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December 7, 2004

Cams, cams, and more cams Figure 1 Cam Basics First let's talk basics. Cams mechanically transfer vertical ram motion and force into horizontal or semihorizontal motion and force. Because cams often are used for cutting when precision alignment is critical, they must have a good guidance system. Second,... Read more...

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October 9, 2003

Promoting back safety—one company's approach Over the years, our midsize company, Aeroglide Corp., has used numerous methods to battle back injuries. We have tracked injuries in five-year increments and developed battle plans based on the trends we've observed. Dealing with Injuries We noticed that very few of the injuries were... Read more...

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October 9, 2003

Controlling bend angles Spring-back Analysis All metal has a certain amount of spring-back. Spring-back, also known as elastic recovery, is the tendency for the metal to want to return to its original flat blank shape after being bent. To fully understand why metal springs back, we first must understand that metal,... Read more...

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April 10, 2003

Mixed Metals Reactions Why, you may ask, would anyone want to start an uncontrolled chemical reaction that is really hard to stop? Well, our shop did not want to, but we did anyway, and I hope you learn from my lesson. Actually, they are lessons (plural) because we repeated the disaster twice, although with some... Read more...

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April 10, 2003

Lifting the load Using electric lift trucks in the confines of a manufacturing facility eliminates the byproducts of combustion, resulting in better indoor air and noise quality. A range of electric lift trucks is available for manufacturing environments, including sideloaders, multidirectional trucks,... Read more...

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April 10, 2003

Making the cut Choosing the proper blade for the application, optimizing its use, maintaining the saw, and using a cutting coolant all pay productivity dividends. Choosing and Using a Blade Sawing pipe and tube stock is fundamentally more difficult and more complicated than cutting barstock or... Read more...

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August 16, 2001

Solving problems on the tube mill Tube mill operators face a variety of challenges every day in their effort to produce high-quality tubing in a cost-effective and productive way. This article examines some of the typical problems producers encounter, some common causes of these problems, and some ideas for how to solve these... Read more...

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July 26, 2001

Achieving faster, more efficient tube mill changeovers A changeover on a tube mill does not mean just changing the tooling. It means changing from running good tube of one size to running good tube of another size. Many machine configurations can speed up a changeover, such as rafted sections, quick-change fasteners, etc. However, fast changeover... Read more...

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February 19, 2001

Put your money where your mouse is: How to succeed in e-business Succeeding in e-business is all a matter of emphasis. And when you pronounce the word "e-business," where do you put the emphasis? Most of us emphasize the "e." That emphasis on the electronic part of the equation is easy to understand. The technology has advanced so fast that it has mesmerized... Read more...

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February 19, 2001

Shielding gas consumption efficiency-- Part I: Spend a penny, save a dollar Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part article that discusses shielding gas efficiency. The second part also appears on thefabricator.com. Although argon is the most commonly used shielding gas for solid-wire electrode applications, many managers and welders understand little about... Read more...

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