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Bending and Forming - Page 79
- From The Fabricator
Hot forming complex, high-strength aluminum parts
- May 23, 2019
- Article
Hot forming helps automotive suppliers form single-piece, high-strength aluminum parts, eliminating the need to join several components.
- From The Fabricator
Prima Power’s hP hydraulic press brakes compensate for frame deflection
- May 22, 2019
- Product Release
Prima Power offers the hP line of hydraulic press brakes. They feature an adaptive crowning and reflex system that makes it possible to compensate for frame deflection during the bending process. Sensors and control systems help ensure angle repeatability, regardless of the material and thickness....
- From The Fabricator
Metal Resources Holdings gains capital investment
- May 22, 2019
- News Release
Metal Resources Holdings LLC, the Hinsdale, Ill., parent company of Andes Coil Processors LLC and MRI Steel Framing LLC (MRSF), has announced a growth capital investment from Dallas-based Juniper Capital Management and Bluehenge Capital Partners, Baton Rouge, La. Andes is an independent toll...
- From The Fabricator
Stamper uses servo press to final-form spline
- May 22, 2019
- Article
A stamping manufacturer to the automotive industry used its Komatsu servo press for a unique application—final forming a machined shaft into a high-end splined component on the press instead of machining it.The manufacturer used the servo press’s step/vibration mode to perform the intricate...
- From The Fabricator
Precision sheet metal bending and the V groove
- By Steve Benson
- May 22, 2019
- Article
Need to produce a very small-radius bend while keeping the outside surface of the bend free of cracking and deformation? V-grooving could be for you.
- From The Fabricator
Ford’s layoffs fit with Hackett’s vision for fitness
- By Kate Bachman
- May 20, 2019
- Blog Post
Today’s announcement by Ford’s CEO Jim Hackett that the automaker is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs, worldwide, was jarring, but not surprising, considering his focus on business fitness.
- From The Fabricator
RAS Systems appoints COO, sales engineer
- May 20, 2019
- News Release
RAS Systems LLC, Peachtree City, Ga., a provider of metal folding and cutting machinery, has named Arron Kochanowicz as COO and Tim White as sales engineer. Kochanowicz’s previous experience includes seven years of management in the HVAC service industry and sales experience with a Tier 1 OEM...
- From The Fabricator
Andes Coil Processors adds cut-to-length line
- May 16, 2019
- News Release
Andes Coil Processors has installed a new cut-to-length (CTL) line at its Gary, Ind., facility. The 60-in. refurbished Cincinnati CTL line joins existing 72- and 60-in. slitting lines, giving the company four lines running seven machine shifts with capabilities between 0.011 and 0.1875 in. thick in...
- From The Fabricator
Cutting Edge Fabrication expands Wisconsin facility
- May 16, 2019
- News Release
Metal fabricator Cutting Edge Fabrication Inc. (CEF) has acquired property adjacent to its existing Milwaukee facility to accommodate business growth. The expansion adds a 20,000-sq.-ft. building and 3.5 acres of property for more than 80,000 sq. ft. combined of structures and 7 acres of land. The...
- From The Fabricator
“Father of Metal Forming” dies
- May 15, 2019
- News Release
Stuart Keeler, Sc.D., known as the “Father of Metal Forming,” died May 14, 2019. He began his extensive sheet metal career at MIT, where he received a doctorate in mechanical metallurgy and developed the forming limit diagram, now used throughout the world to predict forming severity and...
- From The Fabricator
PR/marketing strategist named at Coe Press Equipment
- May 15, 2019
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., a manufacturer of coil handling and servo roll feed equipment, has announced the appointment of John Kwiatkowski as PR/marketing strategist. He previously held several other positions in the company, including managing the aftermarket sales department...
- From The Fabricator
Bihler of America expands in New Jersey
- May 14, 2019
- News Release
Bihler of America, a provider of complex components manufacturing and machines, has opened a 103,000-sq.-ft. facility in Phillipsburg, N.J. Located adjacent to the company’s two existing manufacturing plants, the new facility became fully operational in Q1 2019. Together, the three buildings have...
- From The Fabricator
Byton nears completion of China electric vehicle plant
- May 13, 2019
- News Release
China-based electric vehicle manufacturer Byton is nearing completion of a factory in Nanjing, China. Trial production of the M-Byte SUV will start in Q3 2019. The installation and commissioning of key equipment has already begun in the five major workshops: stamping, paint, welding, battery, and...
- From The Fabricator
Are content provisions for fabricated metal products suggested in USMCA?
- By Stephen Barlas
- May 13, 2019
- Blog Post
A new U.S. ITC report on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement suggests that regional value contents rules, mostly associated with the automotive industry, could apply to other metal fabricated products, providing another boost to the domestic metals industry.
- From The Fabricator
Prima Power forms agreement with Gasparini
- May 10, 2019
- News Release
Prima Power has signed an agreement with Gasparini for the distribution of products in the Gasparini range with the Prima Power brand and colors. With this collaboration, Prima Power expands the range of its press brakes, combining the models of the servo-electric eP series, produced in the Prima...
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