Programming and control of actuators from a hydraulic press for incremental precision forging

• Grant number: 14/08117-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2014
• End date: December 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Manufacturing Processes
• Principal Investigator: Sergio Tonini Button
• Grantee: José Yugo Yamaguchi Pellegrini
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica (FEM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

One of the methods used for metal forming is forging, a process in which the raw material is plastically deformed in generalized intermittent cycles. The main purpose of this project is the determination of a sequence of movements of hydraulic actuators used in a multidirectional press that allows obtaining forged products with complex geometry and low production of flash. To do this, a programming of logical control for the hydraulic circuit that performs a technique called incremental forging will be developed, and, simultaneously, tests on simulation softwares of mechanical forming processes, to evaluate the efficiency of the sequence, are going to be executed. (AU)