• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.372-377
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• 2017

In this paper, an effective design procedure was proposed to design the rib of die structure for auto-body member with ultra-high strength steel (UHSS) having ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 1.5 GPa. From analysis results of the die structure, structural safety of the die was evaluated with information such as displacement and von-Mises stress. It was concluded that the casting part could be designed in order to reduce tool deformation. A design guideline of the die structure was proposed, especially for the rib structure in the casting part with an optimization scheme and local reinforcement concept. Simulation result following the design guideline fully explained that stability of the tool structure could be obtained simultaneously with weight minimization.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.567-573
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• 2000

An analysis system for evaluating the design of dieface of stamping press dies is developed. The die design analysis system interfaced with CATIA via universal or NASTRAN data format provides the design information such as binder-wrap, punch contact status, section length change ratio, wrinkle symptom etc., which are crucial in predicting the defects of initial shape of the sheet in the dieface design stage. The graphic post-processor of developed system which displays 3-dimensional shapes of tool and die and analysis results, helps the interpretation of design evaluation. The dieface design analysis system was tested in draw dies of front floor panel and quarter panel of auto-body in order to verify the usefulness and validity of the system The examples show that the developed system would be a good tool in evaluating dieface designs.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.326-329
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 픽업프레임의 스트립 레이아웃 도를 작성하였다. 프레스 금형에 있어서 스트립 레이아웃 도는 제품 양산을 결정하는 중요 요인이다. 장착되는 다른 부품과의 간섭요인을 용이하게 수정하기 위하여 3D CAD/CAM 시스템을 적용하였다. 블랭크 레이아웃을 최적화하고 광폭배열로 스트립 레이아웃 하여 재료 이용률을 28.49%로 향상시켰다. 사용된 3D CAD/CAM 소프트웨어는 Unigraphics NX 4.0이며 12개 공정으로 스트립 레이아웃 도를 작성하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.450-455
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• 2017

A shield connector is an automotive electrical component that is used to connect electrical wiring in a vehicle. This part is made by progressive pressing using a phosphor bronze material with high electrical conductivity. The shape of the product is not complicated, but plastic forming techniques are required, such as deep drawing and bending, as well as shearing techniques such as piercing and notching. The finite element method was used to model the process. The strip layout design stage of the progressive die makes it possible to examine the thickness change, the stability of the forming process, and the spring-back. As a result of this analysis, it is possible to predict the correction values for the tendency of cracks, wrinkles, and incomplete plastic deformation, and to identify possible problems in advance. As a countermeasure against the forming error caused by the drawing process analysis, the drawing shape was modified and applied in the process design. For effective material utilization, a 3D strip layout was designed using an optimized blank shape based on nesting. The results improve the crack stability and spring-back of shield connector products produced through progressive pressing.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.39-49
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• 2007

Recently three-dimensional (3-D) die design and production process has been widely introduced into the tooling shops of automotive manufacturers to reduce time-to-production of brand-new automobiles. 3-D solid models created in CAD systems are used not only for various simulations for design verification, but also for NC tool path generation to machine dies and their Styrofoam patterns. However, a lot of time and cost will be required to build solid models for dies if designers use only the generalized modeling capabilities of commercial 3-D CAD systems. To solve this problem, it is necessary to customize 3-D CAD system for the specific die design and manufacturing process. This paper describes a dedicated 3-D CAD system based on Unigraphics for die design for automotive body panels. The system provides not only 3-D design capabilities, but also standard part libraries, to enhance design productivity. The design process modeling technology has been introduced to facilitate redesign of the die for the modified panel. By introducing this system, dies can be designed more rapidly in the 3-D space, and their solid data can be directly transferred to CAM tools for NC tool path generation and simulation tools for virtual manufacturing.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.373-381
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• 2004

Using standard components of a press die is recognized as a way for a cost reduction and a short lead time. It also provides a way for a quick maintenance of a die under repair. It is expected to contribute to integration of CAD/CAM system for manufacturing dies in the future. This paper presents a 3D CAD library which is constructed using the standard components and is used for designing a press die. This 3D CAD library is generated by a database system made of Microsoft Access for standard components and by CATIA V5 R10 API for geometric features. The library is implemented using Visual Basic 6.0 utility of CATIA API function in the Windows NT environment. It creates a 3D model of the standard components of press die easily when a die designer inputs numerical values of geometric features and the BOM of the completely assembled parts. It also generates automatically the assembly drawing of die set by using variables for standard values of die parts. Therefore users can save the cost of time to design the press die components, and even a beginner can use this program with ease. The test results of the 3D CAD library for designing shearing and bending dies verify its usefulness and feasibility.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.391-396
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• 2000

Today most companies are designing their automobile shapes by using 3 dimensional CAD software, CATIA. And they used to design 2 dimensional press dies to do some elastic work on their products, but they are currently trying to make use of dimensional software, Pro-Engineer. In this case, they have to change the 3 dimensional product design data to the proper format data for the following process. This paper will show the data loss and the deformation during data transfer between CATIA and Pro-Engineer, and then suggest a solution for these problems. Product's surface will be automatically placed by automatic press tipping angle setting in CATIA to prevent the product from being stuck in the press die. The 2 dimensional section view which is based on the tipping angle setting is created by Z-map. And, to remove the data loss and the data deformation in pro-Engineer, the product surface are delivered to the next process after it is changed to the 2 dimensional Z-map curves in CATIA. finally, this paper suggests an algorithm to develop the automatic design program for the press layout which regenerates product shape surface from the previous process.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.38-44
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• 2002

Today most companies are designing their automobile shapes by using 3 dimensional CAD software, CATIA. And they used to design 2 dimensional press dies to do some elastic work on their products, but they are currently trying to make use of 3 dimensional software, Pro-Engineer. In this case, they have to change the 3 dimensional product design data to the proper format data for the following process. This paper will show the data loss and the deformation during data transfer between CATIA and Pro-Engineer, and then suggest a solution for these problems. Product's surface will be automatically placed by automatic press tipping angle setting in CATIA to prevent the product from being stuck m the press die. The 2 dimensional section view which is based on the tipping angle setting is created by Z-map. And, to remove the data loss and the data deformation in Pro-Engineer, the product surface are delivered to the next process after it is changed to the 2 dimensional Z-map curves in CATIA. Finally, this paper suggests an algorithm to develop the automatic design program for the press layout which regenerates product shape surface from the previous process.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.565-570
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• 2011

There is always die roll in fine blanking parts which is able to have 100% clean shear surface. In this paper the change of die roll size was studied by fine blanking tryout in order to minimize die roll size. Various die inserts with different die chamfer were machined, fine blanking die was manufactured and tested. The die roll sizes of fine blanking samples were measured and the tendency of thickness directional die roll size was comprehended. This result will be used on the design of die chamfer in order to minimize thickness directional die roll size of fine blanking parts

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.569-573
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• 2008

In this thesis, the drawing was prepared for the strip layout of the pickup frame In the press die, the drawing for press layout is a major factor in determining the mass production of the product. The 3D CAD/CAM system was applied to easily correct interference factors with other parts to be mounted. This study improved the material utilization ratio to 28.49% by optimizing the blank layout and strip layout in wide-width arraying. The 3D CAD/CAM software used is Unigraphics NX 4.0, and the strip layout drawing was prepared in 12 processes.