This Progressive Die node includes optional PSOs, as well as some conditionally required PSOs.

This section lists the PSOs in this node that act as substitutes for the geometry extraction performed for GCD-driven process groups. Other PSOs associated with this node are listed in User Inputs.

The following PSOs are optional:

The following PSOs are conditionally required:

By default, the number of hole groups is assumed to be 0. You can override the default with this PSO.

For the purposes of tooling calculations, the holes in a plain hole group are assumed to be handled by a dedicated cam piercing station—see Tooling Calculation.

Feasible hole-group size and hole spacing depend on the cam unit’s physical characteristics; the GCD-driven cost model lists physical characteristics of various cam piercing units in the lookup table camUnitSizes.

By default, the number of flanged or countersunk holes is assumed to be 0. You can override the default with this PSO.

If you enter a value greater than 0 for this PSO, you must supply values for the PSOs Number of UP Flanged or Countersunk Holes and Number of Flanged or Countersunk Holes.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

Conditionally Required

If you enter a value greater than 0 for Number of Flanged or Countersunk Holes, you must supply a value for this PSO. This is the number of holes that are flanged or countersunk in the UP direction with respect to the part’s main surface. This value affects the number of die stations, which contributes to tooling costs (see Tooling Calculation).

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

Conditionally Required

If you enter a value greater than 0 for Number of Flanged or Countersunk Holes, you must supply a value for this PSO. This is the number of holes that are flanged or countersunk in the DOWN direction with respect to the part’s main surface. This value affects the number of die stations, which contributes to tooling costs (see Tooling Calculation).

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

By default, the number of tapped holes is assumed to be 0. You can override the default with this PSO. The value determines the number of hole threading stations—see Tooling Calculation.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

By default, the number of bends that intersect a hole is assumed to be 0. You can override the default with this PSO. The value affects the number of scoring stations—see Tooling Calculation.

Enter a value greater than 0.

By default, the number of bends with flap length over 75mm is assumed to be 0. You can override the default with this PSO. The value affects the number of restriking stations—see Tooling Calculation.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

By default, the number of bends greater than 95 degrees is assumed to be 0. You can override the default with this PSO. The value determines the number of cam bending stations—see Tooling Calculation

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Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

By default, the number of forms over 10mm high is assumed to be 0. You can override the default with this PSO. The value affects the number of restriking stations—see Tooling Calculation.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

By default, the number of undercut forms is assumed to be 0. You can override the default with this PSO. An undercut form is a form that is not on the part's main surface or on another surface that is parallel with the part's main surface. The value determines the number of cam forming stations—see Tooling Calculation.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

Optional

By default, the cost model assumes there are no deep draw forms, and, the deep draw time component of cycle time is 0 (see Cycle Time Calculation). A deep draw form has a depth-to-width ratio greater than 1, and has an area (length * width) greater than half the part area (part length * part width).

To include nonzero deep draw time, enter a nonzero value for this PSO, and a nonzero value for Depth of Deepest Deep Draw Form.

Conditionally required

If you entered a nonzero value for Number of Deep Draw Forms, you must a nonzero value for this PSO, which helps determine deep draw time (see Cycle Time Calculation).

Optional

By default, the number of active die stations required by the current part is calculated as described in Tooling Calculation. You can override this value and specify the number of active stations explicitly with this PSO.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

Optional

By default, the average time per die station of labor spent on the manufacture of tooling is calculated as described in Tooling Calculation. You can override this value and specify labor hours explicitly with this PSO.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

Optional

By default, the average labor rate per die station for the manufacture of tooling is specified by the toolshop variable avgLaborRate. You can override this value and specify the labor rate explicitly with this PSO.

Optional

By default, the average mass per die station of the tooling required for the current part is calculated as described in Tooling Calculation. You can override this value and specify tooling mass explicitly with this PSO.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.

Optional

By default, the average per-die-station raw material cost per kilogram for tooling is specified by the toolshop variable avgMatlRate. You can override this value and specify the material rate explicitly with this PSO.

Optional

By default, the total cost of the manufacture of the tooling required for the current part is calculated as described in Tooling Calculation. You can override this value and specify the total tooling cost explicitly with this PSO.

Enter a value greater than or equal to 0.