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Punching is a forming process that uses a punch press to force a tool, called a punch, through the workpiece to create a hole via shearing. Punching is applicable to a wide variety of materials that come in sheet form, including sheet metal , paper , vulcanized fibre and some forms of plastic sheet.
The selection criteria of all process parameters are governed by the sheet thickness and by the strength of the work-piece material being pierced. The punch/die clearance is a crucial parameter, which determines the load at the cutting edge of the tool, commonly known as point pressure. Excessive point pressure can accelerate tool wear.
The compound tool differs from progressive and stage tools by the arrangement of the punch and die. It is an inverted tool where blanking and piercing takes place in a single stage and also the blanking punch will act as the piercing die. That means punch will be to the bottom side of the tool and piercing punches to top side of the tool.
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A punch press is a type of machine press used to cut holes in material. It can be small and manually operated and hold one simple die set, or be very large, CNC operated, with a multi-station turret and hold a much larger and complex die set.
A HACO CNC punching machine Punched hole: best results for cutting surface with above 70% cutting, low clearance necessary (8% material thickness) Punch presses are developed for high flexibility and efficient processing of metal stampings. The main areas of application are for small and medium runs.
The screw is then threaded into the punch and the screw tightened until the punch is drawn completely through the sheet metal. [2] The manual system uses a screw that has a standard hex head or square head and is driven using an allen key or wrench. A manual knockout punch can handle holes from 0.5 to 1.25 in (13 to 32 mm).
A stopped hole drilled in the front center portion of the hammer mass facing the tumbler acts as a receiver for the rod, and as an anvil for the punch action. The tumbler provides the automation. When reset, a provision is made such that the tumbler rod is cocked slightly, so that its resting position is skewed and the tip contacts the hammer ...