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Bending and Forming - Page 49
- 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.
- From The Fabricator
MC Machinery Systems launches Minds on Manufacturing podcast
- Dec 14, 2020
- News Release
Metalworking and metal fabrication machine manufacturer MC Machinery Systems, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has launched the new Minds on Manufacturing podcast to cover timely topics in fabricating, machining, and manufacturing in general. Available on all major podcast platforms, the podcast will be...
- From The Fabricator
Structural beam cambering with throughput in mind
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 10, 2020
- Article
Traditional hot cambering takes hours for a single beam. The latest cambering systems shorten that time to just a few minutes.
- From The Fabricator
Engineering Angle: Draw bead restraining forces in sheet metal drawing operations
- By Ashutosh Mokashi, Dr. Sergey Golovashchenko, Natalia Reinberg, Saeid Nasheralahkami, and Yurdaer Demiralp
- Dec 10, 2020
- Article
Researchers analyze how restraining force can be adjusted by changing the draw bead penetration.
- From The Fabricator
Welcome the new STAMPING Journal Editorial Advisory Board
- By Kate Bachman
- Dec 9, 2020
- Blog Post
Welcome our newly formed STAMPING Journal Editorial Advisory Board. I've asked these dynamic, smart, and keenly business-savvy stamping industry leaders to help direct and guide our editorial coverage going forward, to act as a sounding board for content and to provide their in-the-trenches insights.
- From The Fabricator
Rud’s Tool Separator helps make tool handling safer
- Dec 8, 2020
- Product Release
Rud Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH has introduced the new Tool Separator, which the company says opens injection tools, punching tools, and forming tools in seconds, making tool handling safer and faster. It eliminates the need for separating by hand using cranes, sledgehammers, and tire irons,...
- From The Fabricator
Tooling Tech Group appoints general manager for automation division
- Dec 8, 2020
- News Release
Tooling Tech Group, a provider of automated assembly equipment and highly engineered tools in Macomb, Mich., has hired Mark Alfes as general manager for its automated systems division. Alfes has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, with a focus on automation and business...
- From The Additive Report
GoProto acquires 3D Systems’ Australia service bureau and increases its North American AM capacity
- Dec 7, 2020
- News Release
A San Diego, Calif., producer of metal and plastic parts, GoProto, has reached deeper into digital manufacturing with the acquisition of two Australian companies: 3D Systems Asia Pacific, an on-demand service bureau, and WYSIWYG 3D, a 3D scanning company. The move, according to GoProto, whose...
- From The Fabricator
Stamping in an EV World: Gestamp’s innovative approaches to forming EV components
- Dec 7, 2020
- Video
As the primary Tier 1 supplier of stampings to Volkswagen’s Chattanooga assembly plant, Gestamp is in an enviable position. It is poised to supply the stampings to VW’s electric SUV for the U.S. market.
- From The Fabricator
Boeing approved to resume 737 MAX operations
- Dec 7, 2020
- News Release
The U.S. FAA has rescinded the order that halted commercial operations of Boeing 737-8s and 737-9s. The move will allow airlines that are under the FAA's jurisdiction, including those in the U.S., to take the steps necessary to resume service and Boeing to begin making deliveries. An Airworthiness...
- From The Fabricator
Are homemade tools for press brake operations a good idea?
- By Steve Benson
- Dec 4, 2020
- Article
Should a bending operation rely heavily on homemade tools? That depends, writes press brake guru Steve Benson. If made well and for the right application, homemade press brake tools can be very workable and as practical as factory-made tools.
- From The Fabricator
MC Machinery opens Southeast Technology Center in North Carolina
- Dec 3, 2020
- News Release
Metalworking and metal fabrication machine manufacturer MC Machinery Systems, based in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has opened a new Southeast Technology Center in Concord, N.C., featuring a showroom and offices for service and applications employees. The facility provides customers throughout the...
- From The Fabricator
Press brake-formed tub girders accelerate U.S infrastructure rebuilding
- By Kate Bachman
- Dec 3, 2020
- Article
It’s no secret that America’s infrastructure is due for a replacement. IDOT issued a challenge for the development of a viable, economical solution to accelerate the replacement of the aging bridge infrastructure. An industry task group developed press brake-formed tub girders for short-span bridges that are formed in a factory, preassembled with a concrete platform, and installed on-site in hours or days.
- From The Fabricator
Timken named to Most Responsible Companies list
- Dec 3, 2020
- News Release
The Timken Co., North Canton, Ohio, a provider of engineered bearings and power transmission products, has earned a spot on the America’s Most Responsible Companies 2021 list compiled by Newsweek and Statista. The list is compiled based on publicly available key performance indicators derived...
- From The Fabricator
Bilsing Automation reference chart aids traction cup selection for pressroom use
- Dec 3, 2020
- Product Release
Bilsing Automation has announced the availability of its 25- by 16.5-in., two-sided vacuum cup reference chart for use on the shop floor. Designed as a quick reference tool, the laminated guide provides information on Bilsing traction cups for various pressroom applications. It features vacuum cup...
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