Processes, Vol. 12, Pages 1393: Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Methods for Tiller Blades and Threshing Teeth in Bangladesh

Processes, Vol. 12, Pages 1393: Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Methods for Tiller Blades and Threshing Teeth in Bangladesh

Processes doi: 10.3390/pr12071393

Authors: Laura Rundquist Jonathan Colton

Bangladesh is increasing agricultural mechanization to reduce labor-intensive drudgery and to address labor shortages in farming. Agricultural equipment, such as power tillers and threshers, are used to achieve this goal and require regular replacement of the spare parts that experience significant wear in use. Spare parts are currently imported at twice the cost of domestic ones. This paper supports the development of domestic manufacturing by analyzing the manufacturing processes for two fast-moving spare agricultural parts, tiller blades and threshing teeth, and providing a method to develop more efficient processes. The manufacturing processes, which focused on the design of forging and bending dies, reflect the constraints of the manufacturing equipment and stock materials available in Bangladesh. The die designs and manufacturing processes were verified by FEA simulations and by experimental testing. The experiments and simulations suggest that the spare parts should be made at elevated temperatures and high rates of forming. Recommended die designs and processing conditions and forces required to achieve the final part and that can be implemented in manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh are presented.