Eighth Week November 19-23th

-Autohocritic about the presentation done on monday

Finally, the last monday we did the presentation that we have prepared for Iranzu´s asignature about our company. Finally we have achieve the result that we have been finding. We did a very good and professional presentation, using non verbal lenguage and remarking the most important points. This presentation, serves us to practice for the project presenation that we will do next friday. Iranzu, give us her feedback and told us that was one of the best presentations that she have see this year.




-Review of the Gaizka´s exam
This monday Gaizka told us that we will do an exam the next monday so we start preparing some notes about the exam. Some things that will appear in the exam, we saw the last week so we don´t have much time to prepare it very well. Apart from that we have been completing the project review and finishind the die design. This are the main points that will appear in the exam:

-Different materials of pieces
-Standard pieces: How to choose and standard piece
-Know to draw an sketch of the diue design and its pieces













-Finish die design and project review
During this hole week, we have been very busy. He have had to distribute well all the work because in case of been all the member of the group with  the die design we would not finish the project review. While Unai and Lander have been finishing the die design, Martin and Asier had been doing the review. At first, we had to send our review this friday but some teachers had realize that there

isn´t enought time to finish it so they have tell us that we have to send the review the next monday.

















-English speaking with Richard
Richard has saw us our english exams and the team mark is notable. Apart from that, he has send us a new thing to do to practice our vocabulary and speaking skills. We have to do a speaking with another member of the team. The couples are formed by Lander, Unai and Martin, Asier. We have to maintain a conversation between each other abou some topics that he have told us. During this week, we don´t have time to prepare it so we will prepare the next monday or tuesday.

Seventh Week November 12-16th

To continue with the explanation of the cylindrical parts and the three-dimensional machine, we will explain the steps of this piece:

An example

     1- Measure the 3 diameters with circle, without projection, to get the axis that passes through the 3 circles.

     2- In the circle, you create a plane and alienate it with plane.

     3-Turn probes and make plane in circle one

     4- Create a point, intersection element, in the plane and line it up with line

     5- Align the origin in the center of the circle where we created the plane 

     6- Create a theoretical line (theoretical element) in the "y" direction at the origin.

In the exam that we did on Friday, Nagore put a piece in which we had to choose the steps to follow to get the coordinates of the circles, in which there were different ways of doing it. On the other hand we had an exercise in which we asked theoretical questions and another in which we asked the alignments that a piece needs.

On Tuesday, with Julen, we started making the plane cages. The plane cage serves to give an order to the piece. An order like the name it has, to what set it belongs, the scale it has, the part number, the material... The plane cage has to be very clear and precise, to facilitate above all its procedure in the workshop.

On Thursday, we continue with Catia's plane cage until we finish it. We took advantage that we had 3 hours of class with Julen to learned to do the views of the planes. In them we have made different cuts, partial cuts or complete cuts.

Last week we left the prezi for the presentation of Friday almost finished, but during this week we have finished correcting it and leaving it ready. The presentations were prepared for Wednesday and Friday but for different reasons they have been delayed. Too many presentations have been left for Friday and as the Gaizka exam has become longer, all the groups haven´t had time to present. In short, our group instead of presenting on Friday we will present next Monday.

With Gaizka we had a full week. A lot of hours with him, very methodical, and with the obligation to be 100% in his classes, since in spite of having to work a lot in his subject for the theme of designing the die, on Friday we had an exam with him. The Giazka´s exam on Friday was very intense and had to be very careful to be able to respond orally while he was evaluating all of word that we were saying. As we just said, the exam on Friday was oral and our grou knew how to respond with serenity to all the questions that he asked us.

Throughout this week we have begun to design autonomously and we have managed to locate all the plaques of the die, a great challenge taking into account the references and all the steps that we have followed without error.

Sixth Week November 5-9th

The last week, we discovered  an error in the gravity center calculations. As we did not have enough time to correct it, and as we have been so busy during this week, we correct it the friday. First of all, we distribute the bend into 15 pieces and after that we discovered that instead being 15, were 11. As we have thought that were 15 pieces, the total perimeter of the cutting was bigger than we need it.

On the other hand, we mistake some mistakes at the time of calculating the bending perimeter. We put as reference the hole bending and we only had to put the thickness of one line.
We thought that the force of the bending and the cutting was the same but this is not true because a cutting operation, needs 80% more force than a bending operation.

The numeration of the pieces

After correcting this big mistakes, we recalculate the total perimeter of the piece. To calculate this perimeter, we sume the cutting perimeter to the bending perimeter.
As you can see in the first picture, the hole perimeter of our piece is 741mm and before correcting the mistake was 969mm.
 After correcting all the mistakes made during the last weeks, we applied the formula that appear in the photopraph. To finish, the gravity center is 3,4mm desviated from the origin.

Axys systems

During monday, we start creating the axys systems of our die´s adaptator in catia. Then, we will use this axys systems to colocate all the plates in this adaptator. This plates needs to have some parameters and relations because if we make any mistake while we design the die, we would change or solve the problem without starting from the beginning again. Apart from that, during monday, we start to introduce some plane references to the axys system. We are going to use this planes to know how much space the die provide us. To make sure that everything is going well, we had to look at the parameterization of the plates. Seeing that all responded well to any future change, we went ahead

The colums and the caps 

During thursday, we retake the tree design in Catia and we inserted some colums in the lower plate. To do this, we create two parts, the first one to pad the sketch and the second one to pad the column in the Y axys. ( vertically). To finish it we create a pocket inside column to make a hole in the lower plate.

To finish with the assembly made during this week, we chose in a catalogue called "UNCETA" some caps to introduce in the colums. We did the same steps to introduce the caps into the assembly design. The unique change compared with the last paragraph mentioned, is that in this case the hole was created for the colums could pass from the caps. 

The canon assembly done in Catia

With Julen we created some different pieces and after that we did an assembly with all of them. During the creation of the assembly, we learn to use some different Catia tools such as the relations. The relations, are used to put together different faces, axys or whatever you want. Besides that, we fixed some pieces with an icon with looks like an anchor. We learned how to use the library that Catia has. In this library, you can find different commercial pieces such as screws or washers. Finally, we created the plane of the assembly in an isometric view and apart from that we create the assembly exploded view too.




During tuesday, in Nagore´s class, Asier De Miguel, explained an AMFE that Garita supported him. This AMFE belonges to a piece that is made in Garita, and is used to give transmission to the car wheels. In this AMFE, we look different problems/mistakes or troubles that can occur since the raw material is being transported to the company until the piece is finalized. Some of the common mistakes that can appear during this process are the aparition of burs, deformations and measures out of tolerance. Apart from looking the AMFE, we see the plane of the piece and a control pattern that is provided to the operators. In this control patterns, apeare some common mistakes that can occur and how to check if the piece is correct or incorrect with images and photos.

Piece plane

Mechanising control pattern

AMFE excel

During the english class, we did some exercises. In one of them, we read a text about the steps of doing a car and after that, we did a exercises. Apart from that, we listen a conversation between a teacher and her students. In that conversation, she told them about some studying methods and give them some advices to study in a better way. After listening the recording, we did some questions about the conversation. Moreover, looking ahead to the subject of Iranzu, on wednesday, we agreed that the group presentation we would do on 16th, Friday, in English. For this, we are going to do a prezi, which we have started doing this Friday in advance of a week.

Fifth Week October 29-31th

During this fifth week, we have started to practice different methods to assemble or join  pieces in Catia with Julen and Gaizka. To assemble pieces, we need to go the assembly design tool in order to use the part design tool. After finishing and correcting  the bend study and doing the necessary calculations to know witch press we will use, some new and complicated troubles are appearing in our way. If you want to do this well is essential to put attention in what you are doing and be concentrated because comit a error will significate to start again. We start monday doing the assembly that you can see in the first photograph and during wednesday we did the assembly that you see in the second photograph.

Our first assembly 

After revising the calculations that we did by hand to know where was our bend´s gravity center and compared with the calculations done in Catia, we realized that we made a big mistake. After looking where was the mistake we corrected it.

During monday and wednesday we look the importance of the non verbal lenguage with Iranzu. She show us a video about the Punset psicologist. In that video we look how to speak in front of people while you are selling something for example. Apart from that, we learn how to know when a person is liying or different gestures that we do when we are nervous. Iranzu´s intention is to show us how to controlate all this points. One of the videos that we see wednesday was to learn how to do a successful presentation, and the other one was about the importance of the first minute of your presentation.

With Nagore, we have started to alineate a piece done with a revolution. The measurement of this type of pieces, are more complicated that all of the pieces that we were used to measure because is done with a different method. First you have to alineate the positions of the palpator that you are going to use. Then you have to measure the three radios of the pieces and create a line that passes between the center of the three radios. We don´t finished the measurement so we will continue the next week.

During monday, apart from starting with assemblies, Gaizka show us the "design tree" of a die that did the students the last years. After explaining us how to do it, he proposed us to copy in ours PC´s. At first we thought that it was very complicated but after doing it, we realized that it was not so complicated. We need 2 hours to do, but the pattern is the same all time and is not very complicated to understand. The unique thing we think that is complicated is that you have to be paying attention all time because if you make a mistake you will had to start from the beggining. 

Fourth Week October 22-26th

During this fouth week, he have make big avances in our bend study. The last friday, we realized that the piece was not well done, so we have had to do it again. However, we have put some punches to direct well the band in the press. He have done some changes in the bend study and finally we have thought the best method to take out the piece from the die.







Apart from that, we have madre some calculations to know the total force that the press will do and after knowing that, we will decide which press we are going to use. However, we calculate the gravity center of the bend.

With iranzu, we have finalized the company inform where we have put  all the information about our company. For example, we have what type of company we are, what is a DAFO analysis, we hve done a market study of our industrial zone etc..

With Julen we have done some exercises in Catia and we have learn how to use a new tool called "parameters". This tool, allows to change some measurements more easily than entering in the sketch and changing from it because changing from the sketch a measure, maybe you will more measurements than you want.








With Nagore we have continue doing an AMFE inform and we have continue using the measure machine in class. We measure a little circular piece and we learn how to use the COSMOS program to measure different pieces.


Finally, we actualize the "plangintza" where we put daily or weekly what we do during all classes.

Third week: October 15st-20th

During the third week, first of all, we have actualizate our “Plangintza”. We use this tool
to organize all that we do in class all that we have to do during the week and to planificate
new ideas or concepts. Is very useful if the hole group take part in it. On the contrary, has
no sense to do it.

In Catia, we continue learning new things such as how to use the body tool or the shell tool.
We also have learned how to parametizer some measures. This is used to modificate some
measurements after finishing the piece .

We have create individually, ours bend studies and we have put all the ideas on common. The purpose
of this tool, is to create a sketch where you have to draw all the steps to the create the piece. To do
this, is very important to calculate some things such as the distance between the first piece and the
next one and we have calculate some measures. After looking the advantages and disadvantages of each design, we have choose one. We have chose the first one:

ESTUDIO DE BANDA UNAI

ESTUDIO DE BANDA ASIER

We have started to learn what an AMFE is. This tool is very used to do a study about something. In
our case, we have done a study about a piece of our die. The piece that we have chosen is the higher
press or “pisador”. In that “AMFE” we have write some common failures that the piece could have.
In addition, we have also written, the causes of the failure, if there is a common error and if there
is very serious.

With Iranzu, we have started to do a company report where we have to explain many things about
our company. For example, who does our company create, why we have choose that logo, name
and slogan, what is a “DAFO” or SWOT analysis and finally the study market. We have thought
to do in different lenguages because we think it would be more attractive.

Second week october 8st-12th

GENETIKS 3D

Hello to everybody, during this second week we have continued our formation in the world of dies. We have had some alone practises to test the group individually and to see how advanced we are. One of the practises that we have done, have been on Catia software and the other one of bending and cutting calculations.

During this week, we have learn how to use some essential options in Catia such as the “wall” or how to take measurements . From other side, we have corrected some homework that Julen send us the last friday and we have continue doing and practising Catia.

Our proyect piece done in Catia

With gaizka, we have corrected the exam that we did the last friday about calculations and we have start to see the “band study”. We have make  individually our own band study and then we have see between the group all members propositions. After the “pooling”, we have decided with is the best option and all of us have learned something about the rest of the propositions. This is one of the advantages of working in groups.

In this photo, you can see some calculations

This is the piece that we have to achieve

With Nagore, we have see new options of Cosmos measurement program such as how to line up a piece or the different type of “palpadores” that we can use to size pieces.

With Iranzu after creating our own logo and slogan witch you can find at the top of this blog, we have seen what is a DAFO. This letters in english means “SWOT”. This is an analysis and a strategic planning technique that is used to help a person or organization to identify its  strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to business competition. Apart from that we also have seen the market study. To do this market study, we have investigate many other companies and finally we have thought that apart from doing and designing industrial dies, our company is going to do a study about that die during a year to see how does it works and in the case of having any problem, the company will repair or change it without any extra cost.

First week october 1st-5th

GENETIKS 3D

During the first weeks, we started to remember what we did the last year. Teachers proposed us a new project based on the creation of a progressive die. A progressive die is a machine with is composed by many pieces and is introduced in a mechanic or in a hidraulic press. Inside the die we can find many phases. Each phase makes a change in the piece, for example, a bend or a hole.

This die, must do a specific type of piece so we have started to learn about dies.

With Gaizka, for example, nowadays we are learning and doing exercises about bending, cutting and stuffing.

With Julen, we have been doing some exercises in Catia because then we have to design our die with that program. Catia has everything you can imagine about designing and is incredible what type of things you can create in minutes. Circular pattern, or rectangular pattern are the last features that we have study with him.

"Measurement machine"

With Nagore we have started using the measure machine to do some practices because we have to measure our die pieces when we finish the group project. This machine is easy to use but you have to watch out because if the machines collides with the piece, can broke.

In technical english, we have done a initiation listening about the processes and a exercise about type of processes.

At last, with Iranzu, we have started learning information about type of companies and its characteristics , what is a legal entity and individual entity, we have create our own company and our own logo. Apart from that we have saw what is a "DAFO" and we have started to do a market study.

To finish we like to say that we have started very motivated and we hope that this course will be exciting and a source of knowledge for us.