This book offers solutions to common tool and die problems. It gives effective maintenance strategies to help the reader avoid costly die repairs by performing required tasks at scheduled times. This book explains the basics of die operations and offers correct maintenance procedures for critical tasks. It gives reasons and strategies for establishing an effective die-maintenance program, lists the benefits of doing repair work in-house and the pitfalls to avoid when repair work is contracted out, and how-to-information for die repair. In addition, there are valuable die-tryout techniques, examples of welded die repairs, options for broken die castings, die standard models, and cost accounting examples.Content:Front Matter Preface Table of Contents1. An Overview of Basic Die Operations2. Troubleshooting Punching and Cutting Operations3. Designing Large EDM Die Sections for Repairability4. Die-Shaving Operations5. Solving Punch Head Breakage Problems6. The Cost of Punch and Die Maintenance7. Good Maintenance Practice8. Compound Dies9. Pressure Pad and Stripper Selection10. Anti-Slug Pulling Methods11. Cutting Force and Snap-Through Reduction12. Bending of Metals13. Forming Flanges and Hems14. Drawing and Stretching of Metals15. Stamping Analysis Techniques16. Die Maintenance Documentation and Tracking17. Effective Die Maintenance Program Strategy18. Metallic Springs as Die-Pressure Devices19. Gas and Hydraulic Die-Pressure Systems20. Press Selection and Maintenance21. Troubleshooting Large Panel Stamping Dies22. Waveform Signature Analysis23. Repairing Damaged Die Steels and Castings24. Die Materials and TreatmentsAppendicesIndex