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Bending and Forming - Page 7
- From The Fabricator
Stamping Die Essentials: Draw reduction calculations
- By Art Hedrick
- Apr 28, 2023
- Article
In this sixth article on die design and construction fundamentals, Art Hedrick explains the calculations needed to perform a draw reduction.
- From The Fabricator
Boschert CombiLaser 4020 handles 6- by 12-ft. sheets
- Apr 27, 2023
- Product Release
Boschert has announced the availability of its new CombiLaser 4020 combination forming, punching, and laser cutting machine, which accommodates sheets up to 6 by 12 ft.
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- Apr 25, 2023
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- From The Fabricator
Clow Stamping names director of manufacturing
- Apr 24, 2023
- News Release
Clow Stamping Co. has announced the promotion of Joe Goble to director of manufacturing.
- From The Fabricator
Coe ships coil line to Eaton Corp.
- Apr 24, 2023
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has shipped and installed a 48-in. coil processing line to the Highland, Ill., facility of Eaton Corp.
- From The Fabricator
Etna Products acquires metalworking fluids line from JTM Products
- Apr 20, 2023
- News Release
Etna Products, a Chagrin Falls, Ohio, developer and producer of lubricants for drawing and stamping of nonferrous materials, has acquired the metalworking fluids line of JTM Products, Solon, Ohio.
- From The Fabricator
Bump bending and air forming sheet metal on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Apr 20, 2023
- Article
Press brake guru Steve Benson answers questions about air forming and bump bending, including the many variables involved in each application.
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Expert: How can metal stampers achieve ever-tightening dimensional tolerance requirements?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Apr 20, 2023
- Article
It is possible to stamp to tight tolerances, as long as metal forming shops have the right tool frame, guide system, lead strip piloting, and strip progression clamping and use design for manufacturability with each tool.
- From The Fabricator
All Fabrication Machinery named distributor for MC Machinery/Mitsubishi Laser
- Apr 19, 2023
- News Release
All Fabrication Machinery Inc., Calgary, Alta., has joined the MC Machinery Systems/Mitsubishi Laser distribution network.
- From The Fabricator
AP&T offers factory-rebuilt presses
- Apr 19, 2023
- Product Release
AP&T is offering factory-rebuilt presses—older machines that its facility in Tranemo, Sweden, has fully rebuilt and upgraded to meet current performance and safety requirements
- From The Fabricator
Measuring and managing variables for sheet metal forming success
- By Bill Frahm
- Apr 18, 2023
- Blog Post
To ensure the variables in a manufacturer's sheet metal forming operation are working together well, a shop will need to measure each one and understand its acceptable operating range.
- From The Fabricator
Wintersteiger now providing North American sales and service for Kohler Maschinenbau
- Apr 18, 2023
- News Release
Wintersteiger Inc., Salt Lake City, has announced it will provide full North American sales and support for Kohler Maschinenbau GmbH part leveling machines and strip feeding lines.
- From The Fabricator
Coe Press Equipment names machine shop manager
- Apr 18, 2023
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has promoted Bill Shomo to the position of machine shop manager.
- From The Fabricator
The robotic press brake gets flexible for metal fabrication operations
- By Peter Vandromme
- Apr 18, 2023
- Article
Historically, for robotic press brake bending to make economic sense, a job needed to be of a certain volume in a metal fabrication shop. That, however, is starting to change across the industry.
- From The Fabricator
Greenerd designs, engineers new two-press production cell for lights-out operations
- Apr 13, 2023
- News Release
Greenerd Press & Machine Co., Nashua, N.H., has designed, engineered, built, and turnkey-installed an automated two-press, two-robot production cell, enabling unattended production of large aluminum pressure vessels.
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