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Bending and Forming - Page 9
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North American Deep Drawing Research Group to hold spring meeting May 23
- Mar 17, 2023
- News Release
The North American Deep Drawing Research Group will hold its annual spring meeting on May 23 in Troy, Mich. Autoform USA will host the event. NADDRG is a group of industry and research professionals who support the sheet metal forming industry. Members’ research initiatives include forming...
- From The Fabricator
Big Rapids Products to expand in Michigan
- Mar 16, 2023
- News Release
Big Rapids Products has announced plans for a $3 million expansion of one of its three metal fabrication facilities in Big Rapids, Mich., reports the Huron Daily Tribune.
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The big job of bending big metal on a 2,000-ton press brake
A plant manager and a press brake operator at Merrill Technologies Group, Alma, Mich., discuss what needs to happen to make the right bend on a 2,000-ton brake. It has even bigger bending plans in store this summer when it gets its new 4,400-ton brake up and running.
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PBM and PBH profile benders from Kaast capable of vertical, horizontal operation
- Mar 14, 2023
- Product Release
Kaast Machine Tools Inc. offers PBM and PBH series angle rollers for circular bending of metal profiles, including angles and pipes.
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MG srl delivers four-roll plate bender to CuBuilt Engineers
- Mar 14, 2023
- News Release
Italy-based MG srl has delivered a model ME 3095 N four-roll plate bending machine to CuBuilt Engineers Pvt Ltd., a manufacturer of welding rotators and windmill towers in India.
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Achieving sharp bends in aluminum with the right tooling
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 10, 2023
- Article
Fabricating aluminum brings with it a few challenges unique to bending and forming—getting sharp bends without cracking, reducing or eliminating galling, and preventing marking. Three press brake bending experts offer their assistance.
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AutoForm Assembly R10 software helps optimize BiW assembly process
- Mar 8, 2023
- Product Release
AutoForm Engineering GmbH has unveiled new software version AutoForm Assembly R10.
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Pennsylvania metal fabricator keeps automation in mind
As it tries to do more with less, Raytec Fabricating combines its new panel bender with its punching/shearing machine to create an automated fabricating system in its New Holland, Pa.-based job shop.
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Schuler’s Digitalization & Modernization Workshop presents guidance for creating a fully networked press shop
- Mar 2, 2023
- News Release
Schuler North America, subsidiary of Schuler Group GmbH, recently hosted a Digitalization & Modernization Workshop.
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MC Machinery/Mitsubishi Laser to hold open house at West Coast Technology Center
- Mar 2, 2023
- News Release
MC Machinery/Mitsubishi Laser, based in Elk Grove Village, Ill., is holding an open house at its West Coast Technology Center in Cypress, Calif., on March 30. From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., lasers, press brakes, and automation systems will be on display and available for demonstration: The...
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Coe ships coil line to Carmeco
- Feb 28, 2023
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has installed a 24-in. coil processing line at Carmeco, a general fabricator located in Lebanon, Mo.
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9 strategies for preventing part collisions on the press brake
- By David Bishop
- Feb 25, 2023
- Article
Parts can collide with nearly every surface of the press brake. Having a plan and using the right tools can help prevent those collisions and make life easier in the brake department.
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Dixie Southern adds plate roll for steel fabrication
- Feb 22, 2023
- News Release
Steel plate fabricator Dixie Southern has installed a DAVI model MAV3045 plate roll at its facility in Mulberry, Fla., for producing ASME pressure vessels, API shop-fabricated tanks, rolled and welded pipes, and stacks.
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Yield, tensile, and bending small metal parts on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Feb 22, 2023
- Article
Steve Benson answers questions about sheet metal forming terminology, including yield strength and ultimate tensile strength, and describes the creativity behind bending very small parts.
- From The Fabricator
Prototyper proves to be missing link for tooling manufacturer
- By Kate Bachman
- Feb 16, 2023
- Article
Tooling Systems Group, Grand Rapids, Mich., was encountering situations where it lost out on some projects because it did not have prototyping expertise and capabilities in-house, so it acquired Auto Metal Craft, Oak Park, Mich.
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