Content tagged with "shearing"
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February 9, 2010
Reinvigorating your ironworker
Adding accessories to an ironworker can increase the productivity of metal fabricating activities, while eliminating the need to move parts to larger fabricating machines or possibly purchase a much more expensive piece of equipment. Photo courtesy of Peddinghaus Corp.
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December 15, 2009
Sheet Metal Stamping 101
The author of the "Die Science" column in STAMPING Journal®, Art also has written several other series that appear at www.thefabricator.com, including:
Solving Punch Breakage Problems Die Basics 101 Cutting Tooling Costs
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October 27, 2009
Sheet Metal Stamping 101, Part IV
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Editor's Note: This series presents an overview of metal stamping. Part I of this series focused on the various careers in the metal stamping industry. Part II discussed stamping materials and equipment; Part III focused on dies and cutting and Part IV offers more detail... Read more...
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November 25, 2008
Punching on demand
Dean Wilson has never been afraid of taking on a challenge. As executive vice president of manufacturing for King Electrical Mfg. Co., the heating products company that his father founded in 1958, he has tackled his share. But none has been greater than transforming the company's... Read more...
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August 8, 2006
Modern flying shear tube cutoff systems - Part II
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Flying Cutoff System with Servomotor Belt Accelerator
The modern flying cutoff system consists of a high-strength steel mainframe, a die set accelerator, lightweight tools, and programmable logic controls. This article discusses die set accelerators (... Read more...
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August 8, 2006
Modern flying shear tube cutoff systems
Part I discussed the different types of mainframes, their capabilities, and construction.
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Flying Cutoff System with Servomotor Belt Accelerator
The modern flying cutoff system consists of a high-strength steel mainframe, a die set accelerator,... Read more...
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July 11, 2006
Euros zoned in on competing
Ilinox's Express Bender panel bending machine, which features automated load and unload of sheet metal blanks, is fed by its large Night Train storage system. A strong independent streak exists in the American psyche. It helped forge an industrialized nation out of the wilderness and... Read more...
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April 11, 2005
Die Basics 101: Part I
Figure 1 When I conduct conferences, it isn't unusual to have one or two attendees who are new to the stamping die and pressworking world. Some are young new hires trying to learn about stamping, and others are individuals who have been transferred from a different department and... Read more...
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May 30, 2002
What's new with multiblanking lines?
Multiblanking lines are used to produce small, accurately shaped blanks directly from large coils. Sometimes they can eliminate the need for a separate slitting line, which helps to decrease floor space requirements and reduce capital spending on machinery and labor.Modern lines can process... Read more...
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