Advanced Sheet Metal Design Using NX Cad Challenge_7_ Metal bracket-II

OBJECTIVE:

• To create a metal bracket on sheetmetal with advanced flanges,gussets,cutouts in Siemens Nx 11.

INTRODUCTION:

• Sheet metal components are used extensively in various applications such as vehicles, aircraft, electronics products and packaging for consuming goods, typical parts/components including car panels, aircraft skins, cans for food and drinks, frames for TV,monitor,etc.
• Basic process configurations for the forming of macro-products include shearing, blanking, bending, stamping, deep drawing (including mechanical and hydromechanical), hydroforming, stretching forming, super-plastic forming, age forming, spinning. Some of these processes may be equally applied to the forming of miniature and even micro products. The manufacture of micro-sheet metal products those used in electronics products often needs bending to produce 3D profiles/sections.
• Create a bracket with given dimensions.

DESIGN METHODOLOGY:

FEATURES AND TOOLS USED:

1) 2-D Sketch: A basic sketch used to create a profile.

2) Contour Flange: To provide an extrude with thickness and length.

3) Hole: To provide holes on the selected regions

4) Advanced Flange: It is used to create a thickness along with some bend on it.

5) Gusset: It is used to provide a punch formation the bend region with some depth on it.

6) Break corner: It is used to give the smooth edges.

DESIGN APPROACH:

1) Create a 2D sketch shown on the image.

2) Create a contour flange of the sketch with some thickness.

3) Create a cut-out with respect to the sketch.

4) Create a Normal cutout to provide a hole on the selected regions.

5) Create an advanced flange on the edges of length 5mm.

6) Create a point on the face of the sheets to provide a general hole on the sheets.

7) Create a gussets on the bend region with some depth on it.

Views:

Front view:

Side view:

Top View:

Isometric view:

DRAFTING:

CONCLUSION:

The metal bracket is designed on the sheetmetal and learned about the advanced flange and gussets used on it.