Production and Use of a Tool for Punching and Pre-Drilling the Connection Channel of a Heat Exchanger

Tool-making is an industry where it is necessary to constantly invest in knowledge and production development, which later leads us to innovative products.

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Tool-making is an industry where it is necessary to constantly invest in knowledge and production development, which later leads us to innovative products. However, we must be aware that in tool-making, with the rapid advancement of technology, increasingly complex products have begun to be developed and manufactured. Tool-making is one of the most important and promising industries, particularly in the development of the automotive industry, ** electronics industry** and ** white goods industry**.

Because competition in tool-making is high, it is necessary to actively participate in the development of tool manufacturing technology at all times, as complete adaptability in developing customers' products is very important for competitiveness. The company where he is employed deals with the production of primary aluminium and the manufacture of products and semi-finished products from various aluminium alloys, where it is necessary to constantly monitor market developments and adopt fast and complex solutions on how to get as close as possible to customers' wishes and thus maintain and improve the aluminium sales market.

The diploma thesis relates to the production and use of a tool for punching and pre-drilling the connection channel of a heat exchanger, which can be used in the automotive industry, solar electrical industry and white goods industry. The author of the diploma thesis presented the Talum Group and two companies operating within it, namely Talum Servis in inženiring, d. o. o., where he is also employed, and Talum Izparilniki, d. o. o., which is building on its new brand HeatraPlates. The diploma thesis describes in detail all the processes of tool production, from tool design, selection of material for the tool, manufacture of individual components to the final product.

He devoted most attention to mechanical processing in tool production. The work also includes a calculation of the required press force for easier selection and, at the end, a time and economic analysis of tool production, as he was interested in how much time is needed to produce the tool and what the financial aspect of producing the said tool is.