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Change: The new normal in manufacturing
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 26, 2017
- Automation and Robotics
- Blog Post
If a shop doesn't change, a competitor is bound to catch up.
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Die Science: Reducing lead-times and tooling cost, Part II
- By Art Hedrick
- Jun 23, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
One of the common problems I hear from tooling buyers is that the quotes they receive often are significantly different. It’s not unusual for one die shop to quote a job at $50,000 and another shop to quote $75,000 on the same tool. What are the differences between those two dies? Will the...
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Allied Tool & Die marks more than 70 years in business
- Jun 23, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Allied Tool & Die, a Cleveland-based provider of metal stampings from any grade of material, specializing in spring steel and nonferrous metals, is celebrating more than 70 years in business. Founded in 1946, the company delivers precision metal stampings for surgical instruments, consumer...
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DESTACO named a Vendor of the Year by MSC Industrial Supply
- Jun 23, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Auburn Hills, Mich.-based DESTACO, a provider of automation, workholding, and containment systems, has received Tooling Components Vendor of the Year honors from MSC Industrial Supply Co., a distributor of metalworking and MRO products and services. The award recognizes DESTACO for excellence in...
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Articulating-arm die grinder accelerates automaker’s tool and die maintenance
- By Kate Bachman
- Jun 23, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Maintaining tooling at Ford’s Woodhaven, Mich., plant is not an easy task, particularly as 33 tool- and diemakers keep 75 different sets of tools in top-speed running condition. Several articulating grinding arms have helped to alleviate inevitable bottlenecks.
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5 steps toward more productive transfer press operations
- By Mike Brotz
- Jun 23, 2017
- Automation and Robotics
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Air-driven ejector technology plays a dominant role in modern automated press shops, where it is used to transfer sheet metal through a series of stamping presses. Here is how the latest technology upgrades in vacuum-based automated production equipment may help you increase stamping productivity.
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Workshops for Warriors to host career fair on Aug. 4
- Jun 23, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Workshops for Warriors—the only accredited school in the U.S. that trains, certifies, and helps place veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members into advanced manufacturing careers—will host its first Employer Career Fair on Aug. 4, 2017, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at its San...
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San Francisco stamper averts “seismic event” with servo press
- By Kate Bachman
- Jun 23, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Article
Stamping manufacturer Scandic Springs, San Leandro, Calif., encountered severe tooling, problems while stamping a particularly difficult but critical automotive component. Dies were cracking. Parts were failing. Small hole-punch tools were breaking faster than a runaway car down Lombard Street. The shock at snap-through could register on the Richter scale. The manufacturer resolved the problems by using the ability to slow the piercing at BDC using a servo press.
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Volkswagen taps Ultimaker for customized tool production using 3-D metal printing
- Jun 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Netherlands-based open-source 3-D printer manufacturer Ultimaker, with U.S. offices in Cambridge, Mass., has announced that Volkswagen Autoeuropa, Portugal, is using its printers to produce a variety of custom tools for auto manufacturing. With a set of Ultimaker 3 and Ultimaker 2+ printers,...
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3-D metal printing market to reach $2.86 billion by 2025
- Jun 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Dublin-based Research and Markets has published “3D Metal Printing Market Analysis By Product (Titanium, Nickel, Steel, Aluminum), By Application (Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Medical & Dental), By Form (Powder, Filament), By Region, By Country, And Segment Forecasts, 2014 – 2025.”...
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Die Science: Who’s driving this thing?
- By Art Hedrick
- Jun 22, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Wow! The last few years have been a whirlwind for the tool and die building and sheet metal stamping industries. New high-strength materials are being introduced; more and more tools are being built overseas; spring-back and part-cracking issues are at an all-time high. Over the last few years, I...
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Die Science: Reducing lead-times and tooling cost, Part I
- By Art Hedrick
- Jun 22, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Ideal with many tool and die building shops in western Michigan and surrounding areas. Last year most of them managed to weather the storm and endure the financial hardships that resulted from the drastic downturn in the U.S economy, but they’re still looking for ways to become more competitive...
Schwarze-Robitec optimizes service in the U.S.
- Jun 22, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- News Release
Tube bending machine manufacturer Schwarze-Robitec is expanding its U.S. branch office, moving the North American service and distribution team to Grand Rapids, Mich. The site also includes a 2,000-sq.-ft. warehouse that stores the most important spare parts for its custom-made tube bending...
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Synchrono receives 2017 SDCE 100 Award
- Jun 22, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Synchrono®, a provider of demand-driven manufacturing software, has announced that Supply & Demand Chain Executive has selected the company and its client, Orbital ATK, Aerospace Structures Division (ASD), as a recipient of an SDCE 100 Award for 2017. The SDCE 100 is an annual list of 100...
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Barrier guards provide first line of defense against dangerous machinery
- Jun 22, 2017
- Safety
- Product Release
Rockford Systems offers the EX-AL™ barrier guarding system, now available custom-designed and built to meet OSHA and ANSI safety standards. The guards can be used with presses, milling machines, lathes, drills, welding cells, robotic cells, laser cutting areas, and process automation systems. The...
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