Curriculum Vitae
Of David Alkire Smith
530
Hollywood Drive
Monroe County Community College, Monroe MI Society of Manufacturing Engineers Fabricators and Manufacturers Association SAE International ASM International The Audio Engineering Society The Society for the History of Technology The Society for Industrial Archeology American Radio Relay League American Rifle Association Former Director, City of Member Synopsis of Work Experience Prior to starting my tool & die
apprentice, I worked as a press operator and diesetter on difficult compound,
progressive die work as well as thermoplastic injection molding thermosetting
phenolic transfer molding operations encapsulating nickel silver wires used in
multiple contact wire spring telephone relays.
This included transfer line welding of gold, platinum and palladium. The apprenticeship involved a rigid
program of very traditional instruction requiring mastery of all tasks before
advancement and graduation. The
apprenticeship involved making new dies and repairing the dies for the
operations listed above performed in the pressroom. Operations included profile surface grinders
work using toolmakers microscopes. The
wire spring relays had many wires each of which had to bent to exceeding close
tolerances involving 20 or more operations. Automotive Experience Employment commenced with Ford
Motor Company as a diemaker 1965 through 1988.
I served much of my career as a
die maker and die tryout group leader at The Ford Motor Company. There I successfully completed many
specialized assignments involving metal formability, electronic instrumentation
of the stamping process, and quick die change involving progressive, tandem die
and transfer press tooling. I am still
active with Ford as a consultant and trainer. Consulting, Training and Writing Experience In 1987, the consulting formed
Smith & Associates, a sole proprietorship providing metal stamping, power
press and allied topic consulting services.
This developed into a career change that has worked into a full time
job, which included reference publications edition, writing and video
development. As President of Smith & Associates, I consult on metal stamping
process and press damage problems for all sizes and classes of work. Providing customized training course manuals
and or in-plant training on a variety of pressworking topics is a unique
specialty. These services are delivered to many Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as
well as many small firms engaged in metal stamping. The products they produce range from surgical
goods to elevated water towers. I have
45 years of experience solving press and die related problems. The client base includes primary steel makers, steel processors, big
three automakers, automotive contract stampers, general contract stampers,
precision stampers, instrument manufacturers and explosive manufacturers. Reference Publications D.
Smith, Editor, Die Design Handbook, © The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, D.
Smith, Author, Quick Die
Change, The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, D.
Smith, Developer, Video, Quick Die Change, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, D.
Smith Author, Fundamentals of Pressworking, The Society of Manufacturing
Engineers, D.
Smith Author, Optimizing Your Pressworking Operations, Custom Published by Smith &
Associates, Monroe, Michigan, © 2001, 402 pages plastic spiral bound. D.
Smith Author, Die Maintenance Handbook, Society of Manufacturing
Engineers, Note: The above list may be incomplete because of
many other works that have had chapters edited by the writer and video scripts
that I have edited or proof read. These
may show up in literature searches Technical Papers and Reports D. Smith, Why Press Slide Out of Parallel Problems Affect Part
Quality and Available Tonnage, SME Technical Paper TE88-442, Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, Michigan, © 1988. D. Smith, How to Improve Hit-to-Hit Time with a Tonnage Monitor,
SME Technical Paper TE88-780, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, D. Smith, Adjusting Dies to a Common Shut Height, SME/FMA
Technical Paper TE89-565, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, D. Smith, Reducing Die Maintenance Costs Through Product Design,
SME Technical Paper MS89-759, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn,
Michigan, © 1989. D. Smith, Continuous Improvement in the Stamping Plant Through
Interactive Training., SME Technical Report MM90-05, Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, Michigan, © 1990. D. Smith, Using Waveform Signature Analysis to Reduce Snap-Through
Energy, SME Technical Report MF90-11, Society of Manufacturing Engineers,
Dearborn, Michigan, © 1990. D. Smith, How to Solve Die Impact and Noise Problems With Automotive
Pull Rod Shock Absorbers, SME Technical Paper MF91-259, Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, D. Smith, Installing and Leveling the Press on its Foundation,
SME Technical Paper MF93-109, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Note: A literature search may turn up more papers extracted from proceedings documents. The writer has spoken at so many seminars, clinics, etc. that they may have not been accurately tracked. Articles Adjusting Dies to a Common Shut Height, The Stamping Quarterly, The Fabricator's
and Manufacturer's Association, International, Slide Out-of-Parallel Problems: Why they affect part quality and
available tonnage,
The Fabricator, The Fabricator's and Manufacturer's Association, International,
Quick Die Change & Just in Time, Reducing Die Maintenance Costs Through Product Design, The Fabricator, The Fabricator's and
Manufacturer's Association, International, Quick Die Change & Just in Time, Purchasing Management Magazine, February 1991. Controlling Snap-Through Energy with Waveform Signature Analysis, The Stamping Quarterly, The Fabricator's
and Manufacturer's Association, International, Quick Die Change -- A Major Factor in JIT Stamping, Metal Forming, The
Precision Metal-forming Association, Visual Indicators in the Workplace, The Fabricator, The Fabricator's and Manufacturer's Association,
International, Installing and Leveling a Press on its Foundation, The Stamping Quarterly, The Fabricator's
and Manufacturer's Association, International, Securing Positive Location With Progressive Dies, The Stamping Quarterly, The Fabricator's
and Manufacturer's Association, International, Controlling Reducing Setup Time Through Process Improvement, Metal Forming, The Precision Metal-forming
Association, Factors to Consider for Successful Deep Drawing, The Stamping Journal, The Fabricator's and
Manufacturer's Association, International, Forming, Bending and Straightening Operations, The Stamping Journal, The Fabricator's and
Manufacturer's Association, International, Troubleshooting Draw Bead Applications The Fabricator, The Fabricator's and Manufacturer's Association,
International, Die Maintenance--Documentation
& Tracking, Metal Forming, The
Precision Metal-forming Association, Note: The above list may be incomplete because of the number of
articles and the likelihood that some may have been reprinted. American Tool and Die
Stamping News Series Topics 1998-04-05 Punch Head Breakage 1998-06-07 Snap Through 1998-07-08 Press Tie-Rod Pre-Stressing 1998-09-10 Die
Fastening Safety Applied to Quick Die Change 1998-11-12
Diesinking Before EDM—A Historical Perspective 1999-01-02 Buying A Used Press 1999-03-04 Improve
Diesetting Speed & Die Alignment 1999-05-06 Press
Foundations and Machine Leveling 1999-09-10 Power Actuated Die Clamps 1999-11-12 Designing
EDM Dies For Reparability 2000-01-02 Starting
Strips in Progressive Dies 2000-03-04 Die Parallels 2000-05-06 Avoid Improper Die Clamping 2000-07-08 Good Cutting Punch and Die Maintenance 2000-09-10 Bolster and Ram Improvements to Aid
Diesetting 2000-11-12 Repairing Damaged Die Steels and Castings 2001-01-02 Diesetting
Teams Can Excel (QDC-13) 2001-03-04 Basic Principles of Press Force Monitors 2001-05-06 Dieroom Organization and Work Practices 2001-07-08 Gap Frame Presses 2001-09-10 Avoid Die Fastening Errors in Training 2001-11-12 Look Inside a Strain Gage Lab 2002-01-02 What is Lean Manufacturing? 2002-03-04 The Best Stamping 2002-05-06 Running Used Dies in a Contact Shop 2002-07-08 Why We Use Metal Stampings Note: The above
series may be incomplete and the articles are known to have been widely
reprinted in Chinese and other languages in some cases without permission. Vulcan Press The writer has provided articles
for several trade magazines published by the Vulcan Group in Tool Engineering in a World Economy Controlling Inventory Costs for Spare Parts Buying a Used Press Ready for A Laser in Your shop? Is your Plant
Culture Ready for a Transfer Press? Accountant’s Guide to Welded Repairs Use the Best Punch Cutting Angle Waveform Signature Analysis Dealing With the Unthinkable How Die Clearance Affects Cutting Operations Causes of Bend-Angle
Variation An Overview of Basic Die Operations
Solving Punch Head Breakage Problems Hydroforming—How the Process Is Advancing Self Published Training Materials for Customized
Training Manuals Metal Forming Modules An Overview of the Basic Die Operations Metals Shearing and Cutting-the
Process Basic Shearing and Cutting Operations Understanding Basic Die
Maintenance Basic Punch and Die Maintenance Accomplishing Effective Die
Maintenance Using Metallic Springs as Die Pressure Devices Die Materials and Treatments Large Die Setup and Maintenance Troubleshooting Hints for Large Dies Press Operation and Maintenance Mechanical Press Types and Nomenclature Basic and Advanced Diesetting An Introduction to Reducing Diesetting Changeover Time Coil Feeding Equipment Theory
and Practice Basic Equipment for Decoiling and Straightening Coil Stock Die Sensing and Force Monitoring
An Overview of in Die Sensing Systems The History and Future of the
Industry Historical Overview of Press Development Disclaimer: This CV represents a
working lifetime of as much practical technical knowledge put into print by a
single individual with the help of friends in the industry. The CV is as complete as possible and nothing
has been omitted unless by oversight because of the extensive amount of writing
intended to serve those who wish documentation of the metal stamping process. |