Design and implementation of die management system for NC tube bending

The die of NC tube bending is composed of bending die,clamp die,wiper die,pressure die and mandril. The amount of die is large because tube part has many series and benders with different radiuses. And it is complex to choose mandril,wiper die and to borrow die. Al l of these brings difficulty to the die management of NC tube bending. Now,there are seldom management systems for tube bending die. Through analyzing the rules of mandril choose,wiper die choose and die match,die management system for NC tube bending was designed and developed. It became convenient to find and borrow dies through the system. And the management efficiency of dies was enhanced.