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Bending and Forming - Page 23
- From The Fabricator
Reducing downtime with condition-based maintenance
- By Bill Frahm
- May 10, 2022
- Article
Condition-based maintenance (CBM) allows operators and maintenance teams to predict and prevent equipment failures before they interfere with production.
- From The Fabricator
Forming laser-cut piece parts on a press brake
- By Joe Broadbent
- May 10, 2022
- Article
Punching is the long-standing choice for adding forms to laser-cut parts, but combining punching tool components in press brake tooling can eliminate the need for that machine.
- From The Fabricator
New vehicle mileage standards released; Tesla raises concerns about steel tariffs
- By Stephen Barlas
- May 9, 2022
- Blog Post
Some automotive companies as well as metal stampers and other tier suppliers aren’t pleased with the newly released corporate average fuel efficiency standards from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Troubleshooting homing problems on a CNC tube bender
- By Jay Robinson
- May 7, 2022
- Article
When a bender’s control system can’t complete the homing process, production can come to a halt. Troubleshooting the problem requires an understanding of how each axis is homed.
- From The Fabricator
Reducing defects, improving ROI with direct-drive motors
- By The Kollmorgen Engineering Team
- May 1, 2022
- Article
The type of motor used in a servomechanical press—traditional geared, chain drive system, or direct drive—can dramatically affect the final product. Using a direct-drive motor in next-generation stamping presses can increase speed and stroke optimization while requiring fewer parts and producing much less vibration throughout the process.
- From The Fabricator
Engineering Angle: Strategies for designing a draw die face, Part I
- By Dr. Sergey Golovashchenko and Edmund Herman
- Apr 30, 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
An invitation to attend Stamping in an EV World Conference
- By Kate Bachman
- Apr 28, 2022
- Blog Post
The one-day Stamping in an EV World Conference will delve into the dynamics of the shift from ICE vehicles to EVs, and how it affects stamping. It will touch on changes to the vehicle architecture, design, and manufacture, as well as explore the entire electric vehicle environment, from stamping and fabrication of the vehicles and their components themselves to charging stations and battery technology.
- From The Fabricator
CDH Custom Roll Form adds manufacturing capacity
- Apr 27, 2022
- News Release
CDH Custom Roll Form has announced that additional manufacturing capacity is now online at its Warren, Ohio, facility after installation of a new line.
- From The Fabricator
Die Science: Metal bending basics on the stamping press, Part II
- By Art Hedrick
- Apr 26, 2022
- Article
In Part II of a two-part series, Art Hedrick discusses one of the keys to getting the desired bend angle is to design the die so that it can be adjusted quickly, safely, and effectively to compensate for incoming material variability.
- From The Fabricator
Coe Press Equipment names regional sales manager for Mexico, Tennessee
- Apr 26, 2022
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has announced the appointment of Tyler Sloan as regional sales manager responsible for Mexico, Chile, and Tennessee.
- From The Fabricator
Mursix Corp. adds 600-ton Minster press
- Apr 21, 2022
- News Release
Yorktown, Ind.-based components manufacturer Mursix Corp. has acquired a Minster 600-ton press with servomotor.
- From The Fabricator
Tenneco to close Ohio plant, eliminating nearly 600 jobs
- Apr 21, 2022
- News Release
The Dayton Daily News has reported that automotive parts manufacturer Tenneco will close its Kettering, Ohio, plant.
- From The Fabricator
Finding pride in press brake work
- By Steve Benson
- Apr 21, 2022
- Article
Good skilled tradespeople shouldn’t be leaving the metal fabrication and forming industries out of boredom. Promising press brake operators and other metalworkers should be given a chance to learn more.
- From The Fabricator
Designing and fabricating a wet bar countertop out of brass
- By Nick Martin
- Apr 19, 2022
- Blog Post
Nick Martin of Barnes MetalCrafters details how he and his job shop designed and fabricated a wet bar countertop made of a material they rarely use: brass.
- From The Fabricator
Bystronic’s ByBend Smart press brake offers numerous options for speed, precision
- Apr 18, 2022
- Product Release
Bystronic has introduced the ByBend Smart press brake.
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