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Bending and Forming - Page 48
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Can cobots in manufacturing offer the flexibility of a human?
Metal fabricators could be nearing a time when cobots in manufacturing offer the flexibility of a cross-trained employee, moving from process to process.
- From The Fabricator
LVD renames North America Sales and Service division
- Jan 5, 2021
- News Release
Belgium-based sheet metal fabricating equipment manufacturer LVD has announced LVD North America, the new trade name for the Sales and Service division of Strippit Inc. for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The LVD North America trade name replaces the LVD Strippit brand and reflects alignment with the...
- From The Fabricator
A quiz on bending sheet metal and plate
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 5, 2021
- Article
Press brake guru Steve Benson gives readers a quick seven-question quiz on bending sheet metal and plate, covering everything from k-factors to springback. How do you think you will do?
- From The Fabricator
New Year’s resolutions for metal formers
- By Bill Frahm
- Dec 31, 2020
- Article
The demand for lightweight sheet metal components is expected to grow. Do your goals include taking advantage of this opportunity? If so, it’s a good time to take stock of where your metal forming shop stands and resolve to support employee and manufacturing technology growth.
- From The Fabricator
IRMCO’s iNSIGHT tracks stamping press downtime, lubricant use
- Dec 30, 2020
- Product Release
IRMCO has developed iNSIGHT, a patented technology that allows metal stampers to quantify their actual consumption of lubricant, control and document lubricant concentration, and monitor press line stoppages and efficiencies in real time, whether in-plant or remotely. Users can track the different...
- From The Fabricator
Beckhoff ELM72xx EtherCAT terminals offer compact drive technology in metal housings
- Dec 28, 2020
- Product Release
The new ELM72xx EtherCAT terminals from Beckhoff are fully functional servo drives in robust metal housings that deliver an output current of up to 16 amps at 48 VDC for the power supply. The metal housings provide optimum heat dissipation even at high output power, as well as shielding against...
- From The Fabricator
Die Science: Finding the root cause of stamping failures
- By Art Hedrick
- Dec 24, 2020
- Article
Die Science columnist Art Hedrick says it’s time to stop blaming the die. Of the many process variables that interact to cause stamping failures, there three that stand out.
- From The Fabricator
Simpac gap-frame CX series press designed for small-part stamping
- Dec 23, 2020
- Product Release
Simpac America offers the CX series gap-frame press for production of small stamped parts for the appliance, automotive, and other general industries. Available as a manual or automated stand-alone press or as a fully automated tandem line, the press has a capacity of 80 to 300 tons. The...
- From The Fabricator
The FABRICATOR’s most popular content of 2020
- By Gareth Sleger
- Dec 23, 2020
- Blog Post
Like everything else in 2020, the pandemic has dominated the metal fabrication industry. That includes this year’s most popular content on thefabricator.com. But it wasn't all doom and gloom. Our most read articles and blogs include stories about how metalworkers powered through with essential work and helped fight the spread of COVID-19.
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Avoid speed bumps at the press brake
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 21, 2020
- Article
A hang-up in the bending department can throw a wrench into a press brake operator’s workday. Here are some efficient strategies according to Jonah Higgs, tech leader at Wisconsin-based Applied Laser Technologies and creator of web-based tool Bend Genius.
- From The Fabricator
Phoenix Stamping Group acquires Stampsource
- Dec 21, 2020
- News Release
Metal stamper and fabricator Phoenix Stamping Group, a division of PHX Holdings, has purchased Stampsource, a Charlotte, N.C.-based metal stamping and fabrication manufacturer. Located in Atlanta, Phoenix Stamping offers sheet metal and rod products serving primarily the material handling, towable...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: How to start using tool coatings
- By Thomas Vacca
- Dec 17, 2020
- Article
Continuous improvement in stamping includes upgrading tool steels and trying coatings to improve tooling life. Tom Vacca explains how to get started.
- From The Fabricator
Automotive Insights Symposium to be held virtually Jan. 13
- Dec 16, 2020
- News Release
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, together with Wards Intelligence, the Center for Automotive Research, MICHauto, the Detroit Regional Partnership, and the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, will present the Automotive Insights Symposium virtually on Jan. 13, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00...
- From The Fabricator
Automatic Feed service team marks 25th anniversary
- Dec 16, 2020
- News Release
Automatic Feed Co., Napoleon, Ohio, has recognized its service department for providing 25 years of installations, repairs, maintenance, upgrades, and training for its coil processing equipment. To date the department has performed nearly 15,000 services and repairs requiring nearly 104,000 labor...
- From The Fabricator
The art of training a plate rolling expert
- By Allan Flamholz
- Dec 15, 2020
- Article
Finding a plate rolling expert is hard for many metalworking facilities, so training one in-house makes sense. Here are five guidelines for shops looking to grow that expertise.
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