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Bending and Forming - Page 42
- From The Fabricator
Marion Manufacturing marks 75th anniversary
- May 17, 2021
- News Release
Progressive die stamper Marion Manufacturing Co., Cheshire, Conn., is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
- From The Fabricator
GM investing $40 million in flexible fabrication machinery at Pontiac Stamping Plant
- May 17, 2021
- News Release
General Motors has announced plans to invest $40 million at its Pontiac Stamping Plant.
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF Inc. names director of TRUMPF Smart Factory
- May 12, 2021
- News Release
Farmington, Conn.-based TRUMPF Inc. has named Kartik Vaidyanathan Iyer as director of the TRUMPF Smart Factory in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
- From The Fabricator
How to make metal fabricating the job seeker’s No. 1 career choice
- By Ed Youdell
- May 10, 2021
- Blog Post
Finding the right workers has been a major concern for metal fabricating company owners and managers for several years, and it’s only gotten worse with the manufacturing economy roaring back in recent months. Careers in Metal Fabrication, a new FMA e-book, can help fab shops fine-tune their hiring message as they look to develop the next generation of manufacturing workers.
- From The Fabricator
Think press brake work is simple? Think again
- By Steve Benson
- May 10, 2021
- Article
The press brake ram descends, the metal bends, the cycle repeats. It looks pretty straightforward to the uninitiated. But it’s not that simple, writes bending guru Steve Benson. Not by a long shot.
- From The Fabricator
Preparing your shop to meet new sheet metal component supply opportunities
- By Bill Frahm
- May 7, 2021
- Blog Post
The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act will bring increased demand for sheet metal components. Here are the opportunities you can expect—and how to prepare for them.
- From The Fabricator
Simpac, Elm Park Labs partner to create extended reality tool for metal forming
- May 5, 2021
- News Release
Simpac America, the North American subsidiary of South Korean press manufacturer Simpac Inc., has partnered with Elm Park Labs, a Michigan-based, women-owned computer software company, to create an extended reality tool for the metal forming industry
Bending tube without marring the surface
- By Mike Thomas
- May 4, 2021
- Article
Some challenging bending applications can result in marring the tube’s surface. The tooling is metal, the tubing is metal, and in some cases abrasions or scratches are unavoidable. Many such applications are candidates for a tough, durable plastic tooling alternative.
- From The Fabricator
Tapping and trapping institutional knowledge in a fab shop
Experienced personnel help a manufacturing floor run more efficiently. Shop owners and managers need to tap that knowledge before those veteran workers leave.
- From The Fabricator
Die Science: The essential tooling checklist
- By Art Hedrick
- Apr 29, 2021
- Article
Forgetting a few key things when designing or building a stamping die can prove to be disastrous. Using a checklist of items critical in this process can prevent a lot of problems.
- From The Fabricator
ExOne expands into 3D-printed tooling business with acquisition of Freshmade 3D assets
- Apr 28, 2021
- News Release
The ExOne Co., North Huntingdon, Pa., a manufacturer of industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, has acquired the assets of Freshmade 3D, an Ohio-based startup with a patented method of creating AMClad tooling out of sand forms 3D-printed on ExOne machines. ExOne...
- From The Fabricator
Modernizing a big press brake
- By Justin Atkins and Tony Briner
- Apr 28, 2021
- Article
New controls on old pieces of iron can make older press brakes perform like new models.
- From The Fabricator
Coe Press Equipment adds Liakos Industrial Sales to rep network
- Apr 27, 2021
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has announced the addition of Liakos Industrial Sales to its distributor network. Liakos, located in Columbus, Ohio, represents Coe’s coil handling and press feeding equipment throughout Ohio and Kentucky. Liakos is a distributor of new and used...
- From The Fabricator
Servo press puts reverse tonnage in reverse
- By Kate Bachman
- Apr 27, 2021
- Article
Stamping manufacturer Clips & Clamps Industries was forming an extremely hard, "wicked," 1/8-in.-thick, 78 Rockwell hardness stainless steel part and encountered extreme reverse tonnage--100 tons on a 300-ton mechanical press. The press, tooling, and entire system took a beating that even a robust hydraulic dampening system couldn’t completely quell. The company installed a 330-ton servo mechanical press on which to run the part and realized a complete reversal of the reverse tonnage and the problems it created.
- From The Fabricator
What happens when you don’t design for the press brake?
- By Steve Benson
- Apr 23, 2021
- Article
Bending guru Steve Benson shows what can happen when minimum flange lengths aren’t taken into account while designing for a press brake operation.
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