Power Presses
The punch press / die setter course will go as follows:
- Increase the knowledge of punch press operations and requirements
- Reduce the time required to set-up the press
- Reduce scrap
- Reduce accidents and damage to tooling and machinery.
- Understanding the legal requirements of Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations
- Key points of the Canadian Standards Association Code for Power Press Operation: Health, Safety, and Guarding Requirements
- Parts of the press (hydraulic and mechanical presses)
- Functions of press component parts
- Danger of incorrect shut height adjustment and pitfalls
- Pre shift inspections
- Importance of lock-out procedures and when required
- Use of blocking devices
- Methods of set up
- Proper clamping methods
- Adjusting the air-counterbalance system
- Checking safety devices
- Types of guards and guarding devices
- Entrapment rescue requirements for non members of the rescue team
Suggested Participants:
Press operators, die setters, supervisors, group leaders, and health & safety committee members.
Duration For Punch Press Operator Certification
(1) Day - Maximum Class Size 20
Advanced Training
Goal
Significantly Increase the knowledge of punch press operations and requirements through theoretical training
- Reduce scrap
- Increase professionalism of personnel
- Improve set up time and methods of set up
- Reduce accidents and damage to machinery and tooling
Training Outline
- Understanding the legal requirements of Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations
- Key points of the Canadian Standards Association Code for Power Press Operation: Health, Safety, and Guarding Requirements
- Parts of the mechanical press, advanced understanding of the parts of the press (crankshaft, gears, ram adjustment, counterbalance system, brake monitor etc,)
- Parts of the hydraulic press, advanced understanding of the parts of the punch press (reservoir, hydraulic cylinders, etc,)
- How to conduct pre shift inspections
- Lock-out procedures and following the procedures correctly
- Use of blocking devices and proper installation
- Understanding the different types of guards and guarding devices and how they operate
- Understanding their role in an entrapment rescue situation
- Proper set up and clamping of dies in the machine
- How to adjust the air-counterbalance system and the different types of counterbalance systems
- Housekeeping
- Material Handling basics
- Use of auxiliary equipment (feeders, straighteners, uncoilers etc)
- Use of knock out bars
- Cushions and nitrogen springs
- Die protection
Suggested Participants
Press operators, die setters, supervisors, and group leaders.
Course Duration
Two days (maximum group size is 20)