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Adding a lubrication step to a tube bending process is best done up front
- By Chris Fletcher
- Aug 31, 2021
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Too many times, a fabricator bids on a tube bending project using the results of a couple of test bends. When ramping up to production speed, the fabricator then finds that the process generates much more friction than before and it needs a lubricant to protect the tooling. Adding a lubrication operation after signing a contract is troublesome at best and likely to require a costly remedy (and lost production time) at worst.
- From The Fabricator
Next-gen stamping lubricants advance health, safety, environmental goals
- By Chris Fletcher
- Aug 6, 2020
- Safety
- Article
In today’s health-conscious age, it’s good to know that safer, healthier, environmentally friendly stamping lubricants work without diminishing performance and rising costs.
The Importance of lubricant in bending stainless steel tubing
- By Chris Fletcher
- May 18, 2018
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Article
Bending stainless steel tubing is different from bending carbon steel, and the lubricant used makes a difference. Learn how to bend stainless steel tubing here.
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- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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