Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for preparing a large-size single crystal, which relates to the field of semiconductor material preparation, and more particularly, to an apparatus for preparing a large-size single crystal from a plurality of small-size single crystals by connecting them in solid states. The apparatus includes a hydrocooling furnace, a solid connection chamber hermetically disposed in the hydrocooling furnace, and combined fixtures provided in the solid connection chamber, wherein a plurality of crystal pieces are fixed by the combined fixtures, a top column or a stress block is used for pressing the crystal piece through the combined fixtures, a heating wire surrounding the solid connection chamber is provided in the hydrocooling furnace, a vacuum tube is communicated with the solid connection chamber, and a thermocouple is disposed close to the combined fixtures.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for producing an elongated profiled part, in which a profiled strip is produced from a flat strip by rolling and the profiled strip is embossed in sections, by means of which at least one longitudinal section of the profiled strip is offset relative to at least one other longitudinal section in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the profiled strip, and with which method the strip is trimmed in such a way that, after the embossing, the longitudinal sections that are offset relative to each other have different cross-sections. In order to increase the reproducibility of the method, before the profiling, the flat strip is trimmed in such a way that by means of the embossing of the trimmed and profiled strip, the longitudinal sections that are offset relative to each other have different cross-sections.

Abstract: A method for synthesizing parts using a die comprising: providing a three-dimensional model; converting the three-dimensional model into G-code; executing the G-code to deposit a metal die; determining whether one or more dimensions of the metal die are within predetermined tolerance levels; based on the determination, milling the die if the one or more dimensions are not within predetermined tolerance levels or depositing additional metal if the one or more dimensions are not within predetermined tolerance levels; and synthesizing a part using the metal die.

Abstract: A press die having a shaping face includes a holding frame, die members, a reference member, and a pressing bolt. Each of the die members includes a first surface that configures the shaping face. The die members are aligned in the holding frame. The reference member is arranged on an inner side surface of the holding frame to position the die members. The pressing bolt is supported by the holding frame on a side opposite to the reference member. The pressing bolt presses the die members against the reference member.

Abstract: A press die includes block rows arranged in parallel in a frame. Each block row is formed by die blocks. The block rows include a first block row and a second block row that are adjacent to each other. A joint portion between adjacent two blocks belonging to the first block row faces a side surface of a die block belonging to the second block row.

Abstract: Two press dies are formed by arranging a plurality of segments side by side to form die faces. The press dies are used to press a plate member. First and second joint portions are positioned differently between one of the press dies and the other of the press dies.

Abstract: A lightweight mold for press forming is presented. Molds are characterized in that design forming portions thereof, these design forming portions making contact with a workpiece at the time of press forming and thereby forming a target design on the workpiece, are constructed of rod shaped members (design forming rods). By having the design forming portions be constructed of rod shaped members, the weight of the mold is reduced. It is preferred that the molds are further provided with supporting rods which support the design forming rods, these rod members constituting a framework structure.

Abstract: A system and method forming a ground bonding strap. A length of cable is measured to determine a segment of cable to stamp to form a pair of connectors. The segment is heated. The segment is stamped to form the pair of connectors. The pair of connectors defining an indentation and a pair of receptacles disposed through the cable. The pair of receptacles being each adjacent to and separated by an indentation. The indentations being positioned to allow a user to cut between the pair of connectors to form a ground bonding strap of a length selected by the user.

Abstract: The invention provides tooling and a method for hot forging pieces of sheet metal that are to form metal reinforcement mounted on the leading or trailing edge of a turbine engine blade, by means of bottom and top matrices each presenting a twisted elongate surface for use in shaping an initially plane piece of sheet metal, the shaping surface of the bottom matrix presenting a high portion, a low portion, and two end zones. The bottom matrix includes studs for positioning and guiding the piece, the studs being situated at the periphery of the corresponding shaping surface.

Abstract: [Problem] There is provided a pipe end shape correcting apparatus capable of improving the roundness without loss of work efficiency and the mechanical damage to a weld bead even in the case where the pipe ends of UOE metal pipes having various outside diameters are worked.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hollow profile-members having a longitudinal flange, wherein a plate which is arranged between the stamp and the first die being preshaped by introducing a stamp into a first die to form an U-shaped profile-member having a first member and a second member, and wherein the U-shaped profile-member being shaped with a second die to form an O-shaped profile-member having a longitudinal flange. In one aspect, the plate is preshaped to form the U-shaped profile-member, a longitudinal flange member portion is shaped in at least the first member and the longitudinal flange member portion is constructed during the shaping of the U-shaped profile-member to form an O-shaped profile-member substantially in a shape-retaining manner to form a portion of the longitudinal flange.

Abstract: A system and method forming a ground bonding strap. A length of cable is measured to determine a segment of cable to stamp to form a pair of connectors. The segment is heated. The segment is stamped to form the pair of connectors. The pair of connectors defining an indentation and a pair of receptacles disposed through the cable. The pair of receptacles being each adjacent to and separated by an indentation. The indentations being positioned to allow a user to cut between the pair of connectors to form a ground bonding strap of a length selected by the user.

Abstract: An electric wire shaping apparatus includes a pair of male and female shaping dies and a pressing mechanism. Each of the male and female shaping dies has a shaping surface that includes a plurality of straight parts and a plurality of bent parts. The pressing mechanism moves one of the male and female shaping dies toward the other, thereby pressing a turn portion of an electric wire between the shaping surfaces of the male and female shaping dies in a width-wise direction of the turn portion. Furthermore, the male and female shaping dies are so configured that when they are located closest to each other, a gap W2 between a corresponding pair of the bent parts of the shaping surfaces of the male and female shaping dies is different in size from a gap W1 between a corresponding pair of the straight parts of the shaping surfaces.

Abstract: Provided is a forming die, including a movable supporting member, a movable die, a fixed supporting member and a fixed die. The movable supporting member disposes an oblique sliding groove. The movable die disposes an oblique guiding surface engaged with the oblique sliding groove. The movable die disposes a forming portion, which includes a forming base and a protruding portion extending downward from the forming base. The movable die can tilted move along the oblique sliding groove. The fixed die disposes a flange having a high point. The forming die of the present invention employs the movable die tilted moving along the oblique sliding groove to make the protruding portion extend into the back space of the high point, so that no gap exists between a bending portion of a terminal and the flange for obtaining the bending portion having a large bending degree and having a stable size.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sheet metal stamping device and method for substantially inhibiting recoil from a neutral stamped position of a scrap part region. A sheet metal stamping device for stamping a sheet metal part comprising a first die body and a second is provided wherein the first die body and the second die body are in operable communication for forming the sheet metal part from a sheet metal blank. The sheet metal part includes at least one scrap region formed therein which is prone to recoil from a neutral stamped position. The first die body and the second die body have complementary elongate bead-forming regions located for forming an elongate bead region in the scrap region. And, the elongate bead-forming regions are configured such that the elongate bead substantially inhibits recoil or springback of the scrap region from the neutral stamped position when the scrap region is severed from the part.

Abstract: In a method for producing a sheet metal part, a sheet metal blank is rolled to have at least two regions of different material thickness to define a thick region and a thin region, with a thickness profile of the sheet metal blank extending in substantial symmetric relationship to a central plane of the sheet metal blank. The sheet metal blank is inserted into a forming tool having a punch and a die and a punch-proximal side of the sheet metal blank is contacted with a pressing cam formed on the punch. The sheet metal blank is formed into the sheet metal part by pressing the punch against the die and thereby forming an embossment by a die cam provided on the die on a die-proximal side of the sheet metal part.

Abstract: A tool for rammer die-cutting an annular part is disclosed. The tool includes a lower insert holder with a lower die cooperating with an upper insert holder and an upper die. Both dies include a die-cutting annular recess. The tool further includes a guiding device for guiding the part, restricting side shifts of the part while the part is lifted from the lower die. More particularly, the guiding device includes a column projecting from the lower die. The tool enables one to control the rebounding of a part and prevents it from turning upside down.

Abstract: Provided is a forming die, including a movable supporting member, a movable die, a fixed supporting member and a fixed die. The movable supporting member disposes an oblique sliding groove. The movable die disposes an oblique guiding surface engaged with the oblique sliding groove. The movable die disposes a forming portion, which includes a forming base and a protruding portion extending downward from the forming base. The movable die can tilted move along the oblique sliding groove. The fixed die disposes a flange having a high point. The forming die of the present invention employs the movable die tilted moving along the oblique sliding groove to make the protruding portion extend into the back space of the high point, so that no gap exists between a bending portion of a terminal and the flange for obtaining the bending portion having a large bending degree and having a stable size.

Abstract: A pair of bidirectional pipe bending pliers comprises: a first handle and a second handle. The first handle includes a first handle portion and a first pipe-bending portion, and the second handle includes a second handle portion and a second pipe-bending portion. When the first and second pipe-bending portions are closed toward each other to carry out clamping operation, the first and third bending grooves will define a first pipe-bending path therebetween, while the second and fourth bending grooves will also define a second pipe-bending path, the first and second pipe-bending paths extend in different axial directions.

Abstract: Forming processes such as hot creep forming or superplastic deformation require a die former. This die former comprises a lower die and an upper die within which an initial roughly shaped component is placed and then shaped by downward pressure between the die parts. Previous arrangements have included a simple stop to engage edges of the component to define position. In use, due to the nature of the forming process, movement of the component can occur, and in such circumstances it may be necessary for the operator to adjust the position of the component during the forming process. By utilising pegs about the periphery at least of leading and trailing edges of a component a better edge definition is created, thereby reducing the requirement for interim positioning of the component in use.

Abstract: An electric wire shaping apparatus includes a pair of male and female shaping dies and a pressing mechanism. Each of the male and female shaping dies has a shaping surface that includes a plurality of straight parts and a plurality of bent parts. The pressing mechanism moves one of the male and female shaping dies toward the other, thereby pressing a turn portion of an electric wire between the shaping surfaces of the male and female shaping dies in a width-wise direction of the turn portion. Furthermore, the male and female shaping dies are so configured that when they are located closest to each other, a gap W2 between a corresponding pair of the bent parts of the shaping surfaces of the male and female shaping dies is different in size from a gap W1 between a corresponding pair of the straight parts of the shaping surfaces.

Abstract: The invention involves a forming tool for a machine tool. The forming tool can be used, for example, to create various large forms in sheet metal or other workpieces.

Abstract: A crimping apparatus and method are provided that enable secure crimping of objects to one another even when the objects are subject to thermal or stress cycling. Specifically, an apparatus for crimping a work-piece includes a die pair with a first die that defines a first groove characterized by a first cross-sectional shape as well as a second die opposing the first die. The second die defines a second groove characterized by a second cross-sectional shape different than the first cross-sectional shape. When the dies are moved together for crimping the work-piece, the first and second grooves are aligned to define a die cavity with a compound cross-sectional shape for crimping the work-piece.

Abstract: A cold rolling process for impressing a pattern on a surface of a sheet metal article involves passing the sheet article through a pair of rolls and engaging a patterning feature with isolated areas of a surface of the sheet article, at a localized pressure to plastically deform at least the surface of the sheet article. A rolling pressure is maintained on other areas of the sheet article that is less than the bulk elastic yield strength of the metal. A cold rolling apparatus is also described having a pair of rolls, each with partially cylindrical outer surfaces. The rolls have a gap between the cylindrical parts. One of the rolls has a localized surface region that is displaced relative to the surface of the roll. When the localized region is brought near the other roll, a spacing exists that is narrower than the gap. One of the rolls has a localized patterning feature that aligns with the localized surface region to impress a pattern into the sheet article.

Abstract: A guided keeper assembly and method for metal forming dies includes a base having a mounting face, a connector portion and a central aperture. A guide pin has a cylindrical center portion closely received in the central aperture of the base for reciprocation, an enlarged first end with an alignment member, and an outwardly opening circumferential groove. A retainer ring is removably mounted in and protrudes radially outwardly of the groove to securely, yet detachably, retain the base on the guide pin between the enlarged head and the retainer ring in an assembled condition to facilitate transport and mounting of the guided keeper assembly.

Abstract: A method of making an easy open end for a container includes steps of providing a can end blank having an end panel and forming the can end blank in a series of forming operations that are performed with specialized and unique tooling. The can end is preferably shaped during the forming operations so that a major portion of the end panel is curved. Specifically, the curvature is preferably such that a top surface of the major portion is generally concave and a bottom surface of the major portion is generally convex. The end panel is also preferably shaped and constructed so that the curved major portion will invert in shape upon the application of a sufficient predetermined pressure differential between the top and bottom surfaces. A method of testing a fill level of a sealed container is performed in reliance on this “cricketing” or “oil canning” effect.

Abstract: A press forming die assembly for press forming a blank material includes a draw forming portion that the blank material flows and a draw bead for controlling the amount of the blank material flowing into the draw forming portion. A first draw bead is provided at a periphery of the draw forming portion in a direction substantially parallel to an outer peripheral shape of the draw forming portion. A second draw bead extends from the first draw bead toward the outside of the draw forming portion in a direction intersecting the first draw bead. The blank material includes a thick sheet portion having a greater thickness than the other portion or a high rigidity portion having a higher rigidity than that of the other portion. The second draw bead is provided at a portion corresponding to the thick sheet portion or the high rigidity portion of the blank material.

Abstract: A cold rolling process for impressing a pattern on a surface of a sheet metal article involves passing the sheet article through a pair of rolls and engaging a patterning feature with isolated areas of a surface of the sheet article, at a localized pressure to plastically deform at least the surface of the sheet article. A rolling pressure is maintained on other areas of the sheet article that is less than the bulk elastic yield strength of the metal. A cold rolling apparatus is also described having a pair of rolls, each with partially cylindrical outer surfaces. The rolls have a gap between the cylindrical parts. One of the rolls has a localized surface region that is displaced relative to the surface of the roll. When the localized region is brought near the other roll, a spacing exists that is narrower than the gap. One of the rolls has a localized patterning feature that aligns with the localized surface region to impress a pattern into the sheet article.

Abstract: The present invention intends to provide the partially reinforcing method and apparatus for reinforcing the required part of the metal material having good forming property and relatively low strength (hardness and yield stress) by the press processing. The partial reinforcing method is comprised of a first step and a second step. The first press step generates a plastic strain by a plastic flow of metal material on a front surface and a rear surface of the part to be reinforced, to form a front convex-concave surface and a rear convex-concave surface. The second press step further generates the plastic strain by the plastic flow on the front convex-concave surface and the rear convex-concave surface, to form a front plane surface and a rear plane surface.

Abstract: A folding-pressing operation is carried out on the strip (17) in successive steps, by means of two opposed dies (11,12) with a relative movement alternating between coming together and moving apart, these dies having active surfaces (11,12) which are substantially conjugate with the two faces of the corrugation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of tools used to modify the magazines of firearms. A die and anvil are configured to engage and form the lips of magazines, like that of the M16A4 and M4A1, to correct damage and enhance the feed angle of rounds to improve feeding and accuracy. The die and anvil are provided with a means to align them during the forming process to minimize the attempts necessary to complete the forming process. The anvil is configured to enter from the base of a magazine and to engage the side walls with sufficient tolerance to allow for free movement, but tight enough to detect deformation in the side walls. The anvil can be used as a rigid surface to correct deformation of the side walls with a non-marring tool. The preferred embodiment provides sufficient force to form the feed lips of the magazine without the need for additional tools.

Abstract: A blade punch for forming teeth in a connector plate, the blade punch comprising an elongated blade having a metal working tip at one end and a shank at the other end. The blade has an elongated cross-section defined by opposing parallel spaced planar side walls and opposing ends. Each end comprises a major end wall and a minor end wall which converge to end wall intersections, where the end wall intersections are eccentric to a plane parallel to and midway between said side walls. Each end wall intersects a side wall at an obtuse angle. The metal working tip has opposed air cut faces abutting one another along an air cut edge and opposed first and second forming faces, each of the forming faces abutting one of the air cut faces along an exterior edge. Each of the air cut faces is bordered by a portion of one of the minor end walls, a portion of one of the side walls, the air cut edge, and one of the exterior edges.

Abstract: A process for producing an agricultural sweep defining upper and lower major surfaces and having a predetermined shape including an earth engaging pointed head portion with a pair of wings symmetrically diverging rearwardly and generally horizontal from a nose region. Each wing has a bevel-like configuration on the upper surface of the sweep and an attachment portion integrally formed with and extending upwardly and rearwardly from the head portion. The unique process of the present invention begins with providing a planar preformed blank having a developed shape of the cultivator sweep. Thereafter, the blank is heated to an elevated temperature. The blank is thereafter loaded into a forming die set including first and second cooperatively arranged forming dies. One forming die is configured with a mirror image of one side of the cultivator sweep and the other forming die is configured with the opposite major side of the cultivator sweep.

Abstract: An apparatus for shaping a strip, especially a metal strip includes a pair of working rolls which are provided with a plurality of forming tools spaced about the circumference of the rolls. Arranged before the working rolls is a pair of guide rolls which run in synchronism with the strip speed. In order to be able to increase the operating speed of the apparatus, i.e. to allow the working rolls to run at a higher speed than the advance speed of the strip, in between the guide rolls and the working rolls a roller is located which is movable in a direction perpendicular to the advance motion of the strip and is supported by the strip itself and by springs located in respective casing. A compensation between the different speeds of the guide rolls and the working rolls is provided by the gradual depression of the roller by the strip against the force of the spring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a louver fabricating tool comprising a shaper element and a die element. The die element includes a recessed area having side walls and projections and an outwardly tapered apex wall. The shaper element includes an abutting region designed to fit a portion of the recessed area. The louver tool is portable and can form louvers in situ in sheet like material capable of being deformed because the louver tool only requires access to one side of the deformable sheet-like material in order to fabricate the louver.

Abstract: The apparatus forms a profilated collimator strip out of a band of deformable material. It contains a first and a second forming tool, both of which contain a row of forming teeth. The teeth may be hexagonal to form corresponding deformations having sidewalls greater in width than the top or bottom walls. In operation, the teeth are disposed oppositely and staggered with respect to each other. The apparatus also contains a device for performing a relative movement between the two tools, whereby the tools approach each other. The apparatus also includes a device for moving one of the tools parallel to the other one in an indexing step by step motion. In the method for forming a profilated collimator strip, a band is placed on one tool, whereby a portion of the band is located in the space between the two tools which are positioned oppositely to each other. Then the tools are approached to each other, the teeth thereby pressing the band into the predetermined shape.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tool for use in a high speed progressive die which includes a spring loaded retaining member and cooperating recess surface to first position and hold the progression carried partially formed piece part prior to a forming operation which severely works the metal tending to warp, distort and lock same within the tool.

Abstract: A die assembly for making tubing-elbow halves comprises an upper die half having an upper arcuate relatively long holder, a plurality of relatively short and arcuate upper die sections secured in an upper row to this upper holder and having arcuate and downwardly convex lower faces together forming an elongated and substantially continuous downwardly convex arcuate lower surface, and an upper end section at each end of the upper row and each having a generally semicylindrical downwardly convex face forming a continuation of the lower surface. This assembly also has a lower die half having a lower arcuate relatively long U-section holder, a plurality of arcuate lower die sections complementary to the upper arcuate die sections, and a lower end section at each end of the lower row of lower die sections and each having a generally semicylindrical upwardly concave face forming a continuation of the upper surface of the row of lower arcuate die sections.

Abstract: A kit for use in selecting a proper spring bar for use in connecting a watch band to a watch case, and including a container holding a supply of spring bars of different lengths and types, a gauge part having portions of different widths adapted to be received within and measure differently dimensioned recesses or gaps in a watch case into which a band is to be connected, and coding markings on the gauge part and bars indicating which bar in the container will fit a particular case which has been measured by the gauge part.

Abstract: A process and associated apparatus are provided for producing cold flow formed items from slugs. First and second dies are aligned for relative movement axially towards and away from one another. The dies have respective opposed first and second faces and the first face defines a cavity having portions including generally axial walls. The first die has a peripheral chamfer extending axially away from the first face and a sleeve is provided containing the dies to combine with outer parts of the second face and the peripheral chamfer to define an annular space. The slug is formed into the item by causing relative movement between the dies to impact the slug and then causing further relative movement so that the slug is caused to flow into contact with the axial walls and also into the annular space so that destructive forces applied to the axial walls are countered by forces applied to the chamfer thereby stabilizing the material of the first die between the axial walls and the chamfer.

Abstract: A tool for forming a depression in a strap of material which is disclosed to comprise a C-clamp base, a reaction cup on one arm of the C-clamp base and a bolt-like deforming member threadedly mounted through the other arm of the C-clamp base. A bearing is provided at the head of the bolt to facilitate deformation and locator means are provided on the base of the clamp to gauge the distance of the depression from the edge of the material in which the depression is to be formed.

Abstract: A tool for straightening bent steel sheet piles and a method for efficiently operating the tool which has a movable top jig and a stationary bottom jig. The movable top jig has a surface contoured to the normal shape of one face of a pile to be straightened, and the stationary bottom jig has a complementary surface contoured to the normal shape of the other surface of the pile. The top jig is moved in a vertical direction by rams attached to its upper part and in a horizontal direction by rams attached to its side. The method involves vising a pile placed between the complementary surfaces of the jig by alternately activating the vertical and horizontal rams. The top jig is then moved away and the straightened pile is removed.

Abstract: A portable guardrail straightener for field use whereby damaged guardrails along highways may be straightened without the necessity of removing and retrieving the guardrails to a shop site for repair, the portable guardrail straightener for field use comprising a mechanism to be mounted on a vehicle whereby the mechanism is transported from one field location to another, the mechanism further comprising a guardrail straightening jig comprising two matching dies the configuration of which conforms to the cross section of an undamaged guardrail, one die being mounted to a reciprocable carriage driven by a two-way cylinder between open and closed positions and the other die being mounted to a fixed frame such that once the dies are located horizontally juxtaposed a damaged section of guardrail and closed, the damaged guardrail will be cold deformed into substantially its initial longitudinal and cross-sectional configuration.

Abstract: Looped wire initially having a circular cross section is, with a single application of pressure between dies, simultaneously coined to a wedge shape and curved in a portion thereof extending between loops.