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Volume 38, Number 6

 

MetalForming magazine
June 2004

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What's New from LouisvilleFEATURES

What's New from Louisville
Part 1 (pdf 188k)Part 2 (pdf 158k)

Walking the METALFORM show floor, the editors of MetalForming were treated to a wealth of innovative products. Here's a glimpse.

2004 Awards of Excellence
Part 1 (pdf 319k)Part 2 (pdf 196k)

Recognizing outstanding achievement, the Precision Metalforming Association has named six metalforming companies as recipients of its prestigious annual awards.

Servo Transfer Results in Huge Material Savings

Servo Transfer Results in Huge Material Savings (pdf 100k)

Retrofitting a 29-year-old transfer press with a new servo-driven transfer system helps a Trane Co. stamping plant realize a 21-percent reduction in material consumption and an 80-percent reduction in labor.

Specifying the Right Servo Transfer System Specifying the Right Servo Transfer System (pdf 217k)

Follow the advice offered here to match the press to the transfer system, and select from a bevy of transfer-system options to optimize a setup for your applications.
 

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Three Presses, 12 People, and 170 Million Stampings per Year Three Presses, 12 People, and 170 Million Stampings per Year (pdf 128k)

A German-based tool designer/builder/stamper takes a giant leap into the North American market for high-speed progressive stamping with a brand new plant in south Florida.

Put Safety First

TOOLING TECHNOLOGY

Do All This in Your Punching Machine Do All This in Your Punching Machine (pdf 151k)

You know how versatile turret and tool-change-style punching machines can be in handling their primary work. But did you know that the latest in tooling allows this machinery to perform a host of secondary operations?

COMMENTARIES

Editorial (pdf 45k) Brad F. Kuvin
Video Did Not Kill the Radio Star

The Science of Forming (pdf 89k) by Stuart Keeler
A Complaint Heard All Too Often

Tooling by Design (pdf 76k) by Tim Stephens
Sixth Easy Piece: Forming Practice

Metalforming Electronics (pdf 45k) by George Keremedjiev
Six Sigma and Sensors

Blackman on Taxes (pdf 33k) by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock   www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
Are You Ready to Write a Check to the IRS for $3,951,008?

BackTalk (pdf 38k) by Louis A. Kren
Auto OEMs Ride the Fast Track

DEPARTMENTS

News Fronts (pdf 74k)

Products (pdf 118k)

Tech Update (pdf 204k)

Free Literature (pdf 44k)

Materials & Coatings (pdf 32k)

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Tooling News (pdf 22k)

Site Sponsors (Ad Index)

Tooling Update (pdf 137k)

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