A Review on Sheet Metal Cutting/Shearing Mach...

A Review on Sheet Metal Cutting/Shearing Machine

Author Name : Yogita Bagul, Arif Mansuri

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a review on Design and Fabrication of Pneumatic Sheet Cutting Machine. Automated pneumatic sheet metal cutting has been used for cutting sheets made of galvanized iron and Aluminum of various thicknesses.  The automation provides ease to enter the number of sheets to be cut and required length of the sheet. The system is working by pneumatic pressure which consists of air compressor, pipe lines, control valves and pneumatic cylinder in it. Usually hydraulic operated sheet cutting machine is used. But pneumatic system is suitable for small scale industries according to their requirements. The design is particularly suited for the applications where working space is constrained. 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 seen that, the employment of automation system makes the cutting process more accurate, time efficient and increases productivity as compared to conventional non-automated sheet cutting machine.

Keywords: Metal cutting, Pneumatic, Shearing, Sheet Cutting, Sheet metal