Design and Analysis of C Frame for Hydraulic Press

Abstract

The objective is to design c frame model for assembly operation known as hydraulic press machine. Using the concept of reverse engineering, by knowing the dimensions of the piston cylinder assembly and the product to be assembled, the C-frame has been designed keeping in mind the design specification, stress distribution, deflection. C frame is comprised of a base plate and a reciprocating piston fitted on top plate which exerts force upon component through special tool mounted on the piston. The initial modeling of the C- frame was carried out in Unigraphics software. The 3D model of the C frame is analyzed in static condition to find the stresses and deflections in the structure. By optimization, material utilized for building the structure has been reduced to decrease the volume of material utilized taking into consideration the resources available in market. Here we consider an industrial application project consisting of mass minimization of C-frame type assembly press. Solid Thinking has been used for this analysis, aim is to reduce the cost of the system, stresses, material and deflection without compromising on the quality of the output.