Content tagged with "die-making"
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Spanish
November 6, 2007
Cambie el orden de formado
Configure le prensa de forma que usted trabaje con su flujo natural. Foto cortesía de Wila USA, Columbia, Md.
Con qué frecuencia estima usted que está desechando partes debido a que se formaron al revés o se doblaron con el grupo de herramientas inadecuado? Usted podría estar... Read more...
Article
June 12, 2007
The tao of forming order
The Emperor's guard was patrolling the river near the base of the Great Falls when the scout came running back down the bank. He was short of breath, too excited to speak.
The Captain of the Guard's attention was drawn to the excitement. "Report the cause of this commotion, soldier!"... Read more...
Article
August 8, 2006
Die basics 101 starts with eight basic components
Editor's Note: This article is edited from Part IV and Part V of an article series on thefabricator.com covering stamping die fundamentals and focusing on the components used in manufacturing stamping dies. A stamping die is a special, one-of-a-kind precision tool that cuts and forms... Read more...
Article
March 7, 2006
Taking the danger out of bottom bending
Liability! It's more than just a word. It is the single reason that manufacturers of press brakes and press brake tooling maintain that you cannot bottom bend with their tooling or machines.
It is all too easy to ruin a tool or upset a ram if the process is done incorrectly. Ram upset occurs... Read more...
Article
November 8, 2005
Die maintenance. Die repair.
Figure 1 When you grind tool steel sections such as D2, M4, and powdered metals, you actually are grinding small carbide pools. Photos courtesy of Bohler Uddeholm. If you find your daily activities include tasks such as fixing broken pads, welding a damaged die section after a... Read more...
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