TD Center

TD Center®, Columbus, Ind., has named Mike Dellekamp as account manager for northern Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, and the western U.S. region. Dellekamp has experience in sales territory management for special design assembly, process, and test systems. Most recently he served as the...

TD Center®, Columbus, Ind., has appointed Doug Hogan as sales representative for Kentucky and Tennessee. Hogan is a partner with the company's current Indiana representative, H.S.A. Manufacturing Solutions. He has extensive manufacturing knowledge and training specialization in metal forming...

TD Center®, Columbus, Ind., has made several changes to its Web site, www.tdcoating.com, to provide more user-friendly navigation and updated content. The home page features a summary of the TD Process and its benefits. Links to the site's various sections are located near the top of the home...

"Okay Industries, New Britain, Conn., serves diverse market segments including medical, automotive, electronics, defense, and specialty industrial. The stamper produces a roller finger follower for automotive applications. There are 14 stations on the die. The TD process is used on three of them," DeVecchis said. "It has given us better product quality, less scrap, faster throughput, longer die life, and reduced die dressing."

Just make it work!" they scream. "I don't care how Just make it work!" As a tooling professional (whether you are a tool- and diemaker, engineer, press operator, or any other member of the team responsible for operating and maintaining that die), you quickly find that "making it work" is...

Modern toolmaking methods and materials have reduced production time, cost, and headaches significantly over the last 20 years. But the rapid pace of the tooling revolution, coupled with extremely complex manufacturing technology, has left many people confused and misinformed.