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Ask the Stamping Expert: How do I calculate shear pressure when figuring stamping die tonnage?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Mar 9, 2016
- Bending and Forming
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Q: I read the article “How can I reduce snap-through condition effects?” in the September/October 2012 STAMPING Journal®. If I understand the article correctly, you do not want to stagger the punches too much to prevent the stored energy from releasing before the next set of punches hit. If...
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Portable, suction-based vacuum clamping protects surfaces
- Mar 9, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Festool USA has introduced the Vac Sys portable, suction-based clamping system. The system allows users to clamp nonporous material for machining and finishing while protecting delicate surfaces from clamp damage. Each clamping module is equipped with a suction base that adheres to nonporous...
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TigerStop announces staffing changes
- Mar 9, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Vancouver, Wash.-based TigerStop, a manufacturer of automated stop/gauge and pusher systems, has promoted Mike Anderson from southeastern regional sales manager to product manager of saw systems. Kevin Trowell, formerly with Beisse America Inc., has been hired as the new southeastern regional sales...
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MCEDC to build manufacturing facility in Kentucky
- Mar 9, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
The Murray-Calloway Economic Development Corp. (MCEDC) has announced plans to build a new industrial facility in Murray, Ky., in an effort to attract manufacturing business. Because the city has no available pre-existing office space, the MCEDC decided to build the 60,000-sq.-ft. building to...
- From The Fabricator
Sherwin-Williams earns 2015 Affiliate New Product of the Year Award
- Mar 9, 2016
- Finishing
- News Release
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, Cleveland, has received the Steel Tank Institute (STI) 2015 Affiliate New Product of the Year Award for its EnviroLastic® polyaspartic coatings. The coatings are designed for high-throughput applications, durability, and easy of workability for...
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Dust collector filter combines flame-retardant, conductive properties
- Mar 9, 2016
- Shop Management
- Product Release
The new HemiPleat® FR carbon dust collector filter from Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) combines flame-retardant and conductive properties in a single filter. The carbon-impregnated filtration media is designed for dust-handling applications that require flame resistance and dissipation of...
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Walters Group named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2015
- Mar 9, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
Deloitte Canada has named Walters Group, Hamilton, Ont., one of Canada's Best Managed Companies in 2015 for excellence in business performance. The program recognizes Canadian-owned and -managed companies with revenues more than $10 million that demonstrate strategy, capability, and commitment...
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Laboratory Testing hires mechanical testing manager
- Mar 9, 2016
- Testing and Measuring
- News Release
Hatfield, Pa.-based Laboratory Testing Inc., an independent testing and metrology laboratory, has hired Bill Stockdale as mechanical testing manager. In this position, he oversees the staff and all mechanical testing performed on the first and second shifts. Stockdale comes to the company after...
- From The Fabricator
Matrix Design opens facility in Illinois
- Mar 9, 2016
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Matrix Design LLC has opened an additional production facility in South Elgin, Ill. The 17,000-sq.-ft. building will more than double capacity, enabling more robotic automation systems to be built and powered concurrently. “Having this new space a few steps away from our main plant will...
- From The Fabricator
CenterLine requalifies to maintain status as a Best Managed Company
- Mar 9, 2016
- Shop Management
- News Release
CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd., Windsor, Ont., has announced it has requalified to maintain its status as a winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program for 2015. The company also earned the award in 2013. The national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of...
- From The Fabricator
Drill/tap, drill/mill centers offer increased X-axis travel
- Mar 9, 2016
- Machining
- Product Release
Haas Automation has introduced the DT-2 drill/tap center and DM-2 drill/mill center. The machines offer the high acceleration rates, fast axis speeds, and short tool-change times of the DT-1 and DM-1 models, but with an additional 8 in. of X-axis travel and table length and only a slight increase...
- From The Fabricator
R&D Update: Lightweighting in the automotive industry using sheet metal forming, Part 2
- By Ali Fallahiarezoodar and Taylan Altan, Ph.D.
- Mar 9, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Editor’s Note: Part I of this article appeared in the January/February 2016 issue.
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Why does my tooling yield such big variation?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Mar 9, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: My company stamps right-side and left-side links for conveyor belts. The peanut-shaped parts, made in a changeover tool, are about 0.1 in. thick, 1.5 in. wide, and 3 in. long. Half of the part (lengthwise) is coined offset, one material thickness in depth. This is in addition to a number of...
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Cart provides reduction in push force with push of a button
- Mar 9, 2016
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
Conceptual Innovations, a subsidiary of Caster Concepts, has developed a customized, motorized industrial cart that alleviates the amount of force required to maneuver. The Drive Cart is a custom-built cart that can be designed to move up to 1.5 tons of material. The control panel uses simple...
- From The Welder
GTAW power unit features 20 levels of programming
- Mar 8, 2016
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
Otto Arc Systems Inc. has introduced the OW-ARC 180 GTAW power supply, which uses both fusion and open-wire feeder heads and more than 20 levels of programming. Features including a 10-in. color screen, USB port, remote pendant, printer, fault detection, and water cooling system are integrated...
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