have?
Read more...
|
Q: I have a job that requires a coined countersink in 1/8" (3mm) aluminum. I took the dimensions of the screw and then ordered a coined countersink tool. I was surprised when I discovered that the screw did not sit flush with the sheet. The coin diameter* of the tool matched the screw size. Does material spring-back cause the coin diameter to shrink?
Read more...
|
Q: I am punching small round holes in thick material and having frequent breakage on punches. What would you recommend?
Read more...
|
Q: I am having trouble with sheet distortion using a cluster tool on our thick turret punch press. Is there anything that can be done to reduce this distortion?
Read more...
|
Forming Tools for Sheet Metal Fastening
Read more...
|
| Q: Currently, we are producing parts on our stamping presses using very expensive hard tooling that requires long setups and lead times. Is there a quicker way to produce these parts using our punch press? Read more... |
| Q: Can you recommend an easy method for removing galling (material build-up) from the sides of some of our punch tips? Read more... |
| Q: When we sharpen our large station punches, we sometimes have a problem maintaining the correct shear angle. What do you recommend? Read more... |
| Press Brake Tricks of the Trade and Tips |
| Q:
How should I be maintaining my precision ground press brake tools? My dies seem worn and they aren't very old.
Read more... |
| Q:
We have an extensive inventory of standard 2V dies that we use in our European press brake. We would like to be able to use the solid 32.87" and 16.34" versions of these dies in the same setup as the equivalent sectionalized versions. However, the difference in tool height has made this impossible. Do you have a solution?
Read more... |
| Q: Is there a better way to bend tread plate without die marking on the finished product?
Read more... |
| Q: Your catalog provides formulas for selecting V-openings for specific material thickness. However, I have been told that these formulas do not apply in large radius bending. If this is true, what formula should I use?
Read more... |
| Q: I have always thought that the inside radius of a bend was created by the punch tip. Now I am told that it is created by the V-opening on the die. Which is true?
Read more... |
| Q: I am aware of the fact that in air bending, the inside of the bend is created by the V-opening. What criteria should I use to determine the appropriate punch tip radius?
Read more... |
| Q: Is there a way to increase the overall height of my existing Standard Wilson American Precision tooling to bend larger boxes without ordering special tooling? Read more...
|
| Stamping Tricks of the Trade and Tips |
| Q: How can I reduce punch breakage while preventing slug pulling?
Read more... |
| Q: Aside from coatings, are there any other options available to reduce galling?
Read more... |
| Q: The company that I work for has become very active in lean manufacturing and one main focus is to cut down tool sharpening time. Do you have any suggestions? Read more... |
