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Stamping Die Strip Optimization for Paired Parts V.Vamanu, T.j.Nye Mechanical Engineering Department McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario October 30, 2000 Abstract In stamping, operating cost are dominated by raw material costs, which can typically reach 75% of total costs in a stamping facility. In this paper, a new algorithm is described that determines stamping strip layouts for pairs of parts such that the layout optimizes material utilization efficiency. This algorithm predicts the jointly-optimal blank orientation on the strip, relative positions of the paired blanks and the optimum width for the strip. Examples are given for pairing the same parts together with one rotated 180? and for pairs of different parts nested together. This algorithm is ideally suited for incorporation into die design CAE systems. Keywords: Stamping, Die Design, Optimization, Material Utilization, Minkowski Sum, Design Tools Introduction In stamping, sheet metal parts of various levels of complexity are produced rapidly, often in very high volumes, using hard tooling. The production process operates efficiently, and material costs can typically represent 75% of total operating costs in a stamping facility [1]. Not all of this material is used in the parts, however, due to the need to trim scrap material from around irregularly-shaped parts. The amount of scrap produced is directly related to the efficiency of the stamping strip layout. Clearly, using optimal strip layouts is crucial to a stamping firm’s competitiveness. The degree of this trim loss is determined at the tooling design stage when the strip layout is created. As a part or parts are laid out on the strip, the designer chooses the orientation of the part(s), width of the strip, and, in the case of multiple parts blanked together, their relative positions. Ideally, the material utilization is maximized. The value of even tiny improvements in material utilization can be great; for example, in a stamping operation runnin