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Die Science: Understanding and calculating draw reductions
- By Art Hedrick
- Sep 1, 2017
- Bending and Forming
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Splitting, wrinkling, and surface defects are common problems in drawing, a process in which metal flows into a die cavity. Often these problems result from incorrect performance of the draw reduction process. A draw reduction is a multistep process in which the surface area of the original blank...
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Die Science: Successful extruding techniques
- By Art Hedrick
- Sep 1, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Attempting to produce an extrusion or flanged hole often can be a frustrating process. You must constantly battle geometric features such as roundness, flange height, and diameter. In fact, preventing the flange from tearing is one of the most common problems associated with extruding. Numerous...
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R&D Update: Sheet hydroforming (part II)
- Sep 1, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Sheet hydroforming (SHF) can be conducted using a punch and a pressure pot (SHF-P) or female die (SHF-D) with a pressure medium such as water or oil. In either case, process parameters, specifically the blank holder force and the pressure medium, simnifically influence part quality in the forming...
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Dry-erase boards, overlays help measure performance
- Aug 31, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Visual Workplace Inc. offers dry-erase boards and overlays to support 5S and lean activities. Scoreboards provide a simple way to collect data and share information quickly with team members and show performance against the standard. They are suitable for point-of-use application accountability,...
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MidWest Materials names director of sales, plate products
- Aug 31, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Perry, Ohio-based MidWest Materials, a carbon flat-rolled steel service center, has appointed Rob Loveman as director of sales, plate products. He has more than 25 years of experience in the steel industry serving as executive vice president of Loveman Steel Corp. Loveman holds a bachelor’s...
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Atlas Technologies completes mold and die storage system
- Aug 31, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Atlas Technologies, Fenton, Mich., has completed an extensive mold and die storage system for an aerospace manufacturer in the Northwest. Installed in August 2017, the racking system is engineered to customer specifications to assist with the manufacturer’s increasing production demands moving...
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Fiber-lined box furnace heats quickly to 2,200 degrees F
- Aug 31, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Lucifer Furnaces Inc. has developed the model L17-M18 electric ceramic fiber-lined box furnace for a stamping manufacturer of automotive parts. With a chamber size of 12 by 18 by 18 in., the furnace heats quickly to 2,200 degrees F. A hotface of 2-in. ceramic fiber insulation with 3-in. coldface...
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R&D Update: Analyzing springback in double-curved autobody panels
- Aug 31, 2017
- Bending and Forming
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Springback is the elastic recovery of nonunifomrly distributed stresses in a deformed part after the forming load is removed. Predicting springback and modifying the tool geometry accordingly are essential for stamping precessions parts and controlling tolerances. The magnitude of springback is...
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Die Science: Preventive die maintenance procedures
- By Art Hedrick
- Aug 31, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Die maintenance. Die repair. What’s the difference? If you find your daily activities include task such as fixing broken pads, welding a damaged die section after a dowel falls out of the upper half, digging two parts out of a draw die, or replacing pilots that have pierce holes in a progressive...
Steel pipe and tube producers push Trump to restrict imports
- Aug 30, 2017
- Tube and Pipe Production
- News Release
Zekelman Industries, Chicago, has announced that Executive Chairman and CEO Barry Zekelman, a member of the Committee on Pipe & Tube Imports (CPTI), has urged President Donald Trump to move forward with restrictions on imported steel pipe and tube. Zekelman was one of 24 steel pipe and tube...
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Hardinge Inc. names board chairman
- Aug 30, 2017
- Shop Management
- News Release
Hardinge Inc., Elmira, N.Y., a provider of metal cutting systems and accessories, has announced that its board of directors has appointed B. Christopher DiSantis chairman of the board effective Aug, 25, 2017. Mitchell I. Quain, who has served as lead independent director for the past nine months,...
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ESAB to offer hands-on product demonstrations at FABTECH 2017
- Aug 30, 2017
- Arc Welding
- News Release
Florence, S.C.-based ESAB Welding & Cutting Products is offering hands-on demonstrations of its arc welding, filler metals, plasma cutting, oxyacetylene cutting, carbon-arc gouging, exothermic cutting, and personal protective equipment at FABTECH 2017, Nov. 6-9, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Booth...
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Rockford Systems, Master Lock Co. form strategic partnership
- Aug 30, 2017
- Safety
- News Release
Rockford, Ill.-based Rockford Systems LLC and The Master Lock Co., Deerfield, Ill., have announced a joint initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of safety technologies throughout the North American manufacturing sector. The partnership is intended to reduce workplace accidents; improve job...
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Multimode feed capability helps increase laser blanking speeds
- Aug 30, 2017
- Laser Cutting
- Product Release
LaserCoil Technologies LLC has announced the addition of continuous mode (on-the-fly) cutting capability to its coil-fed laser blanking systems, enabling users to choose either feed index mode (stop/start) or continuous mode to optimize cutting parameters for each part configuration. The user can...
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AEC to host training events this fall
- Aug 30, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC), through its Business Excellence Program, is holding three education programs this fall designed to help aluminum extruders benchmark and excel: Extrusion Excellence Course – Oct. 16, Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O’Hare, Rosemont, Ill.Taught by Dr. Wojciech...
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