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Article
January 29, 2004
Why should you care about inside bend radii?
Photo courtesy of TRUMPF Inc.
A minimum bend radius is a function of the material and has little or nothing to do with the press brake punch tip. A minimum bend radius for one material thickness is not the same for another material thickness. In cold-rolled mild steel,... Read more...
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November 6, 2003
Meeting ISO 14001 requirements
First published in 1996, ISO 14001 specifies the actual requirements for an environmental management system. It applies to those environmental aspects an organization can control. Achieving ISO 14001 requires documented improvement. First, you must document your current environmental conditions... Read more...
Article
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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October 11, 2001
Article
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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