A Study Effect of Shooting 2 Balls in a Ball Swaging Process on Gram Load Parameter Using Finite Element Analysis

Abstract

The purposes of this research are to explore the baseplate and actuator arm deformation which effect to the gram load which occur in the ball swaging process, the main component determining quality of assembly the head stack assembly with the actuator arm. By shooting a ball though the base plate, the component located on the head stack assembly, the base plate plastic deformation takes place and it in expand in radial direction. The base plate then adjoins with the actuator arm. Using the finite element method to reproduce the ball swaging process, we repeated to study effect of the swage press clamp and velocity. The study done by creating the three dimensionals finite element model to analyze and explain characteristics of the baseplate and actuator arm deformation which effect to gram load which effect to the ball swaging process.