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An ANSI technical report and soon-to-be-adopted standards make risk assessment the responsibility of metalformers
and equipment suppliers. How are you affected? keywords: ANSI, standards, TR3, risk assessment, suppliers, machinery, safety, remediation
Parts and Scrap: Conveyors Keep it All Moving
Part 1 (pdf 129k) Part 2 (pdf 190k)
With 80 new lightweight conveyors, equipped with stop-the-press sensors, Tier One stamper Schaller Corporation slashes
setup times, tidies up its pressroom, protects dies from crashes and increases belt life. keywords: conveyors, extrusion forming
New technology uses multiple tooling modules fed by a CNC-controlled
part-transfer system to consolidate all operations. The result is production of
net-shape 3D parts. keywords: fineblanking, forming, modular tooling, productivity, net shape, deburring
Ford and DaimlerChrysler stamping plants rely on new gas-spring lifters to clear
production-limiting hurdles on large-panel press lines. keywords: gas springs, stock lifters, automotive stamping
The secret to improving the performance of cold-work tooling boils down to
applying the same metallurgical discipline that has served tool-and-die shops
for generations. keywords: tool steel, heattreating, alloy, maintenance, tooling, die
COMMENTARIES
Editorial (pdf 28k) by Brad F. Kuvin
Trust...Where has it Gone?
