Columnist Steve Benson describes three best practices that will improve any press brake department: good setup sheets, smart backgauging, and efficient methods for dealing with material thickness variation.

Tanks, pressure vessels, silos, truck tanks, and more all require dished ends. Fabricators make these ends using various processes. One popular method is dishing and flanging.

Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has announced the appointment of Kathryn Coe to regional sales manager, responsible for sales development and supervision of Coe Press distributors in Canada, Tennessee, and Kentucky. She joined the company in 2010 as an assistant in the purchasing...

Jagemann™ Stamping Co., a provider of deep-drawn, progressive, and fineblanked stampings in Manitowoc, Wis., has named Patrick Fix as the new director of engineering. Fix previously served as director of engineering for Arnott Air Suspension Products, director of product development for Raven...

Greenerd Press & Machine Co. Inc. will showcase its hydraulic press capabilities at IMTS 2018, including a transfer line for an automotive company that has three stations that draw, redraw, and punch the component. The draw presses have capacities of 250 tons, while the punch press is a...

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (DEW), a company of The Schmolz + Bickenbach Group, has developed the hot work tool steel Thermodur 2383 Supercool. It combines excellent mechanical properties and wear resistance with outstanding thermal conductivity, the manufacturer states, making it suitable for use in...

Metfab Equipment has developed the Rebel high-speed press brake. It is available in three bending forces—20, 30, and 40 tons—for efficient bending of small pieces with high precision, states the company. In lengths of 3 and 4 ft., the low-noise machine is designed for small shops. Laser...

Deep-draw metal stamping company Trans-Matic marked its 50th year in business with an employee and community celebration at its headquarters in Holland, Mich. The company, founded in 1968 by Pat Thompson with two production machines, now has facilities in Mesa, Ariz.; Monterrey, Mexico; and Suzhou,...

Nidec Press & Automation has appointed Jim Schulte as North American Arisa press product manager. He has more than 20 years of experience in the area of metal forming capital equipment, including applications, project management, and sales. Schulte has a bachelor’s degree from Miami University...

Industrial Innovations has announced the availability of its Spra-Rite™ Ultra Lube system. It applies highly viscous lubricants of up to 800 cps to stamping or drawing tooling and the stock at a predetermined press stroke interval. The pedestal design allows for easy transport from press to...