Komatsu America Industries LLC- Press Technology Div.
Your Single Source for Superior Quality Presses from 35 to 4000 Tons
While the history of the Komatsu Press Division stretches back 100 years, the true strength of Komatsu's press technology comes from a background of engineering triumphs in diverse fields. Lessons learned in design and field service of shafts, bearings, clutch and drive trains and electronic components in rugged construction machinery continue to shape the durability and innovation of every Komatsu press. From single point and multi point presses, both mechanical and the revolutionary Servo Presses, every Komatsu press employs low maintenance designs for the highest uptime in the press industry.
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Recent Content on The Fabricator for Komatsu America Industries LLC- Press Technology Div.
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Educate metal stamping staff on deploying servo presses
Teaching staff in a metal stamping shop how to adapt to new materials and their related manufacturing process, and how to implement these procedures, is critical to manufacturing success.
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Workforce training and automation, recurrent interwoven themes at FABTECH 2022
Workforce training and automation in manufacturing were recurrent and interwoven themes at FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta. In the stamping and metalforming area, several of the technological advancements exhibited there are intended to either support a human workforce or reduce the reliance on it.
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How servo presses work with advanced high-strength steel (AHSS)
High-strength materials require much more energy to straighten, blank, shear, and form because typically they do not flow or work the same as the conventional steels and aluminum grades. Servo presses allow the operator to work with the material rather than work the material.
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Komatsu and Dieology to host four-part webinar on stamping difficult materials
Komatsu and Dieology will offer a four-part webinar series, “Adapting to Today’s Stamping Needs,” Aug. 3-4 and Aug. 10-11.
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Komatsu celebrates 100 years
Komatsu is marking its 100th anniversary with a series of activities over the next year centered on its new brand promise of “creating value together.”
Fueling a fabricator’s 30 years of growth, innovation
In 1990 two entrepreneurs joined forces to buy a small fabrication shop in Wisconsin that focused on cutting and welding. Within just a few years Sharpe Products was on its way to being a full-fledged tube fabrication shop with an OEM business on the side.
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The pursuit to be the best value-added supplier
Waukesha Metal Products, a metal fabricator and metal former based in Sussex, Wis., wasn't going to survive in the long run being a simple stamper of simple metal parts. It needed to reinvent itself and constantly look for ways to evolve if it were to grow and improve its chances of success in the face of more demanding customers. Its in-house knowledge and talent, investment in capacity, and contributions to the overall manufacturing cause are improving its long-term viability. They also have helped the company earn the 2015 Industry Award from The FABRICATOR.
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The growth of the servo-driven press
Traditional mechanical presses remain dominant in industry, but sales of servo presses have gone into high gear in recent years. Controlling the press stroke turns out to have many advantages, and the technology’s adopters are reaping the benefits.
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What makes a stamper stand out?
Enjoying consistent growth is not something that many stamping operations can claim over the last three years, but Waukesha Metal Products is not a typical metal forming company. It is relying on servo press technology and its talented workforce to stand out amongst its peers.
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The science behind the servo press
Flexibility sums up where the servo-driven mechanical press stands in its evolution. Early adopters are seeing that flexibility and asking, "What if?" What if I could control ram motion throughout the stroke and dwell for a certain period at bottom dead center (BDC)? According to sources, those "what ifs" have led to new ways of thinking about forming metal.
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Reality TV: Frame-making in the U.S.
Sumitomo Metal Mining USA (SMMU) Inc. has supplied cathode ray tube frams to some of the largest, high-end television manufacturers in the world from its Oceanside, Calif., facility. Despite the trend in moving manufacturing overseas to take advantage of cheaper labor pools, SMMU believes it is poised to remain competitive while maintaining its U.S. base of operations.
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Beyond Tool and Die
BTD made its first investments in tube fabricating equipment, including a BLM-Adige 803D tube laser cutting system, in 2003. Now tube fabricating accounts for roughly 15 percent of its total business. The story is short, but not so sweet. Paul Gintner, CEO of Detroit Lakes,...
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Servo-driven mechanical presses meet HSS head-on
A recent mechanical stamping press innovation, the servo drive is designed to meet challenges related to stamping high-strength steels (HSS).
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Sizing up servo presses
Servo-powered presses will not replace all flywheel mechanical presses. Each technology has its advantages and disadvantages, depending on the stamping application.
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Evolution of the beast
This article outlines how mechanical presses are changing to meet a new marketplace. Stampers are adding extra stations to create a more complete part and stamping harder alloys. Servo-driven mechanical presses will make traditional flywheel presses obsolete because they use less energy and can be adjusted midstroke. Technological advances include real-time press monitoring, automatic die changes, and computerized troubleshooting.