Diseño de equipo para montaje y desmontaje de "machos", punzones en moldes instalados en prensas hidráulicas, para la fabricación de pisos y paredes, en la industria cerámica

Abstract

Due to the advancement that ceramics have had in the Colombian market, the need arises to innovate in new tools, or complement existing ones, in order to facilitate and ensure processes and / or activities that are carried out with high frequency by workers which put their health and physical integrity at risk. A high impact activity is the change of punches in the molds, in hydraulic presses, due to the risks to which the people involved in the maneuver are exposed. This document describes the development of the design, calculation and selection of mechanical and structural elements, suitable for an equipment, that meets the basic needs of the process and that it is possible to manufacture it with elements and materials that are commercially available in Colombia. The first part of the document is dedicated to publicizing the types of equipment used for handling loads and specifically for the core change activity in hydraulic presses. Below is everything related to materials, specifications and characteristics of the required elements. Subsequently, there is the development of the equipment design, starting with its description and operation, going through the calculations of the main components of the equipment and ending with the selection of the alternatives for each component. As annexes to the document are the equipment design plans, which will be used for later manufacturing and some videos of the equipment operation simulation.