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Brad Jeffery
IRMCO
2117 Greenleaf St.
Evanston, IL 60202
847-864-0255
- From The Fabricator
AHSS Tooling Requires Greater Protection
- By Brad Jeffery
- Sep 13, 2005
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Tools are subject to extreme wear during AHSS forming. Using the right lubricant can help increase tool life.
- From The Fabricator
Advanced lubricants improve high-strength steel forming
- By Brad Jeffery
- Mar 8, 2005
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Advanced or ultrahigh-strength steel (AHSS or UHSS) use in more than 60 percent of structural automotive stampings has changed the rules when it comes to tooling surface, heat and friction control, robotic automation, and paint pretreatment. With yield strengths now reaching production levels of...
- From The Fabricator
Chemical-free cleaning of HSP lubricants
- By Brad Jeffery
- Sep 14, 2004
- Bending and Forming
- Article
New requirements for clean, dry parts drive the need for efficient, flexible workcell parts cleaning.
- From The Fabricator
Advanced lubricant technology for high-strength steel
- By Brad Jeffery
- Jun 8, 2004
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Figure 1As if the recent rise in steel prices weren't enough, now automotive stamping suppliers are faced with the difficult task of getting high-strength steel (HSS) to form parts with tooling designed for mild steel. In an effort to reduce vehicle weight and improve gas mileage, automotive...
- From The Fabricator
Gaining from friction and formability data
- By Brad Jeffery
- Feb 12, 2004
- Bending and Forming
- Article
As steel prices rise and offshore competition increases daily, steel and overhead optimization are driving U.S. metal stamping and forming companies. Companies that survive and thrive are taking a different approach to managing change and cost and are discovering savings in areas never seriously considered before.
- From The Fabricator
Meeting ISO 14001 requirements
- By Brad Jeffery
- Nov 6, 2003
- Shop Management
- Article
As of July 2003 all 5,000-plus Ford Motor Company suppliers were required to be ISO 14001-certified. In 2002 General Motors required all of its suppliers to implement environmental management systems (EMS) that conform to ISO 14001. The trend will continue for the auto industry and others.
- From The Fabricator
Investing in lubricants
- By Brad Jeffery
- Oct 9, 2003
- Bending and Forming
- Article
All businesses tied to the metal forming industry are scrambling to find areas in which they can lower costs without sacrificing quality. Adding to this burden are a tight cash flow and a lack of financial resources to invest in process improvement equipment. Therefore, the savings must come from doing more with less.
- From The Fabricator
Stretching metal's forming limits with HSP lubricants
- By Brad Jeffery
- Jun 12, 2003
- Metals/Materials
- Article
The trend in metal stamping is to use more and more aluminum and other lightweight materials, such as advanced high strength steel (AHSS). The need for technology to help improve metal flow of these materials in deep-drawing applications also is increasing. In many cases, a stamper's original...
- From The Fabricator
Measuring Lubricants' Impact on Metal Formability
- By Brad Jeffery
- Feb 27, 2003
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Today more than ever, the metal forming industry is economically challenged. Everyone is scrambling to find new ways to lower process costs without sacrificing quality. In the case of metal formability, a lot is at stake. With metal prices and operating overhead continuing to rise, any downtime or wasted material significantly impacts the bottom line.
Forming exhaust components with an alternative lubricant
- By Brad Jeffery
- Sep 12, 2002
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Switching from an oil-based lubricant to a water-based gel lubricant helped an exhaust-system components manufacturer, Zeuna Starker, reduce costs and cycle time. After studying several types of lubricants, the company chose a water-based gel that was less prone to spilling onto the floor and did not produce smoke during the welding process. The company reaped benefits in decreased housekeeping and disposal costs, and found that it did not need to wash the lubricant residue from semifinished parts before welding.
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- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 03/05/2024
- Running Time:
- 65:35
After Ludlow Manufacturing Inc. (LMI) received The Fabricator's 2024 Industry Award, Todd Ludlow, founder and president of the...
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