(1) The thickness of sheet or the diameter of wire. The various standards are arbitrary and differ with regard to ferrous and nonferrous products as well as sheet and wire. (2) An aid for visual inspection that enables an inspector to determine more reliably whether the size or contour of a formed part meets dimensional requirements. (3) A device used to position work in a die accurately. Another name for a checking fixture which is used to check parts.
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A round gage normally used to position work from the edge of the part.
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A series of dies mounted on a die plate.
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A general classification of press in which the uprights or housings are made in the form of a letter C, thus making three sides of the die space accessible.
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A gas charged cylinder used in place of springs or die cushions in applications in which high initial pressure is required. Also called nitrogen die cylinder, nitro-dyne cylinder, and hyson cylinder.
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Guides or shoes that ensure the proper parallelism, squareness, and sliding fit between press components such as the slide and the frame. They are usually adjustable to compensate for wear and to establish operating clearance.
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A process used to measure the mechanical properties of a sheet metal part during a forming operation.
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A rubber-pad forming process for forming sheet metal
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Pin or post usually fixed in the lower shoe and accurately fitted to bushings in the upper shoe to insure precise alignment of the two members of a die set. Also called a guide post, rider pin, or leader pin.
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A replaceable insert normally in the upper shoe to provide accurate alignment of both upper and lower die shoes. Also called bushing, guide post bushing, or rider pin bushing.
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