Overview of Forming Process for Sheet Metal Bracket, Tool Analysis & Effect of Tool Wear

industrial engineering

Sheet metal forming process is a group of numerous methods to form a certain part. The main two groups of machining are 1) Shearing (cutting) and 2) Forming. Shearing process has further classification as punching, blanking, notching ,etc, Forming processes include bending, flanging, and other processes with no metal cutting but to deform in desired shapes. In manufacturing of the bracket discussed below, processes include shearing, blanking, punching, bending and plating. The main components apart from the raw material that is to be formed are a power press tool attached to a power press. The tool is made to satisfy the geometric structure required on the part. The tool shape is made as per requirement and forms the part accordingly. The power press on the other hand is a machine made to release huge force onto the tool by means of mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulic mechanism. This paper is a brief overview of sheet metal forming process for a bracket along with the press tool calculations and effect of tool wear on the part and tool itself. A short analysis is also covered in this paper with help of Finite Element Analysis. AUTODESK INVENTOR 2017 is used for the FEA Analysis

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