Content tagged with "presses"
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September 24, 2009
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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...
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January 27, 2009
Metal former today, compression molder tomorrow
Do you have a press that is not being utilized fully? It's not an uncommon situation in many shops. To address this situation, many shops look to diversify their customer bases. For many companies, this means finding new customers in new industrial segments, such as aerospace or power... Read more...
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June 17, 2008
Silicon Valley stamper sizes up, down electronics
Scandic Springs Inc., a San Leandro, Calif., job shop that specializes in stamping and coiling spring materials, faces the challenges of a shrinking electronics industry—both in market size and scale of components.
"The northern California market has had a real shakeout in the last... Read more...
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June 17, 2008
Applying parallelism technology in hydraulic presses
Active leveling control counteracts the negative effects of off-center loading, including premature tool and press wear, breakthrough shock, and reverse shock loading. Stamping shops are driven to offset today's increasing competition and decreasing margins by consolidating operations and... Read more...
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May 13, 2008
Retrofitting a prog-die press for transfer operations
Click image to view larger. The press window has a direct relationship to the type of transfer system you select and how it is mounted to the press. Front- and rear-mount systems mount on any style of press, including one with no window. Does this sound familiar? You purchased a new press 20... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection—sorting it out Part III
Editor's Note: This article is Part III of a series covering questions and answers for those who are in the market for a press or press system. Part I , speed; Part II covers
tonnage; Part IV , part accuracy; Part V , best for operation; Part VI ,
best for part; Part VII , automation;... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection—sorting it out - Part VI
Matching Press Characteristics to Your Applications
The following questions–and their answers, provided by industry equipment manufacturers and experts–are intended as a general guide to help you simplify the daunting task of selecting a press or press system.
6. So, Which Press Type... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection—sorting it out
Editor's Note: This article is Part VII of a series covering questions and answers for those who are in the market for a press or press system. Part I , speed; Part II covers tonnage; Part III , materials; Part IV , part accuracy; Part V , best for operation; Part VI , best for part;... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection-sorting it out Part VII
Matching Press Characteristics to Your Applications
The following questions–and their answers, provided by industry equipment manufacturers and experts–are intended as a general guide to help you simplify the daunting task of selecting a press or press system.
7. What Do I Need in a... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection—sorting it out - Part IV
Editor's Note: This article is Part IV of a series covering questions and answers for those who are in the market for a press or press system. Part I , speed; Part II , covers tonnage; Part III , materials; Part V , best for operation; Part VI , best for part; Part VII , automation;... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection—sorting it out Part VIII
Matching Press Characteristics to Your Applications
The following questions–and their answers, provided by industry equipment manufacturers and experts–are intended as a general guide to help you simplify the daunting task of selecting a press or press system.
8. Which Automation... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection—sorting it out Part IX
Matching Press Characteristics to Your Applications
The following questions–and their answers, provided by industry equipment manufacturers and experts–are intended as a general guide to help you simplify the daunting task of selecting a press or press system.
So, getting back to that... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection—sorting it out Part I
Are you in the market for a press or press system? Has your search generated a lot of questions? Does it seem that the more questions you ask, the more questions you need to ask?
The research is justified. Choosing the correct press can mean the difference between being in the black or in the... Read more...
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March 11, 2008
Press selection—sorting it out Part II
Matching Press Characteristics to Your Applications
The following questions–and their answers, provided by industry equipment manufacturers and experts–are intended as a general guide to help you simplify the daunting task of selecting a press or press system.
2. Beyond Part... Read more...
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January 15, 2008
Stamping 101: Anatomy of a Mechanical Press
Stamping press functions Editor's Note: STAMPING Journal® will explore hydraulic press capabilities, the differences between mechanical presses and hydraulic presses, as well as servo and pneumatic presses in "How to select a press," which will be published in the March issue.... Read more...
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December 11, 2007
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October 9, 2007
Ridin' the storm out
Editor's Note: This is the third article in a three-part series on Tennessee Stampings LLC. Part I in August explored the company's lean practices. Part II in
September discussed how the company's use of sensors and mistakeproofing led to its growth. Part III examines the company's... Read more...
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October 9, 2007
A new standard in forming bathtubs
American Standard's manufacturing facility in Salem, Ohio, invested more than $1 million to fully automate its bathtub forming line, which consists of a lubricator, two hydraulic presses for deep drawing, two mechanical presses for secondary forming activities, a flange bender, an automated... Read more...
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September 11, 2007
Creating a pressroom preventive maintenance program
Many fabricators rely on fire-house maintenance when a machine goes down, all available resources are marshaled to fix the problem. This approach works most of the time, but at a high cost. To minimize this cost, stampers need to design a press maintenance program that decreases downtime,... Read more...
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August 8, 2007
Ridin' the storm out Part I
Editor's Note: This is the first article in a three-part series on Tennessee Stampings LLC. Part I explores the company's lean practices. Part II in the September issue discusses how the company's use of sensors and mistakeproofing led to its growth. Part III, which will appear in the... Read more...
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August 8, 2007
Maximize your capital equipment investment
Metalforming machinery is never purchased – it's an investment. And as with any investment, the ultimate objective is to maximize your return. In an ever-changing manufacturing environment, flexibility has emerged as the leading attribute toward optimizing capital investments.... Read more...
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August 8, 2007
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March 13, 2007
Automotive blanker presses on
The two consoles that control the two blanking lines at Kasle Metal Processing have three monitors with access to the enterprise resources planning system, die performance, and maintenance information. Increasingly supervisors are using the maintenance computer module to go online and access... Read more...
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January 9, 2007
Draw forming
Editor's Note: This is the sixth in a series of seven articles that identify and define the need for a new processing theory for the net shape processes (of which draw forming is one) and that explain the general content and configuration that new theory must have. The first five articles in... Read more...
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August 8, 2006
Meeting global challenges through employee rewards
U.S. metal stampers are slow to accept the reality that free trade is now a mainstay of our foreign relations programs. Our tradition of protecting national industries behind walls of tariffs, quotas, and similar restraints of trade has eroded at an ever faster rate since post-World War II, when... Read more...
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August 8, 2006
Getting hydraulic press problems under control
Although there are many good reasons for investing in used equipment, the downside is that a used machine seldom has the exact configuration you need. And sometimes a specification decision made years earlier by someone at a different company can return to haunt the new owners, which is... Read more...
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June 16, 2006
Draw forming, Part II
Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of seven articles that identify and define the need for a new theory on the net shape processes (of which draw forming is one) and that explain the general content and configuration that new theory must have. Metrics is how things are measured.... Read more...
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October 9, 2003
A survey of presses for hydroforming tubes, extrusions
The first parts hydroformed in Germany for the automotive industry were manifold components. The process provided both cost savings and manifolds with good gas flow characteristics. Other applications of IHP hydroforming are engine cradles and frames for lightweight trucks. Advantages... Read more...
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August 14, 2003
What's driving your press?
They no longer are dedicated to running one product for their entire life, and once dedicated lines now perform versatile tasks and provide flexibility from one job to the next. Whether it's for setup of a servo roll feed, an in-die transfer system, or a complex tandem line, flexibility... Read more...
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April 24, 2003
Truckin' along through a stamping plant
The earlier cab models were built in a facility that was converted in 1921 to produce the model S truck line, a truck with a 1.5-ton load capacity and a top speed of 30 MPH. The company determined that it could not competitively launch a new line of vehicles without building a new... Read more...
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June 27, 2002
Evolution of the beast
Photos courtesy of Komatsu America Industries, Wood Dale, Illinois. Described as a big hammer, a beast, and a cookie cutter, mechanical presses have been the underappreciated workhorses of stamping operations. While the physics of the presses haven't changed—they produce energy needed... Read more...
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