How to Counteract Unbalanced Thrust

Posted by stephens on Mar 20, 2010 in Engineering Decisions, Equations, Progressive Dies, Transfer Dies | 0 comments

The debate on how to counteract unbalanced thrust lives on in the stamping industry. I have seen it first hand in several markets. Automotive. Appliance. Medical device. The list goes on. Here is a note sent to me by one of my DieGuy.com readers through the contact page of this site: Hi Tim, Really enjoy reading up on your blog & your die knowledge. I have a...

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Flanging Die Unbalanced Thrust

Posted by stephens on Mar 19, 2010 in Engineering Decisions, Equations | 0 comments

A while back, I blogged on how to quantify unbalanced thrust in cutting dies. Today, I would like to share the same for flanging dies. Forces in a flanging die are equal and opposite. So what happens when flanging occurs on one side of a cutting component? Unbalanced thrust. The issue with unbalanced thrust is should the flanging component be heeled or keyed to...

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Cutting Die Unbalanced Thrust

Posted by stephens on Oct 16, 2009 in Engineering Decisions, Equations | 0 comments

Forces in a cutting die are equal and opposite. So what happens when cutting occurs on one side of a cutting component? Unbalanced thrust. The issue with unbalanced thrust is should the cutting component be heeled or keyed to counteract the lateral force. The first step to this decision is to quantify the magnitude of unbalanced thrust. The equation for...

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