Fabrication Of Pneumatic Sheet Cutting Machine : A Literature Review

The problem with hand-operated machines is that they are slow and cannot be automated. This is where the concept of pneumatics will prove itself advantageous. We are developing a pneumatically operated cutting and punching machine which will use the help of compressed air to drive a shearing blade and punch to carry out the operations on a metallic sheet. The machine is designed to cut 1mm thick aluminium sheets and 0.5mm thick copper sheets very easily. The main components of developed pneumatic system are compressor, pipelines, double-acting cylinder, an actuator, and flow control valves. This machine will thus, prove itself cost-effective and also save a lot of time in manufacturing process as two operations can be performed on the same platform.