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Making the transition from fabricating to stamping
Typical fabricating job shops and OEMs make parts using traditional fabrication methods, such as turret punching, laser cutting, and press brake bending. But for the production of some flat sheet metal parts, the most efficient method is stamping using hard tooling.
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Purchasing manager appointed at Coe Press Equipment
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has announced the appointment of Douglas Thedford as purchasing manager.
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GM to shut truck assembly plants again because of global chip shortage
Reuters has reported that the global semiconductor chip shortage is forcing General Motors to shut down its three North American full-size pickup truck assembly plants.
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Henkel wins Altair Enlighten Award for metal pretreatment process
Henkel has received the second-place award in the sustainability category of the 2021 Altair Enlighten Awards.
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Press-to-press automated systems, dissected for metal stampers
If an OEM or tier stamper wants to install an automated system to stamp its large automotive components, it must first consider all the variables such as general press configuration, press stroke length, die space opening, interference points, speed, tonnage and energy required, and scrap removal.
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ATEK Companies celebrates 75 years
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based technology manufacturer ATEK Companies is celebrating 75 years in business this year. ATEK was founded in 1946 as a metal stamping company by Fred Bieber. With four operating companies and five locations throughout Minnesota and Iowa, ATEK comprises ATEK Access...
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Why are metal fabricators automating?
What is driving automation in metal fabrication? Lack of skilled labor? Increasing throughput? Tim Heston, senior editor at The FABRICATOR magazine, and Robert Colman, editor of Canadian Fabricating & Welding magazine, share highlights from a new e-book and study by Salvagnini that serves as a useful guide for shops at any stage of their automation journey.
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Advanced Lightweight Materials & Manufacturing Innovation Congress scheduled for Aug. 24-26
American Business Conferences will host The Advanced Lightweight Materials & Manufacturing Innovation Congress, an online event, Aug. 24-26.
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Toyota joins Auto/Steel Partnership
Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), Southfield, Mich., has announced the addition of Toyota Motor North America to the partnership.
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OSHA seeks input for updates to mechanical power press standard
OSHA is seeking information and public input as the agency considers updates to its mechanical power presses standard.
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Schuler to deliver transfer press to Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions
Schuler has received an order from Multimatic Inc. for a mechanical transfer press to be installed at its Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions division facility in East Gwillimbury, Ont.
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Impact of Automation on Metal Fabrication
The typical North American manufacturing narrative goes something like this: If your job can be automated, it one day will be. But this study—a collaboration between The FABRICATOR, Canadian Fabricating & Welding, and Salvagnini—describes how this statement remains a vast oversimplification.
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Dallas Industries announces expansion
Dallas Industries, a manufacturer of press feeding equipment and controls for the stamping industry, has added a 24,000-sq.-ft. facility across the street from its headquarters in Troy, Mich.
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Coe Press Equipment ships press feed, reel to Manhasset
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has shipped a ServoMaster series 3 roll feed and a coil reel to Manhasset Specialty Products, a manufacturer of music stands located in Yakima, Wash.
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How a fab shop can develop a sheet metal bending champion
With all the different personalities that contribute to a successful metal fabrication business, how do they go about converting a complex manufacturing process like bending sheet metal into a seamless work flow? To achieve this, shops must take a critical and challenging step: Develop a technical press brake champion.
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