Development of Sheet Metal Die by Using CAD and Simulation Technology to Improvement of Quality

Abstract

Minimizing manufacturing time is a major advancement that decreases the entire cost of production and reduces the time for a commodity to be sold. One of the main titles of the sheet metal industry is the convergence of sheet metal product design, simplification, and fabrication applications. Sheet metal formation is one of the most common finished product procurement technologies in almost every industrial production field, especially in the aircraft, automobile, food and home appliance industries. Because of its intricate forms and the possibilities of applications it requires, the incorporation of sheet metal product design and development in a computer-aided setting is a challenge. To solve this problem, many methodologies are being developed, such as a Single Minute Exchange Die System (SMED) that considers only the methodology to minimize the installation of forming dies to almost 25–30%, but does not take into account the minimization of the phase or sequence of forming. Most of the time, the automotive industry reduces the time by standardizing some of the die components to mount the die issue. The paper is focused on the design of sheet metal die for the casting. It also focused to develop and optimize the performance of die. The performance of die is evaluated by using CAD simulation technology. Three different materials are checked to evaluate performance those are EN 8, SAE 4340, and SAE 4640. After the simulation results show that SAE 4640 material gives quality performance than are EN 8, SAE 4340 material.