The term tool and die are used mainly in manufacturing /Metallurgy industries which basically involves making things like die,molds,fixtures, and various kinds of other cutting tools .These are used in different industries in different way from plastic industries to aviation industries these fixtures, die and molds are needed for all machines for making a finished product or they represent a product by themselves.
The people involved in these kinds of industries have good artistic skills with knowledge of science and mathematics or at least they should have natural knack of it .Talking about Die and casting industry the common terms we should know to understand the process are blanking , bending, coining compound die, cold forming, hydro forming, shaving, sub press operation These are common terms used for different process and types in Die industries . However as there is competition in all industry this is no different. There has been a huge change in Die and casting process and the way it is conceived, below is the list of process which are now already popular or getting popular in the die cast industries
- Rapid Prototyping method
- 2D drawing and modeling
- 3D drawing and modeling
- Conceptual based designing
- CAD /CAM Designing (Computer Aided designing)
- CAPP(Computer aided process planning).
These evolved over the years basically for the demand of superior quality at fast pace with low cost of production .These methods are way ahead of conventional methods used in Die cast industries avoiding lot of time delay it involved in completing cast process which was very laborious . The technology is going to next level where in the industry is talking about going green when it comes to production .Now they are concentrating on High pressure Die casting which will reduce the need of fuel energy as such, with the rise in fuel prices all over the world the research on this is on full throttle Also the next generation 3D printing is the next buzz word in the Die cast industry .
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