In efficient automatic parts production transfer technology and transfer die application

With the increasing competition in the automotive sector, automotive manufacturers invest in transfer press technologies and want to increase their productivity and capabilities with innovative solutions. For complex sheet metal parts, multiple forming steps are required sequentially. In today's industry, sheet metal part shaping operations, intermediate operations are transferred automatically as a strip (progressive die) or by leaving a pitch gap between processes (transfer die). In Progressive and Transfer dies, inter-process transport system parameters must be defined in advance. With these parameters, the part should be transferred to the next stage in a fast and safe way. Transfer systems help to produce complex operations (form / cut / hole etc.) in a single line. In transfer systems, tandem dies are lined up in a single line and the workpiece moves from one station to another by using vacuum or mechanical arms and linear mechanism. Before turning raw materials into a finished product, data are required for an accurate design of the product and production. With the finite element method and Simulation reports, the necessary data for design can be obtained before making the real die or mass production. If the design is not correct, defects will occur in the manufactured products. It will eliminate design errors in part production without negative consequences such as tearing, wrinkling and shrinkage marks in accordance with the desired technical specifications of the die designed with finite elements (simulation) results. As a result, the cost can be reduced and the risk of error reduced in actual mass production.