Estudo e desenvolvimento de ferramentas fabricadas por manufatura aditiva para a estampagem de plaquetas metálicas em baixos volumes de produção

Abstract

Micro and small companies face difficulties in making their low volume production viable with the existing alternatives offered by the main manufacturing processes. In addition, the need for brand identification arises in the early stages of structuring any company. The present work aims to manufacture in low volumes an identification metal plate for the company ROBOTIX to incorporate into its products, justified by the need to make the manufacture of these tools cheaper, faster and customizable. The methodology adopted is that of product development proposed by Amaral et al. (2006) which was adapted for Engineer to Order – ETO. This work presents a review of the stamping processes and the application of additive manufacturing for tool development, followed by the development and testing of the proposed tools in order to obtain an identification plate that complies with the project specifications. The result obtained demonstrates the technical and economic feasibility of such a manufacturing process for low volumes, complying with the requirements established by the customer. As a possibility to continue this study, the use of new materials stands out, both for the tools and blanks, in addition to an optimization in the stamping and printing process.