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Contouring control offered with touchscreen technology
- Aug 9, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
The compact TNC 620 contouring control from Heidenhain now offers touchscreen technology. It is operated by gestures, similar to a smartphone or tablet. The operator can navigate quickly through long lists, programs, and tables. A slow, brief swiping movement results in scrolling over a few lines;...
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Better preps, better pipe welds
- By Dan Hernandez
- Aug 9, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
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Following specified pipe welding procedures and ensuring proper weld preparation can save significant time and money and ultimately improve productivity of the entire operation.
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Die Science: Steel made simple, Part I
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 9, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The anisotropy of interstitial-free steel has an adverse effect on the severity of elastic recovery as well as on plastic deformation. However, adverse changes in the intergranular microstructure, such as that characterized by material with a near-isometric configuration, will result in a...
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Die Science: Tooling and die training
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 9, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Human Engineering Human engineering is the single most important class a company can offer its employees. Having a tool roomful of die geniuses who don’t know how to communicate effectively is like having a Ferrari without gas. The potential is great, but you can’t realize it. The success...
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Fourslide-manufactured parts available
- Aug 8, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
The fourslide process from Lee Spring delivers stamped and formed flat springs to custom designs and for extended runs of manufacturer standards. Fourslide-manufactured parts find application throughout manufacturing across industries such as electronics, aerospace, automation, white goods,...
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Heidenhain earns World Class Quality ranking
- Aug 8, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Schaumburg, Ill.-based Heidenhain Corp., a provider of linear and angle encoder products, has received the World Class Quality ranking from Fives Giddings & Lewis, a supplier of machines, process equipment, and production lines for the aluminum, steel, automotive, aerospace, and energy sectors....
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Software speeds up simulations of sheet metal structures
- Aug 8, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
Simufact, an MSC Software company, has released Simufact Welding 7. New functionality has been added to the welding simulation software. Assemblies made of thin metal sheets can be calculated more quickly because the required number of elements in the model drops significantly with the new, solid...
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Kyocera acquires Senco
- Aug 8, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
Japan-based Kyocera Corp., a provider of precision tools for electronics, aerospace, automotive, and medical applications, has acquired 100 percent ownership of fastener and tool manufacturer Senco Holdings Inc., Cincinnati. The enterprise has been renamed Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools Inc....
DS Mfg. changes name to Lincoln Industries
- Aug 8, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
DS Mfg., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln Industries located in Pine Island, Minn., is now operating under the same name as its parent company. The company acquired DS Mfg., a fabricator of small-diameter tube, two years ago. Since the acquisition, the company has increased its workforce by...
- From The Welder
Still Building America—Love at first strike
- By Josh Welton
- Aug 8, 2017
- Arc Welding
- Blog Post
Fortunate are those who discover a passion at an early age that leads to a rewarding career in terms of both income and personal satisfaction. Also fortunate are those who can explore these interests in-depth and prepare for their career in a timely manner. Ian Schwenke is among the fortunate.
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Safeguarding device prevents welding, riveting injuries
- Aug 8, 2017
- Safety
- Product Release
Rockford Systems offers Detect-A-Finger®, a drop-probe device designed to prevent a riveting or welding machine from cycling if it encounters fingers in the point-of-operation area, therefore preventing contact between the operator and dangerous moving parts. Whenever an operator initiates a...
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Die Science: Deep drawing step by step (Part II)
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 8, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
In Part I we determined that four drawing operations were required to make a cup 2 inches in diameter and 8 in. tall from 0.062-in.-thick material (as measured from the centerline). To determine the height of each draw, you must first calculate the surface area of the finished part. Figure 1...
3-D laser cutting machine designed for tube and structural applications
- Aug 7, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
The 3D Fabri Gear 400 III from Mazak Optonics performs laser cutting of tube, pipe, and structurals. Available with a 2.5- or 4.0-kW resonator, it cuts round, square, rectangular, and triangular materials, as well as I- and H-beams, C-channel, angle iron, and additional user-defined shapes from...
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MSC Industrial Supply Co. acquires Deco Tool Supply
- Aug 7, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Melville, N.Y.-based MSC Industrial Supply Co., a distributor of metalworking and MRO products and services, has acquired Deco Tool Supply Co. Deco, an industrial supply distributor based in Davenport, Iowa, employs more than 190 people at 10 branch offices located primarily in the...
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MPIF issues call for presentations
- Aug 7, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has issued a call for presentations for AMPM2018: Additive Manufacturing with Powder Metallurgy, to be held June 17-20, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. Submission categories include materials, applications, technical barriers, process economics, and new...
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