Tooling Seminars

National Machinery's formal training programs are designed to provide your employees the necessary skill to maintain and operate your specific machines. Following is a brief description of the various operational, mechanical, and tooling seminars.

INTRODUCTION TO COLD FORMING PRINCIPLES
A two day, intensive course for design engineers and others who want to learn the basics of cold forming and design criteria. Subjects range from upsetting and extrusions, to tolerances and materials.

ADVANCED COLD FORMING PRINCIPLES
A two day, hands-on seminar for experienced tool designers, The course teaches techniques by utilizing our own patented QUIKCALC Plus software. Subjects range from die design principles, load and energy calculations, to die construction.

In the Seminar:
The seminars are two-day courses addressing the needs of Engineers who want to learn the "basics" of cold forming or, for those with more experience, a more intensive presentation offering hands-on applications and tooling techniques.

Forward Extrusion animation

Backward Extrusion

Upsetting animation

Introduction to Cold Forming

• Rules and techniques for metal forming
• Tooling component design and construction
• Part transfer applications
• Punch and die kick-out
• Part evaluation and shape development
• Interference fits
• Tooling materials
• Metal working lubricants
• Cold formability of various metals

Advanced Cold Forming

• The process of cold forming
• Material properties / processing
• Load and Energy calculations
• Transfer techniques
• Die construction
• Die stress
• Design techniques
• Advanced design techniques
• Tooling troubleshooting