Forming Sheet Metal With Rubber

In this paper finite element method is introduced to analyze rubber pad forming process of aluminum sheet metal.

Forming sheet metal with rubber.

Rubber forming rubber forming uses a flexible material such as rubber or polyurethane to form a sheet metal work piece. The blank of sheet metal work piece is placed on the die. Whether a piece of sheet metal consists of stainless steel high carbon steel or aluminum it can be manipulated using rubber pad forming. Solid rubber pad forming process.

A beckwood 400 ton rubber pad forming press making 5 different parts in one cycle. Maziar ramezani zaidi m. Hydroform rubber wear pads. Rubber is forced all around the work creating pressure and forming.

The forming block was machined on a cnc mill. These operations include but are not limited to bladder hydro forming hydro presses fluid forming diaphragm forming bulge forming drop hammer and metal spinning. The punch forces the work into the rubber. Rubber forming is a sheet metal forming process using flexible punch or die.

A work piece is placed over a rigid die. It is easy and requires application of rigid container fillet with solid rubber pad. The inexpensive tooling and ability to run multiple parts in a single cycle are amplified in our line of triform sheet hydroforming presses. Often the rubber is incased in a steel container and serves as a punch.

Mosites rubber company has supplied rubber parts to the metal forming industry for a number of years. Many small companies are required to manufacture curved products and shallow parts with fine details in a small lot size which leads to both a higher production cost per detail and a need for multiple tools. Rubber pad forming supports most types of sheet metal. Alternatives to rubber pad forming and elastoforming.

Solid rubber pad forming. Mosites 651 is specially compounded for optimum performance in forming rubber applications. Sheet metal forming is a costly manufacturing process that is widely used in different industries. This metalworking process even supports sheet metal measuring up to 4 millimeters thick making it ideal for a variety of manufacturing related.

The flat part was punched on a cnc punch press. Ripin in rubber pad forming processes 2012. The rubber pads can have a general purpose shape like a membrane. Before the forming process the blanks are precut to their final dimension.

Rubber press forming a small rib for a horizontal stabilizer.