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Bending and Forming - Page 23
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Gestamp adding extension to Japan plant
- May 25, 2022
- News Release
Gestamp Hotstamping Japan is expanding with a new plant on its premises in Matsusaka, Japan.
- From The Fabricator
Okay Industries names VP – Costa Rica Operations
- May 23, 2022
- News Release
Okay Industries Inc., New Britain, Conn., a contract manufacturer of components and subassemblies for global medical device OEMs, has promoted Mario Chaves Sr. to vice president – Costa Rica Operations.
- From The Fabricator
Ford recalls certain 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs for potential under-hood fire concern
- May 19, 2022
- News Release
Ford Motor Co. is advising customers of certain 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs to park their vehicles outside and away from structures while Ford investigates the cause of under-hood fires.
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabrication robots get more mobile with mix of technology and cross-training
- By Tim Heston
- May 16, 2022
- Article
Whipsaw moves in supply and demand require fabricators to be agile, so much so that automation tied to specific processes doesn’t always make sense. They need to move automation to where it’s needed.
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Mate Precision Technologies wins two awards for employee wellness program
- May 13, 2022
- Product Release
Minneapolis-based Mate Precision Technologies, a manufacturer of workholding, punch press tooling, press brake tooling, and laser components, has won two awards for its CheckMate Wellness Program for employees.
- From The Fabricator
Beckwood Press to build deep-draw sheet hydroforming press for MuShield
- May 10, 2022
- News Release
St. Louis-based Beckwood Press Co., a manufacturer of custom hydraulic and servo-electric presses and automation systems, has been awarded a contract by MuShield to engineer and build a Triform 16-15-7DD.
- From The Fabricator
Reducing downtime with condition-based maintenance
- By Bill Frahm
- May 10, 2022
- Article
Condition-based maintenance (CBM) allows operators and maintenance teams to predict and prevent equipment failures before they interfere with production.
- From The Fabricator
Forming laser-cut piece parts on a press brake
- By Joe Broadbent
- May 10, 2022
- Article
Punching is the long-standing choice for adding forms to laser-cut parts, but combining punching tool components in press brake tooling can eliminate the need for that machine.
- From The Fabricator
New vehicle mileage standards released; Tesla raises concerns about steel tariffs
- By Stephen Barlas
- May 9, 2022
- Blog Post
Some automotive companies as well as metal stampers and other tier suppliers aren’t pleased with the newly released corporate average fuel efficiency standards from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Troubleshooting homing problems on a CNC tube bender
- By Jay Robinson
- May 7, 2022
- Article
When a bender’s control system can’t complete the homing process, production can come to a halt. Troubleshooting the problem requires an understanding of how each axis is homed.
- From The Fabricator
Reducing defects, improving ROI with direct-drive motors
- By The Kollmorgen Engineering Team
- May 1, 2022
- Article
The type of motor used in a servomechanical press—traditional geared, chain drive system, or direct drive—can dramatically affect the final product. Using a direct-drive motor in next-generation stamping presses can increase speed and stroke optimization while requiring fewer parts and producing much less vibration throughout the process.
- From The Fabricator
Engineering Angle: Strategies for designing a draw die face, Part I
- By Dr. Sergey Golovashchenko and Edmund Herman
- Apr 30, 2022
- Article
Draw die design historically has been based on experience, intuition, and trial and error. Researchers at Oakland University present some alternative data-based strategies.
- From The Fabricator
An invitation to attend Stamping in an EV World Conference
- By Kate Bachman
- Apr 28, 2022
- Blog Post
The one-day Stamping in an EV World Conference will delve into the dynamics of the shift from ICE vehicles to EVs, and how it affects stamping. It will touch on changes to the vehicle architecture, design, and manufacture, as well as explore the entire electric vehicle environment, from stamping and fabrication of the vehicles and their components themselves to charging stations and battery technology.
- From The Fabricator
CDH Custom Roll Form adds manufacturing capacity
- Apr 27, 2022
- News Release
CDH Custom Roll Form has announced that additional manufacturing capacity is now online at its Warren, Ohio, facility after installation of a new line.
- From The Fabricator
Die Science: Metal bending basics on the stamping press, Part II
- By Art Hedrick
- Apr 26, 2022
- Article
In Part II of a two-part series, Art Hedrick discusses one of the keys to getting the desired bend angle is to design the die so that it can be adjusted quickly, safely, and effectively to compensate for incoming material variability.
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