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AP&T’s TemperBox enables tailored properties in press-hardened components
- Jun 12, 2019
- Product Release
AP&T North America Inc. has introduced a patented system for partial press hardening of structural parts for passenger cars. TemperBox® allows hard and soft zones to be combined in a single part. It can be integrated with the company’s new and existing Multi-Layer Furnace and any other type of...
- From The Fabricator
Eriez announces three executive promotions
- Jun 7, 2019
- News Release
Separation technology provider Eriez, Erie, Pa., has announced the promotions of John Blicha, Greg Nowak, and Chris Knoll to new positions within the company’s corporate leadership team. Blicha has been promoted from director of global marketing and communications to senior director of global...
- From The Fabricator
Bystronic announces new dealer sales representation for northern Minnesota, North Dakota
- Jun 7, 2019
- News Release
Elgin, Ill.-based Bystronic Inc., a producer of sheet metal processing machinery, has appointed John Fresonke and JF Reps LLC as Bystronic direct sales representatives for northern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, and North Dakota. Fresonke previously served as Midwest regional...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: How can I reduce blanking tonnage required?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Jun 7, 2019
- Article
Your mechanical stamping press can be used only at a percentage of its capacity for blanking, but Thomas Vacca explains how to lower the tonnage required for the job.
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The impact of tariffs on stampers and other metal consumers
- By Kate Bachman
- Jun 6, 2019
- Blog Post
President Trump's ever-changing tariffs have created a wild ride for stamping manufacturers buying steel and aluminum, supplying the auto industry, and sourcing from and selling to the global market.
- From The Fabricator
Beckwood Press to build 3,500-ton bulge forming press for Wabash National
- Jun 4, 2019
- News Release
Beckwood Press Co., a St. Louis-based manufacturer of hydraulic and servo-electric presses and automation systems, has been awarded a contract by Wabash National Corp. to engineer and build a custom 3,500-ton hydraulic bulge forming press. Scheduled for delivery in October 2019, this machine will...
- From The Fabricator
Wendorff Bros. sells Steel Craft, Hartford Finishing, Capitol Stampings
- Jun 3, 2019
- News Release
Wendorff Bros. Co. Inc. has announced the sale of Steel Craft Corp. and Hartford Finishing, both of Hartford, Wis., along with Milwaukee-based Capitol Stampings, to MiddleGround Capital of Lexington, Ky. Steel Craft offers laser cutting, punching, press brake forming, welding, machining, painting,...
- From The Fabricator
This structural fabricator can’t be pigeonholed
- By Tim Heston
- Jun 2, 2019
- Article
Mike’s Metal Works could have been a typical light-structural fabricator, but good ideas helped grow its sandbox.
- From The Fabricator
Newcomb Spring names HR manager
- May 31, 2019
- News Release
Newcomb Spring Corp., Alpharetta, Ga., a supplier of compression springs, extension springs, torsion springs, wire forms, stampings, rings, hooks, and battery contact springs, has hired Becky Christensen as human resources manager. She succeeds Ellen Warthen, who is retiring after 19 years of...
- From The Fabricator
Phoenix Metal Fabricating sold to Canerector Inc.
- May 31, 2019
- News Release
Metal fabricator and stamper Phoenix Metal Fabricating, Jamestown, N.Y., has been sold to Canerector Inc., a Toronto-based multidivisional company that buys and holds metal fabricating and manufacturing businesses. Phoenix Metal, which employs about 60 people, serves the industrial, heavy-duty...
- From The Fabricator
Schuler supplies servo press line to BMW Mini subsidiary
- May 28, 2019
- News Release
Schuler has supplied a servo press line featuring ServoDirect technology to BMW’s Mini subsidiary in Swindon, U.K., for forming outer skin parts made of steel and aluminum. The line, with a total press force of more than 11,000 tons and capacity of up to 18 SPM, is compatible with the...
- From The Fabricator
Reaching stamping quality goals with ERP software
- By David Ferguson
- May 28, 2019
- Article
Quality control is critical for stamping manufacturers to reach customers’ demands and deliver parts without defects. Here's how ERP software can assist stampers' efforts to achieve quality goals.
- From The Fabricator
Hatch Stamping selects servo presses for single-part redesign
- May 27, 2019
- Article
Global manufacturer and automotive industry supplier Hatch Stamping Company redesigned a two-part assembly in to a single part. The company selected servo presses to form it.
- From The Fabricator
Handling metal scrap safely with automation
Workplace injuries are costly. Altogether, injuries from overexertion, falls, impact, and bodily reactions cost employers $34.4 billion annually.
- From The Fabricator
3D printing to expedite die builds
- By Nick Martin
- May 23, 2019
- Article
Manufacturing die components is intrinsically slow. 3D printing is emerging as a new method for producing—and expediting--stamping dies.
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