MetalForming magazine
October 2003
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FEATURES
 Competition Calls for Coil-Handling Upgrade (pdf 138k)
New servo coil-handling equipment allows the
Small Parts Inc. facility in Mexico to maintain its competitive edge.
Coils In, Parts Out
Part 1 (pdf 186k) Part 2 (pdf
145k)
Put the pinch on rising steel costs and
bring profitability back by following these coilhandling, feeding and
maintenance strategies.
Welding Automation Starts with a Detailed Plan (pdf 193k)
...that addresses part consistency, efficient and safe cell layout, and training and service
allocations needed to minimize downtime.
Capitalizing on Heavy-Gauge Precision Blanking (pdf 146k)
The addition of a multi-blanking line during tough manufacturing times helped this service
center position itself for better times.
Tips on
Servo-Feed Selection (pdf 201k)
How do you know which coil-handling equipment best suits your application? Read this and find out.
 BMW Gains Control of Arc-Welding Burnthrough
Problems (pdf ???k)
This automaker overcomes gas-metal-arc-welding
challenges with a new welding power supply.
TOOLING TECHNOLOGY
Punching
Aluminum (pdf 113k)
Turret-press tools coated with a proprietary TiCN coating deliver big benefits to
Time-O-Matic's aluminum sheetmetal-fabrication shop.
The Case
for Steel Die Sets (pdf 219k)
The authors present evidence that steel dies are
more cost effective than cast dies when engineers and purchasers consider the
entire manufacturing process and product life cycle.
COMMENTARIES
Editorial (pdf 33k) Brad F. Kuvin
Survey Says...Reader Poll Speaks Volumes
Tooling by
Design (pdf 39k) by Tim Stephens
Die Challenge I
The Science of
Forming (pdf 39k) by Stuart Keeler
Troubleshooting--Using an Extra Eye
Metalforming Electronics (pdf 70k) by George Keremedjiev
High-Speed Excellence
Blackman on
Taxes (pdf 23k)
by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock
How to Win the Family-Business Transfer Game
You & the
Law (pdf 17k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Whose Employee is It?
BackTalk (pdf 28k) by Louis A. Kren
No More Tiers?
DEPARTMENTS
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