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Article
March 8, 2005
Managing rotary-draw tube bending
Most information published about tube bending relates to a specific aspect of the process, such as tooling, control and equipment features, or component technology. This type of information is valuable for keeping tube fabricators up-to-date on what's available and is useful in selecting... Read more...
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March 8, 2005
A good start makes a difference
Fig. 1 shows elevation of the entrance guide affects the sectional curvature. Fig. 2 shows an Edge Bent Down Model. In a roll forming line, the entrance guide serves to guide the metal strip into the roll former at the optimum angle and elevation. To achieve the correct feeding... Read more...
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March 8, 2005
Design for welding: Letter to an engineer
Drawing Guide Notes courtesy of www.roymech.co.uk , a U.K.-based Web site. Editors Note: The image is presented solely for the purpose of illustrating typicaldrawing notes. My Dear Design Engineer, I sometimes am baffled by the way some of your colleagues deal with projects that... Read more...
Article
August 10, 2004
Boosting band saw blade life
Fabrication, welding, and machine shops frequently use band saw blades to make just a few cuts in a variety of materials. Cuts are made as the need arises rather than based on a predetermined high-volume cutting schedule. Because this type of intermittent cutting can be hard on blades,... Read more...
Article
November 20, 2003
Laser tube processing
Although many new applications are made possible by modern lasers, laser processing is not entirely new to tube production. Manufacturers have used lasers to cut tube and pipe since the late 1970s. At job shops most of this laser tube cutting was performed on flat sheet cutting laser... Read more...
Article
October 25, 2001
Hydroforming a new front automotive structure
Figure 1 Vehicle structures have evolved over the years in response to demands for improved performance, safety, cost reduction, and changes in technology. In today's automotive environment, those first three factors often are concurrent requirements, while the last can provide the... Read more...
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July 12, 2001
Hydroforming on a budget
In today's business environment, characterized by cost-cutting measures and increasing competition, it can be difficult to justify spending money on new manufacturing equipment. It can be especially difficult to justify purchasing equipment for a competitive niche market, such as hydroforming.... Read more...
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