Content tagged with "costs"
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Article
July 2, 2009
The pressure is on
The 400-ton pressure testing setup shows the die components and bumper blocks. The traditional method of measuring pressure distribution in stamping operations—the die spotting blue technique—indicates the pressure points but not how much pressure. This makes it difficult to... Read more...
Article
November 6, 2007
Increasing waterjet cutting profitability
Over the past five years, the number of waterjet cutting machines sold worldwide, both abrasive and pure water, has increased by an average of 18 percent annually. That growth is projected to continue for the foreseeable future. Fabricators are showing more interest in the technology as... Read more...
Article
April 10, 2007
Article
May 9, 2006
Choosing a gouging method
In recent years environmental and quality issues have taken center stage in the welding industry. This increased emphasis on safety and health often is accompanied by reconsideration of how certain tasks are performed, for example, cutting and gouging metal. Gouging—a requirement... Read more...
Article
September 13, 2005
Taking a look at automated spray control:
Figure 1 Wasted chemicals, scrap, and other related costs can increase the negative financial impact of poor spray performance. After years of working hard to improve efficiency, you've wrung every bit of available savings out of your production line. From automation to staffing to... Read more...
Article
February 8, 2005
Keeping employees well and health care costs down
Health care costs have skyrocketed. While the medical community, insurance companies, and politicians address the issue, each group jockeying for the position that best serves their interests, employers are having to make serious decisions about whether they can continue to provide... Read more...
Article
May 4, 2004
Working safely in busy times
It may be premature to say that manufacturing has turned the economic corner to recovery, but signs at the end of first-quarter 2004 look promising. Overall, nonfarm payrolls increased by over 500,000 in the first quarter, according to recent U.S. Labor Department reports, and factory payrolls... Read more...
Article
April 24, 2001
Article
April 24, 2001
Increasing productivity on your cutoff saw
If you are sawing tube or pipe in substantial quantities, you most likely have a cutoff saw to do the work. As with all of your machinery, your goal is to get the most out of it, and that takes some special consideration. Tubes and pipes are hollow workpieces, so each cut consists of three... Read more...
Article
March 13, 2001
Just what does Covisint mean, anyway?
For the last few years, the business world has been enthralled by the Internet. The stock markets are awash in all kinds of high-tech ventures pushing into every last nook and cranny of the economy. So why is there such an interest in Covisint, the automotive industry's... Read more...
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