Diseño y construcción de una máquina bordonadora de tanques de acero inoxidable con un sistema hidráulico para incrementar su resistencia en la empresa INOX TEC

Abstract

The metalworking company INOX TEC located in Cunchibamba, in the province of Tungurahua, requires a beading machine for stainless steel sheets and tanks, to improve the properties of said material. It was proposed to design and build a hydraulic beading machine that can perform beading with thicknesses of up to 4 mm in AISI 304 stainless steel. The study was based on bibliographic sources and field studies, the feasibility of implementing the equipment was demonstrated. An efficient mechanical system was selected, appropriate to the productive capacity of the company to guarantee its economic viability, in the same way a hydraulic system was used to facilitate its use. Calculations, designs and machining processes were carried out, plans and computer simulations were prepared. Likewise, studies were carried out after the beading process where AISI 304 stainless steel significantly improves its properties, as well as its hardness and resistance. The hydraulic beading machine offers an ideal and fast solution through the use of a double-acting pneumatic cylinder that allows quick and efficient actuation at the time of beading, as well as a control center through which the process can be managed in a simple way. The materials used and the design of the equipment guarantee its longterm durability and efficiency. This project contributes to the well-being of the company and has the potential to be applied in other similar contexts if required.