What does stamping technology offer the global economy? -- Stamping technology processes and terms -- Materials for stamped parts -- The basic principles of shear cutting -- Composite tools -- Criteria for high-performance dies -- Monitoring the punching tool and the press -- High-performance stamping presses.

This English-language textbook and professional book provides an overview of the basics of stamping technology, practical tips for the design of tools and explanations of the high-performance stamping presses. Design rules and parameters from practice provide assistance in the construction of tools. The computational determination of influencing variables, basic material technology and functional relationships support the selection of high-performance stamping presses. There is also a special chapter about optical monitoring of stamping tools and stamping processes. Content: Stamping technology processes and terms Materials for stamped parts Basic principles of shear cutting Criteria and design rules for high-performance dies Monitoring the punching tool and the press Principles, controlling of High-Performance Stamping Presses Target group Trainees and students of Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering Practitioners and designers of production and stamping technology Author Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kolbe is the head of the professorship Forming- and Stamping Technology and Highspeed Forming at the University of Applied Sciences in Zwickau, Germany.