Content tagged with "metal-forming"
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Article
November 2, 2009
Say goodbye to hard tooling
Figure 1
Laser blanking uses a flexible stacker, capable of handling multiple parts at a time.
When you think of high-volume blanking, a coil processing line, a mechanical press, and blank-stacking equipment probably come to mind. A typical mechanical press may cost $1.5 million to... Read more...
Article
February 24, 2009
Metal Spinning 101
Figure 1 Metal spinning is used to handle a variety of workpiece sizes, from the very small to workpieces with 20-ft. diameters.
Without metal spinning, motorcycle parts and car wheels wouldn't be so easy to make. Neither would gas bottles, cooking pots and pans, or myriad components in... Read more...
Article
April 10, 2007
Turning passion into profit
Neckpiece in Silver and Black Pearls. Bright, energetic, articulate, 23-year-old David Creamer just graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), and he's hoping that the adage "Do what you love and the money will follow" is correct. Creamer's specialty—and... Read more...
Article
May 4, 2004
Air forming and V-die selection
Air forming, bottom bending, and coining are metal forming methods. Air forming, the most common, is a three-point operation. The actual inside radius produced is based on a percentage of the V-die width, regardless of the sharp–radius relationship.
Selecting the correct die width can be... Read more...
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