Volume 40, Number 4

MetalForming magazine
April 2006

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FEATURES

Robotic Welding Helps Stamper Grow in AutomotiveRobotic Welding Helps Stamper
Grow in Automotive
(pdf 102k)

In four years, Res Manufacturing has more than doubled its automotive business, supplying primarily to the new domestics. Among its keys to unlocking the door to this valuable supply chain: value-added services.

Automotive-Electronics Stamper Adds a Stable of Stable PressesAutomotive-Electronics Stamper Adds a Stable of Stable Presses (pdf 101k)

Heavy-duty 100-ton high-speed presses deliver the speed needed to match productivity requirements while providing the precision to meet extremely tight tolerances on automotive electrical connectors and terminals.

Servo Transfer Brings Big-Press Versatility (pdf 242k)

For years, a 1200-ton Verson stamped compressor housings for ICE Industries' Acklin stamping plant. Recently contracted appliance work demanded more from the press, and a new three-axis servo transfer system helped deliver the goods.

Servo-Driven Press Quartet Brings Flexibility to StamperServo-Driven Press Quartet Brings Flexibility to Stamper
(pdf 112k)

Metal stamper Ward Manufacturing Co. invests in its future by installing a lineup of servo-driven gap-frame presses.

Arming Setup Personnel for Troubleshooting (pdf 107k)

Training setup personnel in troubleshooting strengthens shop-floor efficiency and gives the stamper another bullet in its press-productivity chamber.

Put Safety First!


TOOLING TECHNOLOGY

New Coating Yields Longer Tool Life, Faster ProductionNew Coating Yields Longer Tool Life, Faster Production (pdf 95k)

Coating a die set used to produce levelers for furniture and appliances has netted a 16-fold tool-life increase and has boosted part production by 20 percent.


COMMENTARIES

Editorial (pdf 46k) by Brad Kuvin
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week

The Science of Forming (pdf 70k) by Stuart Keeler
New Forming Technology-Part Two

Tooling by Design (pdf 52k) by Tim Stephens
The Need to Vent

Metalforming Electronics (pdf 55k) by George Keremedjiev
When Efficiency Overpowers Effectiveness

Blackman on Taxes (pdf 40k) by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock   www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
When to Call the Tax Doctor

You & the Law (pdf 37k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
English-Only Workplace Rule Challenges

BackTalk (pdf 33k) by Louis A. Kren
Birth of the Subcompact


DEPARTMENTS

News Fronts (pdf 69k)

Tooling Update (pdf 99k)

Tech Update (pdf 51k)

Classifieds

Safety Update (pdf 63k)

Site Sponsors (Ad Index)

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