Content tagged with "fabricator"
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Article
April 11, 2006
Stamper, prototyper, assembler, or fabricator
Tooling build takes as little as a week. Quasar designs the tooling, keeps an extensive variety of raw materials in its inventory, and does all the machining. Outsourcing. Offshoring. Layoffs. Plant closings. Newspapers and business magazines are filled with stories on the decline of... Read more...
Article
April 10, 2003
Establishing a die setup recipe for progressive dies
To reduce the number of mistakes, it is important to have a good die setup recipe for each progressive tool. The special setup sheet should contain numerous items in checklist form. Setup Checklist All of the following items are crucial to your die-setup recipe. Although some of these items... Read more...
Article
March 27, 2003
The art of laser cutting
On modern laser cutting machines, most of the internal functions are automated. Focus point is changed remotely via a cutting database or technology table. Assist gas change and pressure are system-controlled as well. The numerically controlled cutting database has taken over almost all of the... Read more...
Article
March 27, 2003
Gauging difficult parts at the press brake
Even with the advancements in computer design systems, parts layout still can still be a very difficult process, particularly when ease of forming is a major concern. But when is ease of forming not an issue at some time in almost every shop?
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