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Bending and Forming - Page 82
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ERP software helps stamping manufacturer meet 100 percent OTD
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 15, 2019
- Article
Since using IQMS software, stamping manufacturer Northern Industrial Manufacturing Corp. has been able to be proactive rather than reactive. The ERP software helped eliminate its three biggest manufacturing challenges. The company doubled its plant output, achieved 100 percent on-time delivery rates, and maintained zero defects.
- From The Fabricator
Dies for hot stamping
- By Mike Austin
- Mar 15, 2019
- Article
There is a great deal to consider in designing and building dies and tools for hot stamping: gauging and controlling the blank during forming, minimizing heat loss during forming, balancing thinning and thickening, and a changing and shrinking blank and part size.
- From The Fabricator
Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping appoints director of engineering and new tooling
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Kenmode Precision Metal Stamping, Algonquin, Ill., has named Frank Kraft to the position of director of engineering and new tooling. He brings decades of experience in high-tech manufacturing, injection molding, and metal stamping to the position. Kraft began his career in 1988 as an apprentice...
- From The Fabricator
Schuler to launch joint venture with Porsche in 2019
- Mar 14, 2019
- News Release
Beginning in 2019 Schuler and Porsche will build a press plant for digitized automobile production in Germany. The facility is expected to be operational in 2021. The new Smart Press Shop joint venture will supply the Porsche plant in Leipzig, Germany, in particular with body parts at low...
- From The Fabricator
Moog launches modular die cushion system
- Mar 13, 2019
- Product Release
Moog has introduced a modular die cushion system to help extend the life of deep-drawing dies, improve system reliability, and reduce commissioning time for manufacturers. The system includes a main cylinder with integrated position measuring technology, accumulators, a hydraulic power unit, and a...
- From The Fabricator
Majestic Industries adds transfer die tryout capabilities
- Mar 13, 2019
- News Release
Macomb, Mich.-based Majestic Industries, a Tooling Tech Group company and designer and builder of large stamping dies, has expanded its capabilities to include transfer die tryout and production of large tools under one ram. These new services are enabled by the company’s recent investment in a...
- From The Fabricator
Logan Stampings to relocate LSI Metal Fabrication in Indiana
- Mar 11, 2019
- News Release
Logansport, Ind.-based Logan Stampings has announced plans to relocate to a different location in Logansport and then move its LSI Metal Fabrication operations and employees from Peru, Ind., to Logan Stampings’ current location. The $3 million move is expected to create 12 jobs. The company makes...
- From The Fabricator
Quality Stamping & Tube earns ISO certification
- Mar 11, 2019
- News Release
Quality Stamping & Tube Corp., Jackson, Wis., has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification.
The company manufactures cooling systems, stamped products up to ¼ in. thick, extruded aluminum parts up to 6 in. dia., and fabricated metal products.
Schwarze-Robitec delivers membrane wall bending machine to Martin Caldeiras
- Mar 7, 2019
- News Release
Schwarze-Robitec has delivered an FL 2000 membrane wall bending machine to Portugal-based Martin Caldeiras, a manufacturer of boiler spare parts and subsidiary of Munich-based Martin GmbH. The company uses the machine to bend entire membrane tube walls up to 2,000 mm wide in a single step. The...
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A virtuous feedback loop in precision sheet metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 6, 2019
- Blog Post
FMA Annual Meeting’s tour of Food Warming Equipment Inc. shows how important continual employee feedback and cross training have become.
- From The Fabricator
Material grain considerations on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Mar 6, 2019
- Article
If you’re bending cold-rolled steel and other anisotropic material, inconsistent grain direction can lead to inconsistencies at the press brake.
- From The Fabricator
SEYI America announces additions to California staff
- Mar 5, 2019
- News Release
SEYI America Inc., a press manufacturer based in Tullahoma, Tenn., and Irvine, Calif., has made additions to its California staff. The company has hired Brian Noonan as service engineering/sales manager. He has more than 20 years of experience in field service and sales in the metal stamping...
- From The Fabricator
Lutco launches new line of air cargo ball transfers
- Mar 4, 2019
- News Release
Lutco, a Worcester, Mass., manufacturer of custom bearings, stampings, and machined components, has launched a new product line of ball transfers for air cargo and other heavy-duty load applications. The ball transfers, which fit industry-standard holes of 1-3/4 in., allow for simplified manual...
- From The Fabricator
The road from turret punch press operator to guru
- By Tim Heston
- Mar 1, 2019
- Article
The best punch operators build a solid technical foundation in the process over years of experience. Some become the technical gurus who coach others and spur creative thinking.
- From The Fabricator
Industrial Innovations provides lubricant recycling systems to Trans-Matic
- Feb 28, 2019
- News Release
Grandville, Mich.-based Industrial Innovations has provided four Reclaim-PRO™ MSR lubrication reclamation and recycling systems to Trans-Matic, a supplier of metal stampings in Holland, Mich. The purification units use coalescing plate separators to separate the oil from coolant or water by using...
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