June 2001

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The Real Impact of Economic Conditions on Middle-Market Acquisition Prices   (pdf 9k)

Learn how to make sure you obtain fair value for your company, regardless of econ-omic conditions. And, look for more online-exclusive articles from the editors of MetalForming.

Selecting Automation Solutions for Today's Pressroom  (pdf 126k)

Industrial robots can automate transfer and tandem press lines including destacking/feeding arrangements and end-of-line automation.
keywords: press Automation, robotic press tending, quick die changing, destackers

Teaching Old Robots New Tricks  (pdf 175k)

Robots manning press lines is old hat at Oneda Corp. What's new is how the precision stamper quadrupled productivity of its robotic press lines without adding equipment, while simultaneously trimming its workforce.
keywords: press automation, robotic press tending, progressive dies

Laser Trims Hot-Rod Body Building  (pdf 225k)

Multi-axis laser cutting boosts accuracy and reduces setups by 93 percent at Antique Auto Sheet Metal, a manufacturer of one-of-a-kind classic and hot-rod automobile bodies.
keywords: laser cutting, CAM software

Less Lead Time and Cleaner Parts  (pdf 193k)

Deep-drawn parts necessitated as many as eight anneals by an outside contractor, making lead time unacceptably high. This also hampered efforts to keep material clean. The solution? In-house vacuum annealing.
keywords: drawing, Hudson Tool & Die, VFS, vacuum, annealing, lead time, clean, medical

Without adequate precision, durability and economy in tooling and tooling components, metalforming processes cannot perform according to expectations. This section of MetalForming magazine will examine this topic every issue with dedicated news, commentary and feature material, this month taking a closer look at an aerospace alloy that, with its high strength and hardness characteristics, enjoys new life as a coining punch. To reap the benefits of state-of-the-art equipment, it is essential to design and specify tooling that is able to deliver at the point of impact.

Aerospace Alloy Finds New Life as Coining Punch  (pdf 73k)

A steel alloy first used in aerospace parts helps Tooling Dynamics triple production of bearing races in a new use--as tooling material for coining punches.
keywords: Tooling Dynamics, Carpenter, stamping, coining, punch, productivity, material, tooling, tool steel

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