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Bending and Forming - Page 43
- From The Fabricator
LSP Industries’ B Coater imparts proper amount of lubricant to stamping blanks
- Apr 15, 2021
- Product Release
The B Coater from LSP Industries lubricates blanks for the stamping industry while reducing lubricant consumption by as much as 70% and increasing productivity by as much as 30% over hand lubricating, says the company. The stainless steel unit is available in six sizes to handle blanks from about...
- From The Fabricator
How do titanium, stainless steel grain structures affect part forming?
- By Keith Grayeb
- Apr 15, 2021
- Article
The selection of stainless steel and aluminum alloys often is centered around strength, ductility, elongation, and hardness. These properties indicate how a metal’s building blocks behave in response to an applied load. Benefits can be gained by peering one layer deeper into the grain structure that governs a metal’s mechanical behavior.
- From The Fabricator
Beckwood delivers 400-ton titanium hot-forming press to Midwest aerospace supplier
- Apr 14, 2021
- News Release
Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, a manufacturer of custom hydraulic and servo-electric presses and automation systems, has delivered a 400-ton hydraulic hot-forming press to a supplier of titanium aerospace structural components in the Midwest. The press features 48- by 96-in. platens capable of...
- From The Fabricator
Multipress names Norcal Machinery as distributor
- Apr 13, 2021
- News Release
Multipress, a Pacific Press Holdings company, has named Norcal Machinery, Oakland, Calif., as an authorized distributor, serving customers primarily in the western U.S.
Multipress, formerly known as Denison, is a provider of bench, C-frame, and four-post hydraulic press equipment.
- From The Fabricator
Panel bending helps open operational bottlenecks in fab shop
- By Jamie Sims
- Apr 13, 2021
- Article
The bending operation typically is a bottleneck in the production process. Panel bending technology can help metal fabricators streamline this process as long as the application and annual usage for the part mix are a good match. The technology can increase manufacturing capacity and velocity because setup time is cut significantly.
- From The Fabricator
Design for stamping manufacturability begins with function
- By Fred Simonson
- Apr 12, 2021
- Article
The process of stamping parts from the initial request for quote (RFQ), through the tooling design/build process, and finally, to the stamping production can be a long and winding road with a large gap between what is designed and what can be manufactured. Knowing a feature’s function during the tool tryout process—or better yet at the time of RFQ—can help a tooling house wring out cost and smooth an operation. Which costly features and dimensional criteria may be unnecessarily complex or overdimensioned?
- From The Fabricator
Electric vehicle market presents opportunities for sheet metal fabricators
- By Bill Frahm
- Apr 8, 2021
- Article
Electric vehicles need improved range to ensure wider acceptance, and one of the biggest influences on range is vehicle weight. Sheet metal suppliers can fill the need for lightweight components.
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Honoring the legacy of the metal fabrication industry's ability to reach the stars
- By Ed Youdell
- Apr 1, 2021
- Blog Post
The landing of the NASA rover Perseverance on Mars in February reminded us what humans are capable of when they are challenged. The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association President Ed Youdell asks metal fabricators if they are ready to take on a “moonshot” of their own.
- From The Fabricator
Bud’s Machine Tools launches website for imported machines
- Apr 1, 2021
- News Release
Bud’s Machine Tools, Murray, Utah, has launched a new website to showcase its imported machines, primarily from Turkey. The site features fabricating, sawing, and cutting machines, with a heavy emphasis on CNC press brakes and plate rolls, as well as spare parts. A chat tool gives visitors quick...
- From The Fabricator
Engineering Angle: Controlling edge splitting in sheet metal part production
- By Dr. Sergey Golovashchenko
- Apr 1, 2021
- Article
Engineering Angle columnist and director of Oakland University's CAMM program Dr. Sergey Golovashchenko reviews typical failure modes related to edge splitting of sheet metal.
- From The Fabricator
Rocklinizer micro helps solve slug pullback with battery-operated portability
- Apr 1, 2021
- Product Release
Rocklin Manufacturing has introduced the Rocklinizer micro, a battery-operated version of its Rocklinizer system designed to prevent slug pulling. Slug pullback occurs when slugs, or the scrap produced during the punching process, are pulled up from underneath the panel or sheet being punched. The...
- From The Fabricator
BluTec Machinery names territory manager for Florida
- Mar 31, 2021
- News Release
Hickory, N.C.-based BluTec Machinery has appointed Joy Abbitt as a Florida territory manager. BluTec is a distributor for MC Machinery lasers, automation, press brakes, and shears covering Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and part of West Virginia. Abbitt has...
- From The Fabricator
Logopress ProgSim software from AutoForm simulates progressive die forming
- Mar 30, 2021
- Product Release
Logopress, part of the AutoForm Group, has launched Logopress ProgSim, a new software that enables progressive die designers working in SOLIDWORKS to simulate, modify, and validate their strip layouts. The software allows them to gain insight into the forming process and take corrective measures on...
- From The Fabricator
5 ways that advanced software maximizes bending activity
- By Casey Greer and John Parenzan
- Mar 29, 2021
- Article
Bending software allows metal fabricators to maximize their money-making efforts on their press brakes.
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