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Bending and Forming - Page 52
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Die Science: Drawing versus stretching in stamping
- By Art Hedrick
- Oct 29, 2020
- Article
To find the best solution to stamped part failures, you need to understand the difference between drawing and stretching.
- From The Fabricator
Sheet separator from Goudsmit Magnetics features spring-actuated off position
- Oct 26, 2020
- Product Release
Goudsmit Magnetics has developed a fail-safe sheet separator that provides automatic separation of steel sheets up to about 4 mm thick. The machine is equipped with neodymium magnets and can be switched on and off pneumatically via magnet rotation. According to the company, the separator is the...
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Wintriss Controls Group offers virtual version of Die Protection Clinic
- Oct 23, 2020
- News Release
Wintriss Controls Group, Acton, Mass., a manufacturer of automation, safety, and die protection products, now offers a virtual webinar version of its Die Protection Clinic. The online curriculum has been organized into three two-hour sessions that can be presented to accommodate attendees’...
- From The Fabricator
Ultrasonic bearing from ZS-Handling allows contactless handling of small parts
- Oct 23, 2020
- Product Release
As demand increases for smaller and more powerful processors, manufacturers of these products look for new techniques for stacking very thin wafers and chips. The materials are flexible, fragile, and wavy and often have specially treated surfaces, causing problems with conventional handling...
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AIDA-America’s DSF-C1-A gap-frame servo presses feature Allen-Bradley control
- Oct 22, 2020
- Product Release
AIDA-America has introduced the DSF-C1-A series of direct-drive gap-frame servo presses with Allen-Bradley motion control. Several models are available in a variety of tonnages. Standard features include a capacitor-based power management system, ergonomically designed 12-in. swing arm-mounted...
- From The Fabricator
Stampers, rest of manufacturing industry crave "normal"
- By Kate Bachman
- Oct 22, 2020
- Blog Post
The high unemployment, supply chain disruption, and market demand suppression accompanying the pandemic have placed metal stamping manufacturers in a tenuous position. That said, it’s wise to prepare for the new normal.
- From The Fabricator
NADDRG to hold virtual Fall Symposium
- Oct 22, 2020
- News Release
The North American Deep Drawing Research Group (NADDRG) will hold its 2020 Fall Symposium via Zoom Dec. 10-11. The group has a limited number of slots for participants to make presentations to their peers on relevant topics. To present, participants should send their name, presentation title, and...
- From The Fabricator
Wilson Tool’s Brake Partner allows use of punch press-style forming tool components on press brake
- Oct 22, 2020
- Product Release
Manufactured to fit nearly any press brake, the Brake Partner from Wilson Tool Intl. allows the components of punch press-style forming tools to be used on a press brake. According to the company, the system can help users remove the limitations of the turret press and expand their manufacturing...
- From The Fabricator
Stamping material that can take a punch
- By Jeremy Edson
- Oct 22, 2020
- Article
When a deep draw is punched, material elasticity, ductility, and springback all play roles. Applying guiding principles and parameters will help stamping manufacturers achieve a better draw.
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Magna names CEO
- Oct 21, 2020
- News Release
Aurora, Ont.-based Magna, a mobility technology company offering vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing, has appointed Seetarama (Swamy) Kotagiri as CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Don Walker, who served as CEO from 1994-2001 and 2005-2020, will retire at the end of the year. Kotagiri has more...
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GM to transition Spring Hill, Tenn., plant to build EVs
- Oct 21, 2020
- News Release
General Motors Co., Warren, Mich., has announced that its Spring Hill, Tenn., assembly plant will begin the transition to become the company’s third vehicle manufacturing site to produce electric vehicles. The Cadillac Lyriq will be the first EV produced at Spring Hill, joining production of the...
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Seavac’s ZERO-I PVD coating for cold press molds helps reduce maintenance
- Oct 20, 2020
- Product Release
As industrial products are becoming highly accurate and have more complicated shapes, stress sometimes is concentrated locally because of the increase in deformation stress of the work material, and the mold life is shortened by wear and damage. ZERO-I from Seavac is a PVD coating that imparts...
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AIDA-America names new president/COO
- Oct 19, 2020
- News Release
Dayton, Ohio-based AIDA-America, a manufacturer of metal stamping presses and metal forming automation equipment, has announced that Kland Aida, who transferred to AIDA-America in 2017, has been promoted to president/COO. The company's president/COO, Takeshi Nakazawa, has been transferred to AIDA...
- From The Fabricator
Coe Press Equipment opens Mexico service office, names field service engineer
- Oct 15, 2020
- News Release
Coe Press Equipment, a provider of coil processing equipment based in Sterling Heights, Mich., has announced a new service team based out of Monterrey, Mexico. The office is run by Fernando Alvarado, field service engineer, working in tandem with Guy Spencer, the company’s local direct sales rep...
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