Week 6:- Clamp Unit & Pin-Clamp Unit Design Challenge

INPUT -      1 - Tooling direction and draft analysis -  So we have done draft analysis of the part , the part clears in the vertical tooling direction but there are undercuts in the part at four corners , so we will have to create sliders for this under cuts .     Slider direction and…

PROJECT 1 -  TABLE FAN OUTER CASING -  INPUT -  Below is the outer casing of the table fan we have to create suitable moldblocks for this part .      a- Draft analysis - We will use the draft analysis tool and select the tooling direction and get the draft analysis for 0.5 degree .  so…

EJECTOR PINS -  We will start by creating a sketch for the pins, we will make diameter 3mm pins .  We will then use the cut extrude tool and cut the block with the sketch .  Now we will use the same sketch and create a boss extrude and on one side give distance as 150mm and other side upto the surface .  Now we will create…

CREATION OF SLIDERS - a - Relief to the core block  and cavity block-  We will provide a 2mm relief by using move face tool this relief is to avoid the rubbing of the blocks during the moulding process .  Similarly we will provide reliefs to the cavity block -         Below is the…

Design and development of sliders -  A) Slider 1 -  We will create a plane by selecting the edge as slider direction as first reference and the point as second reference. We will create a sketch on the plane , we will use convert entities and convert the profile on sketch .  We will use the split body tool…

AIM -  TO DESIGN A BASE UNIT WITH ALL THE WELDMENTS FOR THE GIVEN CAR PANEL AND TO DESIGN THE REMAINING UNITS REQUIRED FOR THE FIXTURE ASSEMBLY .  INTRODUCTION & THEORY -  BASE UNIT  -          A base unit is a unit on which all other units of the tool and other…

1 - WHAT ARE THE DRAWING TEMPLATES ? ANS -                                A drawing template is basically the drawing standards as per the customer specification . Drawing template is a format which is used show the detailing of different parts…

1 - WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY 3D FINISH PROCESS? ANS -  3D finish is a process where design is being completely finished and is made ready for final simulation .  While doing the 3d finish process every component in the assembly is designed properly and does not have interference with other parts .  Every…

1) What is Base unit ? what are typical parts of Base unit ?  ANS -           Base unit - Base unit is a unit on which all other units of tools and also other parts necessary for tool like pneumatic valve box , trunking cable path etc are assembled .  Base plate is a machined plate…

CLAMP UNIT AND PIN - CLAMP UNIT DESIGN -       Product name - (P002_Z04_ST05_00_00) OBJECTIVE -  1) Design 3 different types of swivel clamp unit with different riser , blade  , clamp arm for given car panel.                      …

REST UNIT AND CLAMP UNIT DESIGN - OBJECTIVE- 1) Design three different types of power clamp unit with different type of riser , blade and clamp arm for given car panel .                      2) Design two different types of rest unit for the given car…

PIN UNIT DESIGN -  OBJECTIVE - 1) Design two different types of fixed pin unit with different pins , pin retainers , blocks , blades , risers .                       2) Design two different types of retractable pin unit with different pins , pin…

1 - WHAT IS DESIGN METHODOLOGY ? ANS -                      Design methodology is the steps that is needed to be followed during the concept stage of design .  Purchase order - It is the first official document that  we will receive from customer side…

1 - WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF PROJECT EXECUTION ACTIVITY ?  ANS -  Project activities is the various steps included from the start to the end of project . there are many steps included below is their explanation  -  RFQ  - it is request for quotation . the customer gives its requirement  , specification…

1 - WHAT IS BIW AND DEFINE ITS PARTS ?  ANS -                  Biw or Body in white is the welded sheet metal components which forms the vehicle structure to which other components are married . It is a stage in automobile manufacturing in which the cars body structure…

SECTION MODULUS CALCULATION AND OPTIMIZATION -  OBJECTIVE - To get a section of hood and find the section modulus of it and to come up with a new section which has increased the section modulus of the previous section . INTRODUCTION - Section modulus is a geometric property for a given cross-section used in design…

DESIGN OF BACKDOOR  - OBJECTIVE - Design of backdoor outerpanel , backdoor innerpanel along with hinge reinforcements , gas stay reinforcements , wiper mounting reinforcement , latch and stryker reinforcement using Nx-cad software . INTRODUCTION -                                  A car backdoor or tailgate is a hinged…

DESIGN OF ROOF - OBJECTIVE- Design of roof , front roof rail , rear roof rail , centre roof rail , bow roofs and performing the curvature study . INTRODUCTION -  In automobile , the roof or the car top is the portion that protects the occupants from the dust, sun, wind ,rain , and other external elements. so the design…

DESIGN OF FRONT FENDER- OBJECTIVE- To develop the front fender using Nx cad following the design parameters . INTRODUCTION -         Front fender is a part of the vehicle that frames the wheel . the primary purpose of the fender is to prevent sand , mud , rock etc from being thrown away into the air by rotating tire .…

DESIGN OF HOOD OBJECTIVE - Design Hood outer panel, inner panel and the necessary reinforcements by following the Master section mentioned with the design parameter . INTRODUCTION- The hood is the hinged cover that covers  the engine in a front engine vehicle whereas it acts as a door for the front trunk in a…

BENCHMARKING -  Benchmarking is the process of comparing various industry processes with the other industry best processes and getting the output . in benchmarking we compare a process or a product from different industries of that domain . usually comparison is done with the companies that are best in the domain…

UNDER BODY COATING :- During the manufacturing of a car , a car body is made of various materials like iron , steel, aluminium etc . In OEM's to make a car light weight without decreasing its strength various alloys of iron and steel are used .  over a period of time  , due to oxidization , iron corrodes …

TITLE- DESIGNING BRACKET USING NX - cad  OBJECTIVE- TO CREATE A BRACKET USING SHEET METAL WORKBENCH OF NX cad . INTRODUCTION-Nx cad software is a simple and powerful tool which has wide variety of application in various  industries such as automobile , medical , aircraft etc . using the sheetmetal workbench from…

TITLE - DESIGNING A BRACKET .  OBJECTIVE - To design a bracket using sheetmetal workbench of NX cad software .  INTRODUCTION - Nx cad software is a simple and powerful tool which has wide variety of application in various  industries such as automobile , medical , aircraft etc . using the sheetmetal workbench from nx ,…

TITLE - ODD SHAPE ENCLOSURE . OBJECTIVE - To create odd shape enclosure using the sheet metal workbench of NX cad software .  INTRODUCTION -  Nx cad software is a simple and powerful tool which has wide variety of application in various  industries such as automobile , medical , aircraft etc . using the sheetmetal workbench…

TITLE- BOX ASSEMBLY DESIGN USING NX CAD  OBJECTIVE- we will design a box with hinges and lid such that it can open or close . we will create it in sheetmetal workbench of Nx cad .  INTRODUCTION- Nx cad software is a simple and powerful tool which has wide variety of application in various  industries…

TITLE - CASING DESIGN USING NX-CAD. OBJECTIVE - To create a casing using sheetmetal workbench tools following all the design rules and parameters in used    sheetmetal . INTRODUCTION - Nx cad software is a simple and powerful tool which has wide variety of application in various  industries such as automobile , medical…

A) - ARM-REST TOP 1- This is the input A surface of the arm rest top .  2- We now create tooling axis by extracting the surface and extrapolating it , then we will place a point on it and add a line with reference to the surface.   3- We will now create B-surface , we will directly offset the A surface with a thickness…

B-PILLAR  1 -Input surface is the class a surface with the master sections .  2 - We will create the tooling axis , first we will extract base and place a point on it , then we will add a line on that point with reference to the surface . this will be our tooling axis .  3 - We create flange . first we will…

 DOOR ARM REST -  1 - We will receive the A surface as our input .  2 -For creating main tooling axis , we will first extract the base and then untrim it. we will then add a point onto that surface at 0 . we will then add a line from the point and normal to the untrimmed surface .  3 - For creating…

A -                             SWITCH BEZEL  1- Making tooling clearing for the faces by creating a sketch on yz plane and intersecting the class A surface and then using the bisecting line tool to get the required line.   2- Making the tooling clearing for the faces by creating sketch on zx plane and then intersecting…