Desenvolvimento de um equipamento didático de processos de conformação

Abstract

Combining practice and theory is essential for better assimilation of the technology used in product manufacturing processes. However, within the academic context of engineering, this is not always reachable due to the unavailability of experiments, high cost and, generally, large industrial equipment available on the market. This research aimed at the development of the design of didactic, modular, small, simplified and low cost equipment to universities, colleges, technical schools, among others, to demonstrate and experiment, in reduced scale, the industrial processes principles. It was designed a system comprising of: aluminum profile bench, hydraulic actuation, shearing and deep drawing cutting tools and also a measurement system. Only the processes tools and the measurement set were manufactured due to time and economic issues. These limitations, however, did not influence the validation of the project because, when mounted on existing presses in the laboratory, the tools allowed the specific procedures trial. When used in sequence associated with the device measuring, enable the simulation of part of a cycle productive of a product the basis of conformation mechanics. The rating of products obtained allowed the observation practice of phenomena of cutting and mounting process, well as validation of theory presented in literature on the theme. The multidisciplinary nature and system's modular, will allow still, the inclusion of other processes as extrusion, bending and forging, attending specific training needs, well as serve as load generator / cycle when the objective is the study of actuators and or production.