Abstract: Solution heat treatment is performed on a blank to dissolve initial coarse secondary phases, to obtain a uniform solid solution microstructure. The blank subjected to the solution heat treatment is transferred into the temperature-controllable forming die to be stamped and quenched. During forming, the temperature and the pressure are further maintained for a period of time. The temperature of the forming die is adjusted to a second-step aging temperature for the second-step aging treatment. In a two-step aging temperature range, stress relaxation occurs while strengthening precipitates are rapidly precipitated, thereby improving strength and dimensional accuracy of the formed part. On the premise of ensuring quality of the formed part, employing stepped aging treatment shortens the aging cycle and reduces energy consumption in the production and manufacturing process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rope drums for winding and unwinding ropes, having a drum shell, to which end disks are fastened at the end faces, and to rope winches having such rope drums. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a rope drum. According to the invention, the drum shell is seamlessly rolled from an annular workpiece blank by means of a rope groove profile embossed in a non-cutting manner.

Abstract: A method of forming a cylinder by spinning. A cylindrical blank is placed at a geometric center of a lower mold cavity, where a bottom of the lower mold cavity is provided with a straight hole, and a blank block is provided at the straight hole. The lower mold cavity is fixed on a rotating worktable such that the blank is directly below an upper indenter. The indenter is driven by an extruder to move vertically downwards to extrude the cylindrical blank. Meanwhile, the lower mold cavity is driven by the worktable to uniform rotate. The intender is kept still, and the lower mold cavity is continuously driven to rotate. The lower mold cavity moves vertically upwards to process an outer surface of the blank by rotation of a petal-shape inner wall. The formed cylinder is separated from the lower mold cavity to obtain the desired cylinder.

Abstract: An exemplary cooling system includes a heat transfer device having a base and a plurality of curved fins defining a curved air flow channel. Air flow is provided through the air flow channel, and a plurality of openings through a fin communicate air flow from a first side to a second side of the curved fin.

Abstract: A plastic working method for a magnesium alloy, wherein the magnesium alloy is subjected to a friction stir process whereby a probe at the tip portion of a tool rotating around an axial line is press-fitted to the surface of the magnesium alloy, the magnesium alloy is heated and softened by friction between the magnesium alloy and the rotating tool, and the tool is moved parallel to the surface of the magnesium alloy while the tool is rotated with the probe in the press-fitted state. When the length in a first direction of the region of the magnesium alloy being plastically worked is A, and the amount of shrinkage of the magnesium alloy in the first direction due to the friction stir process is ?, A+? is set as the length in the first direction of the region subjected to the friction stir process.

Abstract: An exhaust air channel arrangement for a kitchen exhaust air channel system is provided in which the exhaust air channel arrangement is composed of a sheet metal pipe and a supporting structure, which is movably received within the sheet metal pipe along the longitudinal direction (x) of the sheet metal pipe, wherein both opposed wall portions of the sheet metal pipe are mutually supported by the supporting structure.

Abstract: A punch sleeve utilized in forming metallic containers, including food and beverage containers, is provided. The punch sleeve comprises two or more different surface textures. In one embodiment, the outer surface of the punch sleeve comprises three regions and each region has a different surface texture. Additionally, a method of texturing two or more different surface textures on an exterior surface of a punch sleeve used in a metallic container manufacturing process is provided. An apparatus for providing two or more surface textures on a punch sleeve used in a metal container manufacturing process is also provided.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a screw-threaded bottle-can including the steps of: forming a shoulder part, a pipe part, a tapered part and an aperture-end part above a trunk part; and forming a screw-thread part by an inner mold and an outer mold in which the pipe part is sandwiched therebetween. An outer diameter of the pipe part is formed to an intermediate diameter between a ridge diameter and a bottom diameter of the screw-thread part. The screw-thread part is formed from the tapered part to the pipe part so as to form a screw-starting part at an intermediate position of the tapered part. A height of a first step of a right-hand screw-type protrusion of the inner mold is formed to be lower than a height of a second and subsequent steps in an angle range of 90° circumferentially continuing from the screw-starting part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reshaping a workpiece comprising a central axis, a radial inner region, and a radial outer region, in which the radial inner region of said workpiece is reshaped by means of a punch and a die by a drawing operation in the axial direction with formation of an axial shaped section. Provision is made for the workpiece, the die, and the punch to be rotated about the central axis during the reshaping process by a drawing operation and for the radial outer region of said workpiece to be subjected, during reshaping by a drawing operation of the rotating workpiece, to the action of at least one shaping roller such that a flow of material in the direction of the radial inner region of said workpiece is caused or aided. The invention further relates to a device for reshaping a workpiece.

Abstract: A friction-stir mandrel includes a textured end portion integral with a body portion. The textured end portion is configured to friction-stir process a starting material forced across the textured end portion and through a die in a plasticized state to form a pipe. A pipe can be formed by forcing a starting material across a textured end of the mandrel and through a die in a plasticized state, so that the textured end of the mandrel breaks up existing grains of the starting material. The pipe is formed from material that is forced through the die. The friction-stir mandrel can be used with porthole die friction-stir extrusion, seamless tube friction-stir extrusion, and tube friction-stir drawing processes to provide tubing in which the grains are broken up by the textured portion of the friction-stir mandrel. The textured portion can include features, such as threads, ridges, studs, protrusions, and the like.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a valve (10) is provided, in which an intermediate valve product having a generally disk-shape valve head is formed by a die unit (20). The valve head is then machined to have a proper thickness and a tapered face on the periphery of the disk-shape valve head. The valve head is repeatedly forged in secondary forging by means of a die unit (40) equipped with a die (42) and a press punch (48) while angularly displacing the tapered face relative to the die (42) through a predetermined angle. Since the die (42) has protruding pressing sections and grooves (46) along the circumference of the die, a uniformly deformed and hardened valve face (16) is formed on the valve head.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus of manufacturing a seamless pipe. The apparatus includes a container receiving a work therein, a stem pressing one end of the work within the container, a die installed in a direction opposite to the stem, and having an extrusion hole comprised of a plurality of ports, a rotation member installed on a front end of the die, having a stirring tip inserted into a joint surface formed by abutting a plurality of metal pieces to each other on one surface, and rotating to perform a friction stir bonding in a state in which the one surface contacts the joint surface, and a correction mold including a metal pipe discharging path receiving a metal pipe manufactured by the friction stir bonding and discharging the metal pipe to an outside.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a screw-threaded bottle-can including the steps of: forming a shoulder part, a pipe part, a tapered part and an aperture-end part above a trunk part; and forming a screw-thread part by an inner mold and an outer mold in which the pipe part is sandwiched therebetween. An outer diameter of the pipe part is formed to an intermediate diameter between a ridge diameter and a bottom diameter of the screw-thread part. The screw-thread part is formed from the tapered part to the pipe part so as to form a screw-starting part at an intermediate position of the tapered part. A height of a first step of a right-hand screw-type protrusion of the inner mold is formed to be lower than a height of a second and subsequent steps in an angle range of 90° circumferentially continuing from the screw-starting part.

Abstract: A method of forming a housing which includes roll forming a steel tube radially inwardly with a plurality of rollers each having a rolling axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tube, the rollers compressing the tube and forming reduced diameter portions and enlarged diameter portions. The method then includes cutting the tube perpendicular to the longitudinal axis generally midway through an enlarged diameter portion and a reduced diameter portion, forming a plurality of minor image preforms. Finally, the method includes cold working the preforms into the desired shape of the housing and increasing the strength of the steel at least 15% and forming a housing member having enlarged diameter open end and a reduced diameter open end.

Abstract: Surfaces of magnesium-base alloy workpieces may be mechanically worked and deformed to increase their resistance to corrosion, especially corrosion occurring in the presence of water or water and salt or other corrosive media. Workpiece surfaces that are to be thus protected are engaged in squeezing, sliding, and frictional contact with a suitable burnishing or other working tool that traverses the surface to compress and deform it and to refine the metallurgical grain structure. For example, the grain size is reduced in a surface layer that may extend to a depth of up to a few millimeters. And grain orientation is altered within that depth. The tool is not employed to intentionally remove material from the surface of the workpiece. The initial dimensioning of the workpiece may take into consideration the alteration of surfaces by the mechanical working process.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a platform, a stylus, and a heating system. The platform is capable of holding a sheet of material. The stylus is capable of impinging the sheet of the material to incrementally form a shape for a part. The heating system is capable of heating at least a portion of the sheet of material in a location on the sheet of material prior to the stylus impinging the location.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to deformation machining systems and methods that combine, in a single machine tool setup, the machining of thin structures and single point incremental forming (SPIF), such that novel part geometries and enhanced material properties may be obtained that are not achievable using conventional machining or forming systems and methods, individually or collectively. Important to many applications, lighter weight parts may be produced at lower cost using a conventional 3-axis computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tool or the like, instead of the conventional 5-axis CNC machine tool or the like that is typically required.

Abstract: A process for producing a rotationally symmetric hollow part, especially a shaft, including: providing a bar-shaped solid material involving the steps of heating the solid material substantially to forging temperature; cross wedge rolling of the solid material so as to cause weakening in the core zone of the solid material; and inserting at least one rotating mandrel, driven at a predetermined velocity, substantially along the central axis of the cross-wedge-rolled solid material, thus creating a through-hole and to a rotationally symmetric hollow part, especially a shaft.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wheel rim for a vehicle includes an ironing step for ironing a tubular material to manufacture a tubular member having a non-constant thickness, using an ironing apparatus provided with a punch, a die whose side surface opposing the punch is a convex and concave surface, and a pressing member. At the ironing step, a flange portion of the tubular material is set at the die, then the pressing member is moved relative to the die thereby to squeeze the flange portion of the tubular material by the pressing member and the die, and then the punch is moved relative to the die to iron at least a portion of the tubular material except the flange portion of the tubular material to manufacture the tubular member having a non-constant thickness.

Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet whose iron losses are reduced by laser beam irradiation, capable of improving the iron losses in both the L-direction and the C-direction while easily ensuring high productivity. The method for manufacturing a grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet reduces iron losses by scanning and irradiating a grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet with a continuous-wave laser beam condensed into a circular or elliptical shape at constant intervals in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rolling direction of the grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet, wherein when an average irradiation energy density Ua is defined as Ua=P/(Vc×PL) (mJ/mm2), where P (W) is average power of the laser beam, Vc (m/s) is a beam scanning velocity, and PL (mm) is an irradiation interval in a rolling direction, PL and Ua are in the following ranges: 1.0 mm?PL?3.0 mm, 0.8 mJ/mm2?Ua?2.0 mJ/mm2.

Abstract: A bending apparatus has (a) a first manipulator which feeds a hollow metal blank of closed cross section in its lengthwise direction, (b) a second manipulator which supports a first support means disposed at a first position and a metal blank while feeding it, a heating means disposed at a second position downstream of the first position in the blank feed direction for heating all or part of the circumference of the blank, and a cooling means disposed at a third position downstream of the second position for cooling a portion of the heated blank, and (c) a third manipulator which constitutes a second support means disposed at a fourth position downstream of the third position in the feed direction of the blank and which moves two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally while supporting at least one location of the metal blank to bend the metal blank into a desired shape.

Abstract: A method for producing a gun barrel, in which the barrel is formed from a pipe blank (1) in which barrel rifles (2) are formed against a mandrel (3) having grooves (2b) shaped as the rifles.

Abstract: A producing method of a grain-oriented electrical steel sheet includes forming a preferentially-deformable portion at an end region of a steel sheet so as to be parallel with the rolling direction of the steel sheet; coiling the steel sheet; and performing a final annealing to the steel sheet after disposing the steel sheet in a manner such that the end region becomes the lower side of the steel sheet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of tubes bent in a U-shape (hairpin tubes) from a nonferrous metal, immediately following a tube production line. For that purpose, according to the invention, the method for the manufacture of tubes bent in a U-shape from a nonferrous metal, immediately following a tube production line, has the consecutive steps of: a) uncoiling the drawn tube material from a basket winder, b) straightening the drawn tube material, c) annealing and subsequently cooling the drawn tube material before or after cutting, for separation into tube portions, to the starting length for a tube bent in a U-shape, and d) bending the tube portions into a U-shape.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rolling mill for rolling stock to be rolled (6), having a planetary cross-rolling mill (20) and a subsequent further rolling mill in the rolling direction, the subsequent mill comprising a mandrel rod (10) having a length that is larger than the distance between the planetary cross-rolling mill (20) and the further rolling mill in the rolling direction.

Abstract: Thread cutting of the end portion of a long tubular member (1) held by a chuck system (3) is carried out with high accuracy without leaving mill scale on the complete thread portion of the resulting threads. The protruding length L of the long tubular member from the chuck system (3) to the end face of the tubular member is controlled so that the ratio L/D of the protruding length L to the outer diameter D of the long tubular member (1) is in a range predetermined depending on the outer diameter D and the ratio t/D of the wall thickness t to the outer diameter D of the tubular member (1). When the chuck system is a floating chuck system having a floating chuck and a positioning chuck, the protruding length L of the tubular member from the floating chuck and the protruding length L? thereof from the positioning chuck are controlled.

Abstract: A novel method of manufacturing a toothed disc is taught wherein the teeth can be cold formed to a relatively high set of tolerances in a relatively time-efficient manner. A cold-formed disc blank with an annular thickened ring about its periphery is forced through a set of tooth forming rollers which engage the annular thickened ring. As the blank is forced through the set of rollers, the rollers cold forming tooth structures in the annular ring. In some circumstances, the tooth structure can be a final desired tooth profile and in other circumstances, the disc blank may be forced through two or more different sets of tooth forming rollers, each set of tooth forming rollers contributing to the forming of the final, desired tooth profile.

Abstract: A twisting device comprises at least one conductor coupler configured to engage a plurality of the conductors and at least one drive operably connected to the conductor coupler. The at least one drive is configured to rotate the conductor coupler in order to bend the plurality of the conductors and simultaneously move the conductor coupler in an axial direction relative to the electric machine component. An associated method of bending conductors positioned in a component of an electric machine comprises first engaging a plurality conductors with a conductor coupler. Thereafter, the plurality of conductors are bent by rotating the conductor coupler while simultaneously moving the conductor coupler in an axial direction relative to the component of the electric machine.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to deformation machining systems and methods that combine, in a single machine tool setup, the machining of thin structures and single point incremental forming (SPIF), such that novel part geometries and enhanced material properties may be obtained that are not achievable using conventional machining or forming systems and methods, individually or collectively. Important to many applications, lighter weight parts may be produced at lower cost using a conventional 3-axis computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tool or the like, instead of the conventional 5-axis CNC machine tool or the like that is typically required.

Abstract: A method of producing a light alloy wheel with a forging technique, aiming for producing the wheel having a large-diameter disk by use of a small-scale press device, comprising: heating an intermediate product that is formed by casting or forging and has a discoid and a cylindrical thick wall, which are to respectively become disk and rim at completion, to a plasticity temperature; then, rotating the intermediate product with stopping of the rotating at interval of a predetermined angle; pressing at least a portion of the to-be disk part by molds at time of said stopping, as to push out metal into recesses on the lower mold and to thereby form holes; repeating of such rotating, stopping and pressing as to give a pattern on whole of the to-be disk part; and further press processing and finish processing on the to-be disk and the to-be rim parts.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of manufacturing a drum, for use in an appliance such as a dryer, that prevents noise and vibration during operation. The method involves forming a cylindrical drum; reducing a diameter at both ends of the drum; forming beads in a central part of the drum; and bending both edges of the drum.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a clutch housing having a boss portion and a drum portion integrally provided with the boss portion, is characterized by steps of integrally forming the boss portion and the drum portion by hot forging, and forced-cooling at least a portion of the boss portion, continuous to the integrally forming step.

Abstract: In this manufacturing method for a frame body, after ring rolling a metal material to form a ring-shaped member, a rectangular member is formed by pressing and deforming this ring-shaped member in the radial direction. At this time, an angle of corner portions that impart the rectangular shape to the rectangular member is formed smaller than an angle of the frame body that is to be obtained by die forging the rectangular member. According to the frame body obtained by this manufacturing method for a frame body, it is possible to increase the mechanical strength, and in particular, the creep strength. Furthermore, when forming the frame body, the occurrence of defects during manufacture may be restrained, it becomes possible to realize a reduction of the amount of waste metal material and the manufacturing time, and thereby this frame body may be formed inexpensively.

Abstract: A heat sink for dissipating heat from an electronic component includes a core and a plurality of fins extending outwardly from the core. The fins may be at least partially curved. Each fin may split into a plurality of tines that extend away from the core.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cold forming a battery terminal having a base and an insert. The insert includes a first portion encapsulated within the base and a second portion that extends beyond a first side of the base.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an elliptic deep-drawn product including a first step of providing an intermediate product and a second step of providing an end product. In the first step, a rotary forming die is used to form in a blank a substantially round formed portion of a U-shaped cross-section. In the second step, the formed portion is deformed at its semicircular portion by press working to form an elliptic portion, being formed into a final shape.

Abstract: A plug tool for forming internally helically ribbed tube comprises a plug body for being rotatably disposed in a die orifice of a drawing die. The plug body has a central longitudinal axis, a plurality of external grooves equally spaced about the axis and a plurality of external lands in alternating arrangement with the grooves. The grooves extend along the plug body at a helix angle to the axis. Each groove has a normal cross-section defined by a root surface and opposing flank surfaces extending angularly outwardly from the root surface to adjacent land surfaces. The flank surfaces extend angularly outwardly from the root surface in opposite directions at different angles from one another.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disc-shaped material made from metal sheet, provided for the manufacture of a pulley or the like. According to the present invention, even if the metal sheet is thin and light weight, a peripheral wall of sufficient strength can be formed, by the following steps: rotating the material held between a pair of dies and pressing an outer periphery of the material by means of a forming roller, in a radially inward direction, thereby thickening axially the outer periphery of the material to be extended to both sides of a non-processed portion, thus forming the peripheral wall.

Abstract: Friction stir processing (FSP) modifies the surface microstructure of metals so that thick-section metal workpieces can be bent over large angles without formation of surface cracks. A thick 2519-T8 aluminum plate (25.4 mm thick and 50.8 mm wide) was friction stir processed across the pre-tensile surface to a depth of 6.3 mm, and was then bent at room temperature over a punch with radius 38.1 mm into a v-shaped die to an 80° bend angle. Whereas unprocessed workpieces of this type exhibited surface cracking at 31° bend angle and failed at 40° bend angle, no cracking was evident for the friction stir processed workpiece up to 80° bend angle.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an elliptic deep-drawn product including a first step of providing an intermediate product and a second step of providing an end product. In the first step, a rotary forming die is used to form in a blank a substantially round formed portion of a U-shaped cross-section. In the second step, the formed portion is deformed at its semicircular portion by press working to form an elliptic portion, being formed into a final shape.

Abstract: A method of forming a highly accurate sprocket or gear using a combination of spin forming and ironing. An edge of a metal blank disk is split and spin formed into a “T” shape using known methods. A profile, such as a toothed profile, is spin formed into the “T” shaped blank edge to form a sprocket or gear having initial rough dimensions. The spin formed sprocket is then ironed in an ironing die to achieve the final desired dimensions.

Abstract: A heat dissipation system and method for extracting heat from an integrated circuit device includes a thermally conductive base having substantially planar upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface is disposed across from the lower surface, and the lower surface is adapted to contact an integrated circuit device. A conductive heat exchange portion including an array of fins extends angularly away from the upper surface of the base. The array has a chamber within to house an air movement device so that the air introduced by the air movement device creates a swirling air movement over the heat exchange portion to increase air movement around the heat exchange portion to enhance the heat extraction from the heat exchange portion.

Abstract: A method of cold forming a capped cylinder with geometrically spaced torsional engagement radial projections on an exterior side of the capped cylinder is provided. The method includes the step of striking a generally flat blank to form a drawn part having a first capped portion and a second cylindrical portion adjacent an open end of the capped cylinder, placing the drawn part with the capped portion into a die with a cylindrical cavity portion having a first diameter with radial projections extending to a second diameter greater than said first diameter; inserting into the drawn part open end a mandrel, and rotating said mandrel with respect to the drawn part to plastically deform the drawn part cylindrical portion radially outward into the die cylindrical portion to cold form the radial projections on the exterior side of the second cylindrical portion of the capped cylinder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for fixed-rolling radii or recesses on main (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) or connecting rod bearings (1′, 2′, 3′, 4′) of crankshafts (6) by means of fixed rollers and supporting rollers on the respective main (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) or connecting rod bearings (1′, 2′, 3′, 4′) to support the rolling force exerted on the crankshaft (6) by the fixed rollers. A device is provided for applying an additional external load (12) in the direction of the load on the crankshaft (6) that arises during operation while fixed-rolling the radii or recesses.

Abstract: A heat dissipation system and method for extracting heat from an integrated circuit device includes a thermally conductive base having substantially planar upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface is disposed across from the lower surface, and the lower surface is adapted to contact an integrated circuit device. A conductive heat exchange portion including an array of fins extends angularly away from the upper surface of the base. The array has a chamber within to house an air movement device so that the air introduced by the air movement device creates a swirling air movement over the heat exchange portion to increase air movement around the heat exchange portion to enhance the heat extraction from the heat exchange portion.

Abstract: A cosmetic container comprising an extruded metal sleeve and at least one plastics part inserted in the sleeve. The plastics part may take the form of a plastics end and/or an insert to ensure smooth engagement between the parts of the container. The extruded sleeve is manufactured by forming a long extruded tube of the required diameter and then cutting it into lengths to produce a plurality of metal sleeves.

Abstract: An automatic system of manufacturing ball studs for vehicles which establishes various processes inline to diagnose each process and perform production and inventory control.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a poly-V pulley which can economically produce a poly-V pulley of the type that is to be inserted and coupled onto a shaft via a one-way clutch or a bearing, the number of steps being as small as possible. A trunk is obtained by cutting a thick pipe blank into a fixed dimension. Thereafter, first and second preliminary ears are projectingly formed in the axial ends on the outer peripheral face of the trunk by pressing in which the axial end faces of the trunk are clamped between upper and lower dies respectively having annular wedge-like projections, and the wedge-like projections bite the axial end faces of the trunk. The first and second preliminary ears are shaped into first and second ears by rolling of a predetermined shape, and poly-V grooves are thereby formed.

Abstract: A lubricant is provided for use in hot working such as cross-roll rolling of a seamless steel pipe. It effectively reduces the friction coefficient between the working tools and the material under the hot work, thus extending the lives of the tools. The lubricant contains: (A) from about 10 to about 60 wt % of alkali silicate; (B) from about 1 to about 20 wt % of silane coupling agent; (C) from about 0.1 to about 5.0 wt % of at least one kind of alkali compound selected from a group consisting of an alkali hydroxide, an alkali carbonate, an alkali borate and an alkali salt of mineral acid; and (D) from about 30 to about 70 wt % of water. Alternatively, the lubricant contains: (A) from about 10 to about 60 wt % of alkali silicate; (B) from about 1 to about 20 wt % of silane coupling agent; (C) from about 0.1 to about 5.

Abstract: A method for making a grooved-end pipe fitting from standard pipe includes the steps of bending length of pipe on a press mandrel to form a curved pipe segment with an oval cross section and further working the curved pipe segment in a die to produce tangent end portions. The die cavity is shaped with a central curved portion and tangent end portions. The inner and outer radii of curvature of the central curved portion are greater than the inner and outer radii of the curved pipe segment, and are greater than the corresponding radii of curvature of a conventional cast fitting. As a result, the curved pipe segment can be shaped to conform to the shape of the cavity without buckling or bowing of the inner radius wall of the pipe. The tangent ends of the die shaped pipe are grooved in a subsequent step.