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Bending and Forming - Page 21
Diagnosing electrical/hydraulic problems in a CNC tube bender
- By Jay Robinson
- Jul 5, 2022
- Article
Diagnosing the real problem that took out a CNC tube bender required a solid understanding of both the electrical and hydraulic systems in the machine—and the possible issues in both systems.
- From The Additive Report
Adding additive manufacturing to the mix
- By Kip Hanson
- Jul 1, 2022
- Article
East/West Industries has doubled its factory floor space and adopted a digital manufacturing strategy, which includes additive manufacturing, to better meet customers’ needs.
- From The Fabricator
Everything you should know about electromechanical cylinders
- By Carter Paden
- Jun 29, 2022
- Article
Electromechanical cylinders in metal fabricating machinery can help companies save money on energy costs and reduce its carbon footprint.
- From The Fabricator
Salvagnini formally welcomes customers to new campus
Salvagnini, a manufacturer of metal fabricating equipment, celebrates new addition to its Hamilton, Ohio, campus.
- From The Fabricator
Stamping Die Essentials: First, determine the process of making a stamped part
- By Art Hedrick
- Jun 28, 2022
- Article
In the first installment of a new series, metal stamping guru Art Hedrick explains that a good die design begins with a solid process for making your stamped part.
- From The Fabricator
MC Machinery Systems names marketing supervisor
- Jun 27, 2022
- News Release
MC Machinery Systems, a supplier and servicer of fabrication and milling equipment in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has promoted Mary Bopp to marketing supervisor.
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: How do metal formers stamp the unstampable?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Jun 27, 2022
- Article
Panel photochemical etching is an inexpensive way to fabricate a medium quantity of parts for evaluation before building a production tool.
- From The Fabricator
Designing and building a foundation for processing equipment
When launching an equipment foundation project, considering three key factors—design, construction, and economic drivers—can help contribute to your success.
- From The Fabricator
Stay with mechanical or go to servo? That's the question for metal stampers
- By Stephan Robertson
- Jun 23, 2022
- Article
While a place for traditional press technologies will always exist in this new age, servo technologies are starting to become more of a necessity for certain stamping manufacturing operations. Both the standard eccentric-gear and link-drive mechanical presses and newer servo technologies offer benefits in future press shops.
- From The Fabricator
Engineering Angle: Strategies for designing a draw die face, Part II
- By Dr. Sergey Golovashchenko and Edmund Herman
- Jun 23, 2022
- Article
Draw die design historically has been based on experience, intuition, and trial and error. Researchers at Oakland University present some alternative data-based strategies.
- From The Fabricator
MC Machinery Systems names CEO
- Jun 22, 2022
- News Release
MC Machinery Systems, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has promoted Tony Imbrogno to CEO. He is the first American CEO of the Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary since its founding in 1978.
Structural pipe, tube creates natural fit for Portland footbridge
- By Lincoln Brunner
- Jun 21, 2022
- Article
The Barbara Walker Crossing Footbridge in Portland’s Forest Park represents the intersection of utility and imagination in a structure that uses pipe and tube to make a bridge into a natural part of the environment.
- From The Fabricator
BMW Group opens automated steel pressing facility
- Jun 20, 2022
- News Release
MW Group has opened a new, automated steel pressing facility at its Swindon, U.K., plant.
- From The Fabricator
Air-formed bend radii, magnetizing press brake tools, and more
- By Steve Benson
- Jun 20, 2022
- Article
Press brake guru Steve Benson answers reader questions on predicting the bend radius, press brake tools becoming magnetized, and how the die opening affects the bend deduction.
- From The Fabricator
Improving the metal fabricating industry through shared knowledge
- By Bill Frahm
- Jun 16, 2022
- Article
When research information and data gathered through machine learning on the shop floor are combined and shared, the industry and the supply chain benefit.
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