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Guide presents techniques for aluminum cutting, grinding, and finishing
- Nov 24, 2017
- Finishing
- Product Release
Weiler Abrasives Group has released the new “Aluminum Solutions Guide,” a 12-page color guide featuring the company’s contaminant-free abrasives for cutting, grinding, and finishing aluminum. It also includes an overview of the common challenges of working with aluminum, along with suggested...
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Profiles in stamping: Steve Peplin
- By Kate Bachman
- Nov 24, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Many company executives have achieved financial success, but how Talan Products CEO Steve Peplin does so--not by ignoring ethics, but by embracing them--is the reason this CEO is being profiled in STAMPING Journal®. Peplin truly believes that the corporate culture he has cultivated is the secret sauce for his company’s success.
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Extend the life of a hydraulic press or replace it?
- By Chris Robinson
- Nov 23, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
If your hydraulic press has stopped coming down to a repeatable depth, the electrical system keeps shorting out, and so much fluid is leaking from the power unit onto the material that customers are rejecting product, it’s time to perform a health checkup on it. Here are some parameters for knowing whether it’s best to refurbish it or replace it.
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Protect stamping dies with ion/plasma nitriding
- By Drew Hutchison, Edward Rolinski, Gary Sharp, and Mikel Woods
- Nov 23, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
New generations of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) used in the auto industry create great challenges for stamping tools used in those applications because the stress required to induce sufficient plastic deformation in steel with tensile strengths as high as 1,800 MPa is as much as 400 megapascals. Chromium plating has been used successfully to protect stamping dies for many years. However, chromium plating’s limitations seem to be more pronounced as AHSS become harder. In recent years a technique called ion/plasma nitriding has been successful in surface hardening of those tools and dies. This is especially true when the cast materials are alloyed with chromium, molybdenum, and other elements, which form very stable and hard nitrides.
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Arc Welding 101: AWS CWIs … Who needs 'em?
- By Paul Cameron
- Nov 22, 2017
- Arc Welding
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In his final column, Paul Cameron explains why an AWS certified welding inspector still matters, even when companies establish their own in-house training and certification programs.
- From The Fabricator
The economics of ergonomic material handling
- By Jim Galante
- Nov 22, 2017
- Materials Handling
- Article
Good ergonomics is not just a nice thing to do, it is a must-do, based on its economic value. Many claims are for injuries that are the result of accumulated trauma, rather than from a single event, including sprains, strains, tendonitis, and lower back pain. The injuries derive from actions that create excessive or repeated stress on backs, shoulders, elbows, wrists, ankles, and hands. Costs of lost-time injuries vary, but using a conservative average of $25,000 per incident, preventing a single lost-time injury can save more than enough to pay for ergonomic equipment. In addition, ergonomic improvements can eliminate wasted motion – a core lean manufacturing tenet and a precursor to increased productivity.
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Software guides sheet metal on best path through production process
- Nov 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Bystronic Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software is a navigation system for production management. Users manage individual manufacturing steps according to defined timelines and realize potential process improvement possibilities, the company states. The software interlinks all the...
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Multiposition belt grinder delivers 7,200-SPFM belt speed
- Nov 22, 2017
- Finishing
- Product Release
The Kalamazoo Industries model BG448 is a 4- by 48-in. belt grinder that can be positioned at any point from vertical to horizontal. The 7,200-SFPM belt speed enables quick metal removal with minimal heat. Suitable for deburring, descaling, round and end, and beveling, the grinder features a 4- by...
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Proto Labs reaches agreement to acquire Rapid Mfg. Group
- Nov 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Maple Plain, Minn.-based Proto Labs, a provider of rapid prototyping and on-demand production of custom parts and assemblies using 3-D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding processes, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held company Rapid...
- From The Welder
Pulsed GTAW inverter provides 300-amp output at 40 percent duty cycle
- Nov 22, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products offers the Renegade™ ET 300iP DC GTAW/SMAW inverter, which features controls for pulsed GTAW and high-frequency or lift GTAW arc start options. It will be available in North America in Q2 2018. The inverter produces a top output of 300 amps at 40 percent duty...
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Aluminum Workshop: Preweld cleaning - a friendly reminder
- By Frank Armao
- Nov 21, 2017
- Aluminum Welding
- Article
Aluminum welding is tough. Not cleaning your weldable surfaces area the right way only makes it tougher. Frank Armao reminds readers why preweld cleaning is important and which methods they should use to get the job done right.
- From The Fabricator
Manual plasma cutter comes with one- and three-phase options
- Nov 21, 2017
- Plasma Cutting
- Product Release
Thermal Dynamics®, an ESAB brand, has announced that its Cutmaster® 60i hand-held air plasma cutting system now is available in one- or three-phase primary input power options. Both versions connect automatically with primary power from 208 to 480 V and 50 or 60 Hz. They weigh 37 lbs. and provide...
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Electric press brake lets operator control machine while seated
- Nov 21, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
TRUMPF’s TruBend Series 7000 precision press brakes are compact machines designed for producing small bent parts up to 40 in. Typical applications include sheet metal parts used in the production of vending machines and electrical equipment, as well as in the telecommunications and aerospace...
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DBM Global agrees to acquire Mountain States Steel
- Nov 21, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
DBM Global Inc., Phoenix, a family of companies providing fully integrated structural and steel construction services and an operating subsidiary of HC2 Holdings Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Mountain States Steel Inc. (MSS), a structural steel fabricator in Lindon,...
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3-D printing system increases production volume capabilities
- Nov 21, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
HP Inc. has introduced the HP Jet Fusion 3D 4210 printing system designed for industrial-scale 3-D manufacturing environments. According to the manufacturer, the system lowers overall operating costs while increasing production volume capabilities, raising the break-even point for large-scale 3-D...
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