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Unit 1 Cold Stamping Mould

 Lesson 1 Basic Concept of Cold Stamping

 Lesson 2 The Classification of the Cold Stamping Process

 Lesson 3 The Classification of the Mould and Structure

 Lesson 4 Conventional Stamping Materials

 Lesson 5 Prospects for the New-type Stamping Materials

 Lesson 6 Common Materials for Stamping Dies

Unit 2 Design for Punching Process and Die

 Lesson 1 Punching Basic Conception

 Lesson 2 Design for Mould Structure

Unit 3 Bending

 Lesson 1 Bending Types

 Lesson 2 The Springback of the Bending Parts

 Lesson 3 The Process of Bending Parts

 Lesson 4 Measures of Improving Bending Workpiece Quality

 Lesson 5 Bending Methods

Unit 4 Drawing

 Lesson 1 Drawing Conception

 Lesson 2 The Main Problems in Drawing Process

 Lesson 3 Drawing Coefficient and Definition of Limit Drawing Coefficient

Unit 5 Cold Extrusion

 Lesson 1 Introduction to Cold Extrusion

 Lesson 2 Characteristic and Application of Cold Extrusion

 Lesson 3 Classification of Cold Extrusion Method

 Lesson 4 Die Design for Cold Extrusion

Unit 6 Cold Stamping Forming Processes

 Lesson 1 Embossing Forming Process

 Lesson 2 Bulging of Cylindrical Hollow Blanks

 Lesson 3 Flattening and Sizing Process

 Lesson 4 Stamping Forming Process

Unit 7 Plastics Moulds

 Lesson 1 Introduction to Plastics and Plastics Products

 Lesson 2 The Properties and Application of Plastics

 Lesson 3 Molding Process Properties of Plastics

 Lesson 4 Injection Moulds

Unit 8 Basic Structure of Mould

 Lesson 1 Feed System

 Lesson 2 Sprue Bush and Register Ring

 Lesson 3 Gate and Types of Gate

 Lesson 4 Mould Cavities and Cores

 Lesson 5 Sliding Splits and Angle-lift Splits

 Lesson 6 Ejection

Unit 9 Non-conventional Machining

 Lesson 1 Electrical Discharge Machining

 Lesson 2 Electro-deposition

 Lesson 3 Computer-aided Manufacture

Unit 10 Modern Mould Manufacturing

 Lesson 1 Ftmdamentals of NC Technology

 Lesson 2 NC Machine

 Lesson 3 Machining Center

Vocabulary

Keys to the Exercises

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