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Hydroforming heats up: New techniques and equipment push industry forward

Hydroforming was one of the fastest-growing metal forming technologies during the 1990s. Most of U.S. industry cooled down during and after the recession of 2001, but things have been heating up lately, and the world of hydroforming is no exception. The North American Hydroforming Conference and Exhibition (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 in Dayton, Ohio), which was sponsored by the Tube & Pipe Association, International® (TPA), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), showcased new techniques, equipment, and applications that are moving the industry forward.

Publish date: January 13, 2004

Tech cell: Hydroforming


Tips on Lean Manufacturing: Mastering the stop 'n' go of your shop's work flow

Mastering the flow of work through your shop is your most important taks if you are attempting Toyota's approach to lean manufacturing.

Publish date: August 16, 2001

Tech cell: Shop Strategies


Selecting a stamping die pressure system, Part II

Publish date: February 12, 2004

Tech cell: Tool and Die


Tooling, the key for mill production

This article discusses three main criteria that govern tube mill tooling—design, materials used in their construction, and alignment of tooling on the mill. Discusses advancements in design due to CAD technology; experimental use of ceramic and plastic materials for making tooling; and the use of subplates and interchangeable components to ease tube mill alignment.

Publish date: November 29, 2001

Tech cell: Tube and Pipe Production


Welding exhaust system components: Laser technology may aid this traditionally high-volume application

In the field of automobile exhaust systems, such components as manifolds, pipes, catalytic converters, and mufflers are joined either by the car manufacturer or by a subcontractor to form a subassembly ready for attachment.

Publish date: September 17, 2001

Tech cell: Automation and Robotics


Producing side-impact profiles: Automotive body part combines roll forming, punching, laser welding

The ramming machine bores into the side of the new automobile at a speed of 50 kilometers (31 miles) per hour. Within a fraction of a second, sensors situated all over the test dummy signal details of the stress load. Shortly afterward the overall results of the Euro-NCAP crash test will appear in all the specialized automobile magazines.

Publish date: January 13, 2004

Tech cell: Laser Welding


Monitoring laser beam performance: How beam focusability helps evaluate beam quality online

This article discusses online laser beam monitoring and its alternatives, with emphasis on beam quality and focusability.

Publish date: September 17, 2001

Tech cell: Laser Cutting