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Bending and Forming - Page 97
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Hilma launches online die lifter configurator
- Jun 12, 2018
- News Release
Hilma has launched an online configurator for customizing roller and ball bars at hilma-usa.com/die-lifter-configurator/. It simplifies the die lifter specification process and quickly provides a dimensioned drawing in imperial and metric units. Optimized for use on Android and Apple smartphones...
- From The Fabricator
What variable-geometry plate rolls can do for a fabricator
- By Paolo Seravesi
- Jun 9, 2018
- Article
This type of plate rolling equipment demonstrates more flexibility than four-roll equipment.
- From The Fabricator
Flex-N-Gate to expand in Texas
- Jun 8, 2018
- News Release
Automotive supplier Flex-N-Gate Corp., based in Urbana, Ill., has announced plans to expand into a new, 430,188-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie, Texas, which will supply auto parts directly to General Motors. The $175 million project includes about a $70 million investment in new...
- From The Fabricator
Atlas Technologies completes press transfer system for Shiloh Industries
- Jun 7, 2018
- News Release
Atlas Technologies, Fenton, Mich., has finished the design and construction of a FLEX® 3000 Tri-Axis press transfer system for Tier 1 supplier Shiloh Industries’ facility in Dickson, Tenn. This project installation is on track to be incorporated into production in Q3 2018. The press transfer is...
- From The Fabricator
Why I wash my car by hand
- By Bill Frahm
- Jun 5, 2018
- Article
Does your metal forming operation have quality issues? Are challenges and frustrations common? Having a thorough understanding of materials and technology and paying close attention to details can make all the difference in your organization.
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R&D Update: Reducing springback using poststretching with stake beads
- By Ali Fallahiarezoodar, Tanmay Gupta, and Taylan Altan, Ph.D.
- Jun 4, 2018
- Article
Reducing springback, especially when forming advanced high-strength steels (AHSS), is a major challenge in sheet metal forming. The article “Reducing springback in hat-shape bending with variable BHF using a servo-hydraulic cushion,” published in the March/April 2018 issue of STAMPING...
- From The Fabricator
Die Science: Venting stamping dies to prevent material and part defects
- By Art Hedrick
- Jun 4, 2018
- Article
Art Hedrick warns of the dangers of trapped air or fluid in a die and offers solutions.
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: How can we minimize progressive tool development costs?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Jun 2, 2018
- Article
Q: We build and run our progressive tools in-house for manufacturing a variety of stampings for the electronics and lighting industry. Our average tool cost is $35,000 to $60,000. The problem is that sometimes the development costs approach the tool costs. We spend many hours in re-engineering to...
- From The Fabricator
Dallas Industries delivers feed line to TransForm Automotive
- May 31, 2018
- News Release
Dallas Industries, a Troy, Mich.-based manufacturer of coil handling and press feeding equipment and controls for the stamping industry, has delivered a feed line to TransForm Automotive LLC, a manufacturer of powertrain components. The fully synchronized, conventional coil feed line is rated for...
- From The Fabricator
Steelhead Composites increases metal spin-forming capabilities
- May 31, 2018
- News Release
Golden, Colo.-based Steelhead Composites has announced additional capabilities in spin forming. The company has modified machinery and invested in tooling that allows it to form a variety of metals either as stand-alone cylinders or composite-overwrapped pressure vessels. The company’s standard...
- From The Fabricator
High-pressure warm forming forms aerospace-grade titanium
- By Sture Olsson
- May 30, 2018
- Article
With the growth of titanium usage in new aircraft expected, new and improved ways of forming titanium are needed. The high-pressure warm forming (HPWF) process is a new technology developed to form titanium at temperatures lower than hot forming, hot stamping, and superplastic forming.
- From The Fabricator
Tooling Tech Group expands Michigan facility to accommodate 2,750-ton press
- May 30, 2018
- News Release
Tooling Tech Group has announced a 70,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its Macomb, Mich., Majestic Industries’ progressive die and stamping facility to accommodate the installation of a 2,750-ton Eagle press and to provide additional space for its die assembly operations. This equipment expands the...
- From The Welder
8 Great quotes from Great Designs in Steel conference
- By Kate Bachman
- May 30, 2018
- Blog Post
The Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) conference, administered by the Steel Market Development Institute, is a rare opportunity to witness the major automakers and heads of steel mills come together to reveal recent developments and trends related to their use of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) in vehicles. Some of the most illuminating statements from this year's event are:
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Newcomb Spring relocates world headquarters in Georgia
- May 30, 2018
- News Release
Newcomb Spring Corp. has moved its corporate world headquarters in Georgia from Decatur to Alpharetta. The move, which the company instituted to physically reorganize and optimize space for its quality control, manufacturing, and administrative operations, does not eliminate any jobs. Moving the...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturer speeds die build for small parts using CAM software
- May 30, 2018
- Article
Small Parts Inc. stamps more than 370 million parts a year as small as 0.190 inch square and 0.004 in. thick. The stamping manufacturer accelerated the die builds of all of the small parts using ESPRIT® computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software.
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