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Articles tagged with "bottoming"

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	The evolution of precision bending: Bending moves further from art, closer to science By: Joseph Altieri Three decades ago bottoming with penetration, or coining, was the only way to achieve high accuracies on press brakes, and this meant fabricators endured high tooling costs. Over the years precision air bending with CNC hydraulic press brakes using precision-ground tooling evolved to become the dominant forming method in the precision market. However, it took some significant machinery advances to get there. Publish date: June 17, 2008 Tech cell: Bending
	Bending with kid gloves: Urethane press brake tooling leaves no scratch behind By: Tim Heston, Senior Editor Polyurethane film, inserts, pads, and bottom dies can help prevent marring and, in some cases, allow the die to take on a variety of materials and gauges, including perforated metal and diamond tread plate. Publish date: March 10, 2009 Tech cell: Bending
	Reclaiming the disappearing press brake knowledge in your shop: Bells and whistles won't make good parts By: Steve Benson Expensive options on a press brake won'tguarantee knowledge transfer from a veteranpress brake operator to a shop floor rookie.For knowledge transfer to occur, a shop needsexperienced workers that can communicate anda younger work force eager to learn becausethey see a future in metal fabricating. Publish date: January 14, 2010 Tech cell: Bending