The Improvement of the Drive Mechanism of the Pressure Plate of a Flat Die-Cutting Press

Problem statement and research purpose. The improvement of the pressure plate drive mechanism of a flat die- cutting press, which ensures strictly vertical movement of the pressure plate during the working and return strokes. Methodology. The material chosen for the research was of a flat die-cutting press, namely its pressure plate drive mechanism. In order to improve the pressure plate drive mechanism, a research of the designs of existing flat die-cutting presses was carried out, as a result of which a new original design of the drive mechanism was developed, which is pro- tected by a Ukrainian patent for a utility model. Results. The paper analyzed the existing mechanisms for driving the pressure plate of flat die-cutting presses and presents their disadvantages. The conditions for using flat die-cutting presses to ensure high-quality production of cardboard packaging blank are described. The negative consequences caused by the oscillatory movement of the pressure plate are listed. A scheme of the developed drive mechanism for the pressure plate of a flat die-cutting press is presented and the principle of its operation is described. Scientific novelty and practical significance. A new original design of the pressure plate drive mechanism of a flat die-cutting press has been developed, which ensure strictly vertical movement of the pressure plate during the working and return strokes. A list of comprehensive research that must be performed in the future for the developed pressure plate drive mechanism is presented. Scopes of further investigations on the subject of the paper. The improved drive mechanism of the pressure plate of a flat die- cutting press, compared to analogues, is characterized by a number of advantages, which, after performing a number of necessary a research on an experimental stand, can be successfully used in industry.