- FMA
- The Fabricator
- FABTECH
- Canadian Metalworking
Our Publications
Categories
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aluminum Welding
- Arc Welding
- Assembly and Joining
- Automation and Robotics
- Bending and Forming
- Consumables
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Electric Vehicles
- En Español
- Finishing
- Hydroforming
- Laser Cutting
- Laser Welding
- Machining
- Manufacturing Software
- Materials Handling
- Metals/Materials
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Plasma Cutting
- Power Tools
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Roll Forming
- Safety
- Sawing
- Shearing
- Shop Management
- Testing and Measuring
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Waterjet Cutting
Industry Directory
Webcasts
Podcasts
FAB 40
Advertise
Subscribe
Account Login
Search
Content about Micro Stamping Corp. - Page 2
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: How do we solve problems with die springs in hinge stamping?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Mar 7, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: We stamp low-carbon steel hinges, anywhere from 0.045 in. thick low-carbon steel about 0.5 in. square with a 1/16-in.-dia. roll form on the end, up to 1/8-in. thick and 5 in. square with a 3/4 roll form on the end for the assembly pin. Our stampings have a lot of dimensional problems, which we...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Should light curtains stop a press even if it is traveling up?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Jan 8, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: We have some manual presses set up in a single part load-and-stamp production mode. The press is equipped with light curtains. When the operator activates the press buttons, he has to wait until the tool runs through the entire press cycle before he can reach into the work area. If he tries to...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: How do I calculate press tonnage for swaging?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Nov 30, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: We are in the process of quoting a new job for the swaging and stamping of copper rod. To do this job, we need to buy a hydraulic press. The goal is to deform copper rods into a flat form on one of the edges. How do we calculate how much press tonnage we need? A: Obviously I would need a lot...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: What is the best method for selectively removing burrs from stamped holes?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Oct 5, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: We receive high-volume, high-precision, low-cost stamped parts from a vendor. The oval-shaped parts come with burrs that we need to remove from the inner holes, but we cannot round the outside part edges. The cold-rolled steel parts have two sets of holes with different diameters stamped through...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: How can I evaluate the performance of recycled lubricant in-house?
- By Thomas Vacca
- Jun 29, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: I have an issue regarding the consumption of stamping lubricant in our facility. The toolroom is requesting to use only new lubricant rather than recycled, as well as a richer lubricant mix in some tools. This is increasing our lubricant and disposal costs. Is there a test that I can perform...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Upfront spending reaps long-term savings
- By Thomas Vacca
- Jun 10, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: The cost of building new progressive dies has gone up substantially in the past few years. I am struggling, and in many cases lose money, on my tool builds. How is the industry expected to cope? A: This is a common problem throughout the metal stamping arena. It’s not easy to remain...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Increasing progressive-stamping tooling life with the right lubricant
- By Thomas Vacca
- Apr 15, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
I get a lot of questions regarding how to maximize the life of progressive-stamping tooling, but no one response fits all. We talk a lot about tooling materials, heat treatment, and coatings. But time and again, stamping lubrication is treated as relatively insignificant. Stampers put little time...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: The continuing challenge of die maintenance
- By Thomas Vacca
- Apr 15, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: I have been trying to locate the die maintenance check list printed in a STAMPING Journal® article several years ago, which also included the 10 Tooling Laws. I am hoping you can lead me to it. A: You will find the check list at the end of this article. But even with a maintenance check list...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Determining stock width for stamping a part in a progressive die
- By Thomas Vacca
- Apr 14, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: How do I define the width of the metal stock required to stamp a part in a new progressive die? A: You need to consider a lot of factors when determining stock width for stamping a part in a progressive die. I assume your question on the stock width is so you can estimate the raw material usage...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Fixing die shortcomings
- By Thomas Vacca
- Apr 14, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: We have a large stamping tool running in a 300-ton press. A changeover tool makes a left part and a right part, each of which is about 0.1 in. thick and shaped like a peanut. One-half of the part (lengthwise) is coined offset one material thickness in depth in addition to a number of other...
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Stamping thin, hard stainless steel
- By Thomas Vacca
- Mar 6, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Q: We recently received an order for domed spring washers stamped from 0.0010-inch-thick 301 1/2 hard stainless steel. The parts are about 0.250 in. OD and have two 0.006-in.-diameter pierced holes on a 0.150-in.-dia. circle centered on the part. We usually do not stamp anything less than 0.010 in....
- From The Fabricator
Ask the Stamping Expert: Overcoming deformity by design
- By Thomas Vacca
- Oct 10, 2006
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Achieving typical goals in stamping, such as zero development and fewer labor requirements, is made easier when the progressive die strip is kept level through the entire progression. Keeping the strip level can eliminate wave problems caused by incorrect pilot/lifter use occurring in punch forming.
Products/Services
- Professional and Business ServicesConsulting – Value Analysis/Value Engineering
- Job Shop ServicesCutting, Laser, Sheet and Plate, 2-D
- Job Shop Business DescriptionMetal Fabricator: Manufactured Products, Stamped
- Job Shop ServicesStamping
- Job Shop ServicesTube and Pipe Fabricating