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Bending and Forming - Page 39
- From The Fabricator
Komatsu and Dieology to host four-part webinar on stamping difficult materials
- Jul 21, 2021
- News Release
Komatsu and Dieology will offer a four-part webinar series, “Adapting to Today’s Stamping Needs,” Aug. 3-4 and Aug. 10-11.
- From The Fabricator
DAVI’s iRoll eXtreme control system includes multiple templates
- Jul 20, 2021
- Product Release
DAVI offers the new iRoll eXtreme control system, designed with an ergonomic console, high-resolution touchscreen, live 3D interface, and artificial intelligence.
- From The Fabricator
How to deal with angular variation on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Jul 16, 2021
- Article
Modern press brakes and precision-ground tools are made with precision air forming in mind. If machine operators run into trouble, they should verify forming method and check the material.
- From The Fabricator
High-powered lasers help fabricators keep up
Metal fabricators can’t find enough workers, so Bystronic held a customer event to show shops how advanced fabricating technology can help them add capacity without necessarily adding workers.
- From The Fabricator
Engineering Angle: Measuring friction for stamping of UHSS
- By Dr. Evangelos Liasi, Dr. Sergey Golovashchenko, Natalia Reinberg, Saeid Nasheralahkami, and Weitian Zhou
- Jul 15, 2021
- Article
Researchers at Oakland University studied how the coefficient of friction between tool steel inserts and ultrahigh-strength steels (UHSS) sheet is influenced by lubrication thickness, sliding speed, and contact pressure. The use of UHSS for automotive components has increased rapidly in recent years because of their structural performance and light weight, but their formability is constrained compared to mild steels.
- From The Fabricator
Fab Supply founder/president dies
- Jul 14, 2021
- News Release
Fab Supply Inc., a provider of press brake tooling in Glendale Heights, Ill., has announced that its founder and president, John Wold, died July 6, 2021.
- From The Fabricator
Spirol receives 2020 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award
- Jul 14, 2021
- News Release
Spirol has announced that two of its locations—Spirol Intl. Corp. in Danielson, Conn., and Spirol Industries Ltd. in Windsor, Ont.—have received the 2020 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award.
- From The Fabricator
Bradbury Co. announces expansion for Kansas plant
- Jul 8, 2021
- News Release
The Bradbury Co. Inc. is expanding its test and assembly facility in Moundridge, Kan., by approximately 40%.
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: How do shops achieve consistent best-in-class quality?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Jul 8, 2021
- Article
The focus of a manufacturing team should be to minimize process variation and, as a result, non-value-added tasks.
- From The Fabricator
CP74 series pneumatic die grinders from Chicago Pneumatic feature rapid bur changeover
- Jul 2, 2021
- Product Release
Chicago Pneumatic has introduced its new CP74 series of ¼-in. and 6-mm pneumatic die grinders.
- From The Fabricator
Simpac America rebrands with new website
- Jul 1, 2021
- News Release
Simpac America, a Troy, Mich., subsidiary of South Korea press manufacturer Simpac Inc., has launched a new website to kick off its rebranding strategy.
- From The Fabricator
Die Science: Dealing with an “AFib” die in stamping operations
- By Art Hedrick
- Jul 1, 2021
- Article
Improper timing of pilots, scrap cutters, and pressure pads can cause all sorts of problems in stamping operations. Here's how metal formers can deal with an "AFib" die.
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- From The Fabricator
Advanex to open Tennessee facility
- Jun 28, 2021
- News Release
Advanex Americas has announced plans to build a $17 million facility in White House, Tenn.
- From The Fabricator
Quality control on-the-fly during stamping process
- By Todd Wenzel
- Jun 24, 2021
- Article
In-die sensing offers more opportunities for quality control than just reducing die crashes. Advanced technology now allows for on-the-fly tooling adjustments to prevent the production of bad parts by stopping the process when a problem occurs or before it even begins.
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