MetalForming magazine
September 2005

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FEATURES

Quoting Worth Noting (pdf 83k)

A new job-quoting system allows Plainfield Companies to leverage its diverse capabilities-from stamping to molding to multislide forming-and improve tracking.

Integrated CAD/CAM Drives Progressive-Die Design (pdf 139k)

Mechanical engineers at Rockstedt Tool and Die now spend more time in the upfront design cycle, adding value to products.

A Scientific Approach to Servo-Feed Setup (pdf 71k)

Apply servo feeds to significantly boost production. But also be sure to train operators on the proper use and programming of the feeds to ensure successful results.

An Eye for Robotic Blank Loading (pdf 119k)

Robots and camera-vision technology, married into complete systems, quickly and accurately load blanks into press lines.

Servo-Feed Success for Lawn-and-Garden Stamper (pdf 70k)

The switch to a servo-powered feed line netted John Deere Horicon increased productivity and the ability to more easily achieve required Class A and B part-surface finishes.

Servo Feed Line, Fully Loaded, Drives Big-Press Productivity (pdf 67k)

A servo feed line with all of the imaginable bells and whistles eases setups and drives throughput on a new 800-ton press line turning out automotive seat stampings.

TOOLING TECHNOLOGY

Tool-Steel Selection: An Application Perspective (pdf 75k)

Concentrate on the application to ease tool-steel selection and help ensure long-lasting dependable performance.

COMMENTARIES

Editorial (pdf 34k) by Brad Kuvin
Nuture Employee Passion to Harvest the Seeds of Innovation

The Science of Forming (pdf 55k) by Stuart Keeler
Troubleshooting-Lost in the Jungle?

Tooling by Design (pdf 128k) by Tim Stephens
Case of the Copied Cam

Metalforming Electronics (pdf 37k) by George Keremedjiev
Invention, R&D & Manufacturing in the USA

Blackman on Taxes (pdf 33k) by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock   www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
Are You a C Corporation?

You & the Law (pdf 36k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Destroying Evidence of a Workplace Accident

BackTalk (pdf 34k) by Louis A. Kren
Quoting: The Necessary Evil

DEPARTMENTS

News Fronts (pdf 52k)	Tech Update (pdf 72k)
Materials & Coatings (pdf 28k)	Tooling Update (pdf 38k)
New Products (pdf 80k)	Free Literature (pdf 44k)
Classifieds	Site Sponsors (Ad Index)

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