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Bending and Forming - Page 22
- From The Fabricator
MC Machinery Systems names CEO
- Jun 22, 2022
- News Release
MC Machinery Systems, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has promoted Tony Imbrogno to CEO. He is the first American CEO of the Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary since its founding in 1978.
Structural pipe, tube creates natural fit for Portland footbridge
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Jun 21, 2022
- Article
The Barbara Walker Crossing Footbridge in Portland’s Forest Park represents the intersection of utility and imagination in a structure that uses pipe and tube to make a bridge into a natural part of the environment.
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BMW Group opens automated steel pressing facility
- Jun 20, 2022
- News Release
MW Group has opened a new, automated steel pressing facility at its Swindon, U.K., plant.
- From The Fabricator
Air-formed bend radii, magnetizing press brake tools, and more
- By Steve Benson
- Jun 20, 2022
- Article
Press brake guru Steve Benson answers reader questions on predicting the bend radius, press brake tools becoming magnetized, and how the die opening affects the bend deduction.
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Improving the metal fabricating industry through shared knowledge
- By Bill Frahm
- Jun 16, 2022
- Article
When research information and data gathered through machine learning on the shop floor are combined and shared, the industry and the supply chain benefit.
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3 best practices metal stampers can follow for transfer die success
- By Mark Hansen
- Jun 9, 2022
- Article
To blaze a pathway to a productive, profitable transfer die, metal stamping operations should assess thoroughly, use simulation software, and be prepared to tweak.
- From The Fabricator
Coe ships coil feed line to Variety Die & Stamping
- Jun 7, 2022
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has shipped an 18-in. coil processing line to Variety Die & Stamping, a Dexter, Mich., manufacturer of precision stampings and assemblies for the automotive and lawn and garden industries. The coil processing line comprises a series 1 servo roll feed, a...
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Strategies for bending small parts in a sheet metal manufacturing shop
- By Bill Helinski
- Jun 7, 2022
- Article
Forming small parts introduces a host of challenges for metal fabrication shops, many of which can be overcome with right-sized press brakes and other bending equipment.
- From The Fabricator
There is no “just” in body-in-white vehicle structure design and engineering
- By Daniel Perez
- Jun 6, 2022
- Article
It is common for vehicle designers and engineers to receive requests for changes in a body-in-white structure, but even a single hole change can stop both the manufacturing line and the full vehicle build if not managed well.
- From The Fabricator
McGregor Metal to expand in Ohio
- Jun 3, 2022
- News Release
McGregor Metal, a provider of stamping, machining, welding, spinning, and assembly services, has announced plans to add 21,000 sq. ft. to one of its four facilities in the Springfield, Ohio, area.
- From The Fabricator
Coe Press Equipment ships servo feed, reel to Durham Co.
- May 26, 2022
- News Release
Sterling Heights, Mich.-based Coe Press Equipment has shipped a servo feed and reel to The Durham Co., a manufacturer of electrical equipment in Lebanon, Mo.
- From The Fabricator
New to the press brake? Establish best practices in the fab shop from the start
- By Steve Benson
- May 26, 2022
- Article
If you're new to operating a press brake in a metal fabrication shop, ask yourself these questions from the start to establish best practices: Do you know the safe working limits of your machine and its tooling? Do you have the right tools to make repeatable bends?
- From The Fabricator
Johnson Controls invests $7.5 million into new fabrication equipment
- May 25, 2022
- News Release
Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls has invested $7.5 million into new equipment at its 900,000-sq.-ft. commercial HVAC manufacturing plant in Norman, Okla., known as the Johnson Controls Rooftop Center of Excellence.
- From The Fabricator
Salvagnini America to host open house June 23, 2022
- May 25, 2022
- News Release
On June 23, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Salvagnini will open its new campus in Hamilton, Ohio, for a one-day demonstration.
- From The Fabricator
Gestamp adding extension to Japan plant
- May 25, 2022
- News Release
Gestamp Hotstamping Japan is expanding with a new plant on its premises in Matsusaka, Japan.
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