Die Maintenance and Repair Parts

If you’re new to the industry, this is an important concept to put into place – you need to implement some basic practices and procedures regarding your clicker press and your press operators, or you will end up with damaged dies. Clicker Dies need to be safe-guarded and maintained, while parts need prompt repair should a problem arise. Another critical element of press operation is material ejection – which is a bit of an art that can save you hundreds of hours.

If you have one part of the die where the product is getting stuck, teach your people to be mindful of the problem and take a moment to fix it by adding or moving ejection foam. If your hole punches are getting clogged and no one takes time to clear them, they will eventually blow out the size of the hole and even split the punch to where it's not cutting any more. If you get a product that has holes in it, you will want to have spare hole punches so the dull punches can be replaced without rendering the entire die useless.

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If you find that part of your die is not cutting anymore, you can take the die to your local die maker and request that they replace some of the rule or you can buy a steel rule sharpener and put a new edge on what you have. A little preventative maintenance will go a long way.

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These details and many more work together to affect production and cost per piece. If your workers are not taught what to look for or trained how to be vigilant, you won’t be able to count on them as useful components of your production process.