The document discusses various specialized tools from Mate Precision Tooling for punching and forming sheet metal parts. It describes tools that eliminate burrs during punching, create bend lines for easy bending, provide fastening methods to replace welding, and reduce sheet marking on delicate materials. It also provides information on tools for precision hole punching, sequential numbering, and tool maintenance.

1. Problem Solvers and Special Tooling TTT

2. Max. thickness 2.7mm Rib width ~22 mm (fix) Max. height 3.7mm incl. thickness Mate RollerBall ™ Ribs Offsets

3. Mate Rollerball ™

4. Rollerball Example

5. Mate’s Rollerball ® Detail ouside corner Roller Ball Beading

6. Rollerball ® Beading in 1mm mild steel Detail inside corner Roller Ball Beading

7. Mate Rollerball Deburr Punching processes frequently cause burrs on sheet metal parts Removing burrs requires secondary operations Performed manually Use specialized equipment Rollerball Deburr™ eliminates these secondary operations right at the turret Available in Ultraform B Station and Trumpf

8. Mate Rollerball Deburr Takes advantage of Mate’s Rollerball™ technology Uses extended programming capabilities of punch presses that can operate in the x and y axis with the ram down Pushes the burr away and creates a radius on the side of the part Can be used in combination with EasySnap to get a burr- free product

9. ROLLERBALL DEBURR TOOL

10. Mate Sheetmarker ™ Three Springs, Two points (120&150) allow control of depth and width of the line scribed

11. Mate Sheetmarker ™

12. Sheetmarker™ Work Examples Available For: Thick Turret 114 Nova Salvagnini Can be run at up to 90 m / min P127389Z XYZ Company

13. Score Plastic Protection for removal before laser cutting or fabrication ( bending lines etc.) Cuts trough the protective plastic film without leaving any marks on the metal surface .

14. Mate EasyMark Springs: 3 Types to be used for diamond or Brass Inserts Spacer: Use for dead weight on top of Ink Marker Punch: for installing and removing inserts Ink Marker pen Insert Holder 3 Inserts (2 diamond, 1 brass) Allen Wrench: for installing and removing inserts Die: Used for SheetMarker and InkMarker Spacer: Use with SheetMarker A-station Holder

15. Mate EasyMark Applications with Inkmarker Pen

16. Mate SnapLock ™ Self-locking spring loaded tab Eliminates spot welding, riveting or fastening with threaded hardware

17. Mate SnapLock ™

18. Mate SnapLock ™ The self-locking spring loaded tab eliminates a secondary operation as spot welding, riveting or fastening with threaded hardware

19. Mate SnapLock ™

20. V-line stencil from both sides creates snap-line USE: better than microjoint – can be snapped-off TYPICAL APPLICATION: Material thickness from 1.0mm thick to 1.5mm MS and SS, and 2.0mm ALU Tool dedicated for 1 thickness only Max. recommended length 300mm Mate EasySnap ™

21. Mate EasySnap ™

22. Mate EasySnap ™ Making short bends on a press is now possible with an EasySnap

23. Square shearbutton micro-joint gives smooth edge Square Shearbutton

24. Complex bending made easy V-line stencil creates line of weakness Allows subsequent bending by hand Suitable for MS or SS < 1.50mm and Al < 2.00mm Maximum recommended length 300mm Available for all tooling styles Hand bend along bend line created with EasyBend™ Mate EasyBend ™ Before punching. After punching with EasyBend T. Component after hand bending .

25. Mate HexLock ™ Fastener Retention System Provides a method of retaining common threaded fasteners

26. MATE WEBTOOL - Produces reinforcement ribs with a hexagonal design - Allows to use thinner material and save material cost, yet maintaining the same strenght in the product. Save on material cost

27. Special Tools

31. Heel Tool for sheet trimming Heel tool for corner notching Heel Tools

32. Non Slugfree Heel Corner notching in 3mm Hot Rolled Steel

33. When sheet marking is a problem …

34. Ultra Light™ Recommend for thin or decorative material Benefits: Eliminate sheet marking Improve finished appearance Reduce noise levels

35. Spring Canisters A & B Ultra Light™ A Station: 70% of std. B Station: 60% of std.

36. ULTRA / TT Standard Stripping Force C - Station = 28,7 KN D & E Station = 46,9 KN Sheet marking problems in sensitive material ? Looking for less noise and less vibrations? (Based on 6,4mm material thickness)

37. Ultra Light ™ Spring - Casette Solves Sheet marking Problems in Sensitive Material ! Remove Belleville springs from the assembly (C -, D – and E -) Replace with Ultra Light Coil spring cassette and adjust Stripping force stepless

38. Gold Springs reduce stripping- force by 25% Red Springs reduce stripping- force by 50% Blue Springs reduce stripping- force by 75 % Ultra Light ™ Cassette--3 Sets Of Springs

40. Extrusion Tool Pre-pierce and Form Having Problems when forming in thick material or stainless steel?

41. Always specify if used in an up - forming – or standard station!!

42. Note: Please , always specify if used in an up-forming or normal station! Forming up operation, Punch has Gripper Line, Power Max Die

43. Forming down operation, Stripping springs are used for gripper line (in UltraTEC stripper)

44. Problems with shavings filling up the forming die? The solution is to use a Mate/Strippit style TT Forming die

45. Closed design has more Spring force Open design lets out shavings and debris Mate Forming die – standard design Mate Forming die – Strippit design

46. When die breakage is a Problem Use the the Mate ”Dog Bone” die with special designed key slots

47. Make Straight Walled Holes Without Drilling Finished hole size is the starting point. Order Punch for Hit #2 to the finished hole size. The punch for Hit #1 equals finished hole size less 20% of material thickness. The die size equals finished hole size plus 0.1mm.

48. Precision Shaving Shaving Slug Precision shaving with 2 tools

49. Special Solution

50. Special Solution

51. Special Solution

52. Special D  B nibble adapter

53. D – B Adapter for high speed operation

54. Material Aluminum Mild Steel Stainless Steel Punch to Material Ratio 0.75 to 1 (Fully Guided 0.5 to 1) 1 to 1 (Fully Guided 0.75 to 1) 2 to 1 (Fully Guided 1 to 1) Small Diameter or Narrow Holes Use Fully Guided to punch small dia. or narrow holes

55. Saves up to 85.0 mm of sheet

56. B Fully Guided

57. Precision Ground Guide ID Precision Ground Stripper OD Fully Guided Construction 0.04mm Total Clearance Between Stripper And Punch (0.02mm/side)

58. Slug Free Light™ Die Improve piece part quality Reduce broken tools Increase grind life Recommend for Punching Thin Material where die clearance is less than .008”(0.20mm)  Prevent Slug pulling in stainless steel with plastic film Slots cut into die wall create protrusions on the slug to help eliminate slug pulling.

59. Slug Free Light™ Dies For Thin Materials: Material Type Recommended Material Maximum Stainless Steel 0.031”(0.80mm) Mild Steel 0.039”(1.00mm) Aluminum 0.047”(1.20mm)

60. Enumerator™ Sequential numbering tool Six numbers – up to 0.118(3.00) high No software required. Two Modes Fixed number Sequential number Thick Turret 3-1/2” D station

61. Tool Maintenance Convenience Items C- E Thick Turret Guide Stand Torque wrench Lower Unit Forming Tool Fixture T - handle

62. Thank You ! Mate Precision Tooling P. L . 2004 www.mate.com