IE357: Tools Design         Credit: 3               (3-0-9)

Lecturer :    1)    Asst.Prof. Dr. Apiwat Muttamara                Tel. 3189   Room  403/3

Course descriptions;
           Theory of tools and machine tools. General principle in designing machine tools and its components. Handling of a workpiece, loading and unloading of a workpiece including supporting and clamping. Jig and fixture design. Installation and assembly of dies.

Teaching schedule:


Week

Topics

1

Introduction

2

Work holding principle

3

The Computer in Tool Design

4

Types and Functions

5

Jig Design/ Economic Fixture Design

6

Design of work holding tool

 

Midterm Exam

8

Fitting / Types of Die Construction

9

Miscellaneous Press working Operation

10

Press Classification and Selection/Die functions

11

Fundamental Die design

12

Progressive Die

13

Die manufacturing Tools Materials

14

Cases study

 

   Final Exam


Reference Books;

1. Jig and Fixture Design, Fifth Edition. Edward G. Hoffman(2003).

2.  Ivana Suchy, Hand book of die design, McGraw-Hill,2006

3. Apiwat Muttamara, Tool Engineering, Watchara Printing, 2017

Evaluation:
          Homework & Reports             40%
          Midterm exam                         30%
          Final exam                                30%

 

LINK

Screw Table

 

Injection Mold Design Guide

 

Mold design Step by Step

 

Clearance and components

 

Mold-Ex

 

Progressive Die

 

Plastic Materials/ Tools Materials