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Miro Mfg. invests in servo press technology
- Sep 18, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
Miro Mfg., Waukesha, Wis., continues its development in contract manufacturing with the purchase of a Komatsu H2W300 330-ton servo press. The press, which will be outfitted with a CWP ServoMax 36-in. feed line, is scheduled to be operational in Q4 2017. The contract manufacturer also offers...
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- By Amanda Carlson
- Sep 18, 2017
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Practical Welding Today served the welding community in North America well for more than 20 years. The next chapter in this book starts with the September/October 2017 issue. The name of the book has been changed, however. Welcome to the world of The WELDER.
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A look into the future of manufacturing
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 18, 2017
- Additive Manufacturing
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A chat with futurist Jim Carroll indicates that fabricators should be open to embracing technological possibilities or risk being left behind.
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App provides digital multitool for gas applications
- Sep 18, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Witt offers the latest version of the iGASES app, now available in English, German, Spanish, and French. The Android and iOS application includes several functions to help users work with technical gases and perform daily work. The core of the app is a gas reference book that contains...
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Shop technology and 3-D CAD: Configuration tables and parametric links allow for quick switching between product variations
- By Gerald Davis
- Sep 18, 2017
- Shop Management
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Columnist Gerald Davis discusses transforming a model for a single design into several models for a product line.
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R&D Update: Processes for hydroforming sheet metal, Part II
- Sep 18, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
In sheet hydroforming with a punch (SHF-P), the female die used in conventional stamping is replaced by a pressure pot. The sheet is deep-drawn to form over the punch surface, against a counter pressure in the pressure pot generated by a pressurizing fluid (see Figure 1 ). The operator can...
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What makes a custom fabricator unique?
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- Article
A custom fabricator’s marketing message isn’t necessarily about technology and processing capabilities. After all, competing fabricators can buy identical equipment. Instead, the true “brand” of a custom fabricator is about people who are there to help.
- From The Fabricator
Not another equipment showroom
- By Dan Davis
- Sep 15, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Article
Instead of just building a new showroom in the Chicagoland area, TRUMPF has erected a facility where fabricators can see just how digitization can transform the way that they make metal parts.
- From The Welder
Tregaskiss enters into distribution agreement with Dinse GmbH
- Sep 15, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Windsor, Ont.-based Tregaskiss has announced it will enter into a five-year master distribution agreement with Dinse GmbH to provide robotic water-cooled GMAW guns to the North American market under the Tregaskiss™ by DINSE™ brand name. The CWD and TWD guns will be available in the U.S.,...
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Jaw forming ring grips entire workpiece uniformly
- Sep 15, 2017
- Machining
- Product Release
The Dillon jaw forming ring provides a uniform grip on the workpiece to help maximize jaw life for cutting and forming operations. Mounted in direct contact with the top jaw, the ring preloads the chucking system. Jaw life for requalifying or re-forming is maximized by lessening the amount of jaw...
- From The Welder
Airgas named as Spirit AeroSystems Indirect Supplier of the Year
- Sep 15, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Airgas, Radnor, Pa., an Air Liquide company and supplier of industrial gases, welding technologies, and safety products, has received the 2017 Indirect Supplier of the Year Award from Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, Kan. The award recognizes suppliers that have achieved superior performance by...
- From The Fabricator
Tyonek Fabrication receives two DLA contracts
- Sep 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Tyonek Fabrication Corp., Madison, Ala., a subsidiary of Tyonek Mfg. Group Inc. and Tyonek Native Corp., has received two contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency to manufacture two types of pilot display units (PDUs) for the U.S. Army's UH-60 A & L Black Hawk fleet. The new PDUs incorporate...
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Production system networks all work steps
- Sep 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Heidenhain has developed a Connected Machining system of production in which all work steps, from the design to the deliverable component, are networked via the company’s TNC 640 control. It can access all order-related information in a company network, enabling efficient exchange of data, the...
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Making the move to automated stretch wrapping
- By Tom Brizek
- Sep 15, 2017
- Shop Management
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Like for many processes that take place under a shop roof, management often throws bodies at them to make them work. The desire to maintain part quality and avoid rework has changed the approach over the years, and now every aspect of the fabricating value chain is coming under scrutiny—including packaging.
- From The Fabricator
Problem solving in metal fabrication: Look past the symptom to find the root cause
- By Jeff Sipes
- Sep 14, 2017
- Shop Management
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Focus on the symptom, and the problem is bound to reoccur. Tackle the root cause, and you solve the problem for good.
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