Content tagged with "punches"
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Spanish
February 9, 2010
Article
April 14, 2009
Punch tooling innovations help achieve lean goals
Hector Favela, a tool- and diemaker for Simpson Strong-Tie, Pleasanton, Calif., builds dies for the company's metal connectors and anchor systems. Punches were breaking two to three times per shift. He then started using punches made of M4 performance steel with Wilson Tool's Effex™... Read more...
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August 26, 2008
When does a punch/laser make sense?
Shops that process enough of the right parts can increase uptime and reduce secondary operations with a combination punch/laser machine. Photo courtesy of TRUMPF Inc.
Business growth led Hawkeye Industries President and CEO Bryan Hawkins to seek a machine that could punch and laser-cut... Read more...
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
August 8, 2007
Organizing your tooling
Are you busy putting out fires? Is management by crisis preventing you from being proactive and establishing a preventive maintenance system for your tooling? Does your tooling gather more dust than uptime? Do you think you know your tooling needs, or do you collect data that shows your... 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
February 13, 2007
Solving punch breakage problems - Part III
Editor’s Note: This is one article in a three-part series. Part I discusses typical causes of premature failure. Part II covers the roles of cutting shear and retainers. Part III discusses how tool steel selection, press deflection, and heat from processes such as EDM and grinding affect... Read more...
Article
January 9, 2007
Solving punch breakage problems - Part II
Editor's Note: This is Part II of a three-part series that discusses the numerous factors that contribute to punch breakage and solutions to each problem. Part I, which appeared in the December issue of STAMPING Journal, discussed the typical causes of premature failure. Part III, which will... Read more...
Article
January 9, 2007
Punching through complacency to win a bid
Anderson Metals, Greenwood, S.C., had a chance to win a large job from Eaton Electrical, but it needed new tooling for its turret presses to turn around a weekend job. Fortunately, the company found a tooling source that didn't need weeks for the delivery. Sometimes a new business prospect... Read more...
Article
December 12, 2006
Solving punch breakage problems - Part I
Editor's Note: This is one article in a three-part series. Part I discusses typical causes of premature failure. Part II covers the roles of cutting shear and retainers. Part III discusses how tool steel selection, press deflection, and heat from processes such as EDM and grinding affect the... Read more...
Article
December 12, 2006
Solving punch breakage problems
Editor’s Note: Part I discusses typical causes of premature failure. Part II covers the roles of cutting shear and retainers. Part III discusses how tool steel selection, press deflection, and heat from processes such as EDM and grinding affect the likelihood of punch breakage. Read more...
Article
July 11, 2006
Powering up with a punch
For 45 years Generac Power Systems has helped homeowners and businesses withstand the unpredictable forces of Mother Nature with standby power-generation equipment. So when the company's Eagle, Wis., metal fabrication facility needed to power up the productivity of its punch press... 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
February 7, 2006
Die basics 101: Part VI
Previous articles in this series discussed common stamping die components. This article focuses on less common specialty components found only in certain dies, most of which are available from various suppliers. Figure 1 Inidie Tapping Units Image courtesy of Danly IEM. In-die... Read more...
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