Design and Fabrication of Pneumatic Sheet Metal Cutting Machine

Abstract

Pneumatic Sheet Metal Cutting Machine has been used to shear the sheets made of galvanized iron and aluminum of various thicknesses. The pressure and force required for shearing these metal sheets have been listed accordingly. Automation in the process is incorporated by using air compressor solenoid valve-controlled roller feed system. The automation provides provision to enter the number of sheets to be cut and required length of the sheet. The system works by pneumatic means which consists of air compressor, pipe lines, control valves and pneumatic cylinder. The design is particularly suited for the applications where working space is contained. Pneumatic systems are useful when sheet metals are need to be cut in hazardous areas such as oil and gas refineries and in chemical factories. Further it is observed that, the employment of automation system makes the cutting process accurate, time efficient and increases the productivity as compared to conventional non-automated cutting machine. Sheet metal is simply a metal formed into thin and flat pieces. It is one of the fundamental forms used in metal working and can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes. Countless everyday objects are constructed of the material. There are three primary procedures in Layout. They are Parallel, Radial, and Triangulation. The major aim to our experiment is to study about pneumatic control system, study about double acting cylinder, study about the advantage of pneumatic hand operated valve and study about high-speed blade.