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Volume 40, Number 5
MetalForming magazine
May 2006
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FEATURES
Deep Drawing Stainless (pdf 134k)
Spartanburg Stainless leverages its hydraulic-press expertise to shape stainless steel into cones and other containers such as beer kegs, unique in North American manufacturing.
 From Machined Part to Deep-Drawn Stamping
(pdf 62k)
Truex, Inc. redesigned the manufacturing process for a threaded component, conducting deep drawing and threading in the same press. The result: manufacturing cost cut in half.
 Prototype/Short-Run Stamper Adds Hydroforming to Resume (pdf 173k)
Second-generation family-owned Quasar Industries, a supplier of prototype and short-run production parts and assemblies, prides itself on pushing the envelope. It has done so again with its investment in a complete hydroforming production cell.
 Legislation to Give Manufacturers a Seat at the ITC Table (pdf 102k)
Read MetalForming’s exclusive interview with Congressman Joe Knollenberg, who recently introduced the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act that he claims would ensure that all U.S. companies and industries be treated equitably in the ITC process governing trade duties on raw materials.
TOOLING TECHNOLOGY
 Streamlining Production of 3D Stamping Dies (pdf 157k)
Higher quality, lower cost and earlier delivery—three reasons why die makers use high-speed machining.
 Side-by-Side Test Sets Parting Tool Apart (pdf 68k)
Punch-press tool-life testing is a regular occurrence at Manitowoc Beverage Equipment, and this recent comparison of parting tools on stainless-steel sheet displayed the effectiveness of one tool over another.
COMMENTARIES
Editorial (pdf 35k) by Brad Kuvin
The Science of Forming (pdf 109k) by Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design (pdf 52k) by Tim Stephens
Metalforming Electronics (pdf 55k) by George Keremedjiev
Blackman on Taxes (pdf 110k)
by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock
www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
You & the Law (pdf 37k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
BackTalk (pdf 33k) by Louis A. Kren
DEPARTMENTS
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