Press Tool Designer

Hindustan Metal Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hindustan Metal Company in Bengaluru is seeking a Press Tool Designer to design, develop, and improve press tools including progressive dies, compound dies, and single-operation tools. The role requires preparing 2D and 3D tool designs using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or other CAD software, studying drawings, and optimizing material use.

You will coordinate with the tool room for manufacturing, assemble and test tools, and support production by troubleshooting tool issues, analyzing breakdowns, and

Qualifications

• Experience in press tool design including progressive dies, compound dies, and single-stage tools.
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Design progressive dies, compound dies, and single-stage press tools.
• Prepare 2D and 3D tool designs using CAD software.
• Study customer drawings and understand component specifications and tolerances.
• Calculate strip layout, pitch, strip width, and material utilization.
• Calculate cutting clearance based on material type and thickness.
• Design punches, dies, strippers, pilots, guide pillars, and other tool components.
• Calculate press tonnage requirements and select suitable press machines.
• Ensure proper shut height, stroke, and die setting requirements.
• Coordinate with tool room for tool manufacturing and assembly.
• Prepare detailed tool drawings and BOM.
• Select suitable tool steel and materials for punches and die inserts.
• Coordinate machining, wire cutting, EDM, grinding, and heat treatment operations.
• Monitor tool manufacturing progress and ensure design specifications are followed.
• Support tool assembly, fitting, and trial activities.
• Conduct tool trials and evaluate component quality.
• Identify and resolve issues such as burr formation, bending, deformation, pitch variation, misalignment, improper cutting clearance, strip feeding problems.
• Modify tools based on trial results.
• Ensure components meet customer dimensional and quality requirements.
• Improve tool performance and reduce rejection and downtime.
• Provide technical support to production during press operations.
• Analyze tool breakdowns and identify root causes.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor tool life and recommend maintenance schedules.
• Reduce production downtime through continuous tool improvement.
• Maintain tool history, modification records, and maintenance records.
• Improve strip utilization and reduce material wastage.
• Optimize tool design to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Improve production speed and cycle time.
• Identify opportunities for increasing tool life.
• Develop cost-effective tooling solutions for new components.

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Job Description Press Tool Designer

Job Title: Press Tool Designer
Department: Tool Design & Development
Reporting To: Tool Room Manager / Engineering Manager
Industry: Sheet Metal Stamping / Press Components Manufacturing

1. Job Purpose

To design, develop, and improve press tools, including progressive dies, compound dies, and single-operation tools, ensuring optimum production efficiency, dimensional accuracy, tool life, and cost-effectiveness.

2. Roles & Responsibilities

A. Press Tool Design

1. Design progressive dies, compound dies, and single-stage press tools.
2. Prepare 2D and 3D tool designs using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or other CAD software.
3. Study customer drawings and understand component specifications and tolerances.
4. Calculate strip layout, pitch, strip width, and material utilization.
5. Calculate cutting clearance based on material type and thickness.
6. Design punches, dies, strippers, pilots, guide pillars, and other tool components.
7. Calculate press tonnage requirements and select suitable press machines.
8. Ensure proper shut height, stroke, and die setting requirements.

B. Tool Development & Manufacturing

1. Coordinate with the tool room for tool manufacturing and assembly.
2. Prepare detailed tool drawings and BOM (Bill of Materials).
3. Select suitable tool steel and materials for punches and die inserts.
4. Coordinate machining, wire cutting, EDM, grinding, and heat treatment operations.
5. Monitor tool manufacturing progress and ensure design specifications are followed.
6. Support tool assembly, fitting, and trial activities.

C. Tool Trials & Troubleshooting

1. Conduct tool trials and evaluate component quality.
2. Identify and resolve issues such as:
   

• Burr formation
• Component bending and deformation
• Pitch variation
• Punch and die misalignment
• Improper cutting clearance
• Strip feeding problems

1. Modify tools based on trial results.
2. Ensure components meet customer dimensional and quality requirements.
3. Improve tool performance and reduce rejection and downtime.

D. Production Support & Tool Maintenance

1. Provide technical support to production during press operations.
2. Analyze tool breakdowns and identify root causes.
3. Implement corrective and preventive actions.
4. Monitor tool life and recommend maintenance schedules.
5. Reduce production downtime through continuous tool improvement.
6. Maintain tool history, modification records, and maintenance records.

E. Cost & Productivity Improvement

1. Improve strip utilization and reduce material wastage.
2. Optimize tool design to reduce manufacturing costs.
3. Improve production speed and cycle time.
4. Identify opportunities for increasing tool life.
5. Develop cost-effective tooling solutions for new components. Role & responsibilities