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Bending and Forming - Page 108
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Bowling Green Metalforming named Business of the Year
- Oct 26, 2017
- News Release
Automotive parts manufacturer Bowling Green Metalforming, Bowling Green, Ky., has received the John B. Holland Business of the Year Award from the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce.
The company currently occupies a 950,000-sq.-ft. plant and employs 1,692 workers.
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Carlstrom Pressed Metal named Manufacturer of the Year
- Oct 26, 2017
- News Release
Carlstrom Pressed Metal, a metal stamping company in Westborough, Mass., recently received a Manufacturer of the Year Award at a Massachusetts State House ceremony. The award was presented by Rep. Hannah Kane, a member of the legislature’s Manufacturing Caucus. The ceremony recognized 53...
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Report examines global metal stamping market over the next four years
- Oct 25, 2017
- Product Release
Absolute Reports has released “Global Metal Stamping Market 2021: Types, Applications, Leading Countries, Challenges, Opportunities & Drivers,” a report that predicts the metal stamping market will increase at a CAGR of 4.92 percent during the next four years. The report delivers a detailed...
- From The Fabricator
R&D Update: Press brake tooling
- Oct 25, 2017
- Article
Springback, which affects final part dimensions, is the elastic recovery of a bent sheet after the forming tool is removed. Adjustments for springback are important when close tolerances have to be met because the part will become part of an assembly. In bending operations, springback depends on a...
- From The Fabricator
Change in metal fabrication: It is futile to resist
- By Steve Benson
- Oct 24, 2017
- Article
If you’re transitioning from coining or bottoming to air bending or, for that matter, making any process change, be sure to follow procedures based on physical realities, not on the way it’s always been done.
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R&D Update: Evaluating dry film lubricants for automotive applications, Part II
- Oct 23, 2017
- Article
Stamping lubricant tend to fail if contact pressure and temperature at the interface are high. For example, depending on the stroke rate during progressive-die forming, dies may reach temperatures of 200 degrees F to 250 degrees F. The ironing test, developed at the ERC/NSM, reproduces production...
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R&D Update: Evaluating stamping lubricants using the ironing test
- Oct 23, 2017
- Article
In stamping operations, lubricants can reduce a part’s forming load and prevent galling. Process conditions such as high temperatures and pressure may cause a lubricant to fail, which results in part galling or tearing. Lubricant Bench Tests Lubricant selection is usually based on experience...
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R&D Update: Sequence design for progressive dies, Part I
- Oct 20, 2017
- Article
Progressive dies perform a series of operations at two or more stations during each press stroke, which shapes a workpiece as the strip moves through the die (see Figure 1 ). This technology can be an alternative to conventional stamping, depending on production volume and part complexity....
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R&D Update: Forming high-strength steels, Properties and applications, Part I
- Oct 20, 2017
- Article
Because of higher saftey standards, the automotive industry needs lightweight, high-strength, and high-energy-absorbent parts. These requirements led to the development of high-strength steels (HSSs), advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs), and ultrahigh-strength steels (UHSSs). According to the...
Check fixtures assist bending projects from aerospace to deep space
- By Eric Lundin
- Oct 19, 2017
- Article
When the staff at Clark Fixture Technologies got a cold call from a Lockheed Martin engineer about making a tube-checking fixture for a component for a NASA project, it had no idea that it would become a supplier to the latest U.S. space exploration project, Journey to Mars.
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R&D Update: Evaluating dry film lubricants for automotive applications, Part 1
- Oct 18, 2017
- Article
In stamping operations, wet (oil-based) or dry film lubricants are used to protect the surfaces of the sheet blanks, reduce friction during deep drawing, and minimize surface treatments before assembly. Since most dry film lubricants are applied to steel or aluminum sheets before drawing...
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R&D Update: Shear fracture in bending advanced high-strength steel
- Oct 16, 2017
- Article
Compared to conventional steels, forming AHSS leads to new challenges, such as shear fracture that may occur during stamping. As shown in Figure 1 , AHSS is more susceptible to shear fracture when the sheet material is stretched and bent simultaneously at sharp die radii. The forming limit curve...
- From The Fabricator
Plate rolling, cutting, welding, and thinking big
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 16, 2017
- Article
Nuclear industry manufacturer Holtec International opened a new fabrication facility on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. But it’s not a traditional industrial fabrication plant. The company has introduced single-piece part flow to extremely large-workpiece fabrication.
- From The Fabricator
CEO to leave Schuler
- Oct 13, 2017
- News Release
Göppingen, Germany-based press manufacturer Schuler AG has announced that CEO Stefan Klebert will step down from his position on April 24, 2018, to pursue new career opportunities. He joined the company as CEO on Oct. 1, 2010. Klebert will be succeeded by Domenico Iacovelli, managing director of...
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R&D Update: The importance of training in servo technology
- By Taylan Altan, Ph.D.
- Oct 13, 2017
- Article
In the transportation industry, the need for lightweight structures and safety requirements is being met with new developments in materials, machines, tooling, and forming methods. Lightweighting is achieved through product design, materials, processes, lubricants, and production equipment, as well...
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