Deep drawing with superimposed low-frequency vibrations on servo-screw presses

The power train of a modern servo-screw press with low rotational moment of inertia provides higher dynamics and a new kind of flexibility in forming and stamping processes compared to conventional servo presses. In this paper a new technology for deep drawing on servo-screw presses called cushion-ram pulsation is described. It uses superimposed low-frequency vibrations between 10 Hz and 50 Hz at the cushion and the press ram. For deep drawing operations, the high tensile stresses in the frame of cylindrical cup usually lead to a reduction of material thickness. Thus, and due to the lack of work hardening, fractures frequently occur in the punch radius. The process developed here shifts critical loads to higher drawing ratios by decoupling the drawing operation and the prevention of wrinkles. A high frequency of the cushion-ram pulsation is necessary to allow high productivity. Technological results will be increasingly determined by the machine