Technical Paper
Language of Automotive Body Stamping Dies Defining and Documenting Compensation within a Stamping Die
2000-10-03
2000-01-2713
Traditional methods for buying off parts do not acknowledge the state of the dies, that is the way the die was cut relative to the product model. Many different methods for achieving a correct part are included in the die making process. Communication of the reasons for these actions and the exact amount of deviation from the product model has been lacking. Hampering communication further has been the lack of a global language or understanding of terms from one group to the next. Furthermore, continuous improvement has been difficult due to a lack of documentation of the plan and its correlation to the results. This paper is an attempt to define the different types of compensation and describe where in the die process this compensation exists.