Patent ID: 6560499
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a production stamping die for producing a precise die blank for a customer, the steps comprising:(a) providing a trial configuration of a proposed die blank from the customer for producing the production stamping die in a digitized form in a program in a central processing unit (CPU); (b) producing multiple of the proposed die blank from the trial configuration using the program in the CPU; (c) providing the multiple of the proposed die blank produced in step (b) to the customer for testing in a shaping die which deforms the proposed die blanks; (d) producing (1) a trial stamping die for producing a trial die blank or (2) correcting the proposed die blank configuration based upon the results of the testing wherein the corrected configuration of the proposed die blank is produced and tested as in step (c) and then for producing the trial stamping die; (e) providing multiple of the trial die blank produced by the trial stamping die for testing in the shaping die in a trial production run by the customer; and (f) producing (1) the production stamping die for producing the precise die blank, (2) producing a limited production stamping die for producing a limited production of the stamping die blank, or (3) correcting the trial stamping die configuration based upon the results of the trial production run, wherein the corrected trial stamping die configuration is produced and tested as in step (e) to produce the production stamping die for the customer.