This is an intensive two-day engineering and design event for tool and die makers, die designers, tooling engineers and apprentices. Participants can attend in person or virtually. 

Day 1: Attendees will learn the historical background of deep drawing including commonly accepted—but often misapplied—rules-of-thumb. The characteristics of deep drawing, shallow drawing, redrawing, reverse drawing, stretching and ironing are covered in-depth along with the influence that bending, straightening, friction, compression and tension have on each process. 

Day 2: In a step-by-step approach, attendees will process a theoretical request for quote (RFQ) for a cylindrical part that includes estimating the number of draws and the blank size; calculate the required press-stroke length, tonnage and energy requirements; then select an appropriate press and determine the strokes-per-minute for the job.

Multiple methods are presented for calculating draw reduction limits and balancing draw reduction ratios; selecting punch nose profiles for drawing and redrawing; estimating blankholder forces; selecting lubricants and selecting pressure systems. Progressive die applications and solving draw-related problems also are reviewed.

Attendees will understand how to determine the number of draws and intermediate draw shapes for square and rectangular parts and blank shape development methods. Also presented: design principles for drawing irregular shapes and developing addendum; blankholder shape, draw bead design options and draw bead placement; and guidelines for drawing stainless steel alloys, aluminum alloys and copper alloys.