MetalForming magazine
January 2007

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FEATURES

Faster, More Precise Hydraulic Presses Winning Popularity Contests (pdf 125k)

With speed increases to 50 percent and positional precision down to the hundredths of a millimeter, hydraulic-press manufacturers are leading metalforming companies down new paths to productivity and profitability.

Keep Old Conveyors Running Like New (pdf 67k)

A preventive-maintenance program extends conveyor life and keeps production humming.

Robotic Welding Boosts Fabricator’s Efficiency by 60 Percent (pdf 85k)

Nine robotic-welding cells handle 140 different products for this manufacturer of towing-accessory components.

Willkommen bei EuroBlech 2006 (pdf 114k)

New press, tooling and automation technology shined at EuroBlech 2006. Here’s a taste of what we saw.

Cooperation Yields Simplified Yet Functional Part (pdf 82k)

This stamper worked closely with its customer to redesign a seemingly complex aluminum part. The goal: simplify the part for manufacturing via standard production techniques. The result: mission accomplished.

TOOLING TECHNOLOGY

Hinge Maker Moves to Nitrogen Springs (pdf 134k)

When determining the right tool steel for punching high-strength steel, pay attention to the Big Three: strength, toughness and wear resistance.

COMMENTARIES

Editorial (pdf 64k) by Brad F. Kuvin
Ringing in 2007 and Celebrating our 40th Birthday

The Science of Forming (pdf 58k) by Stuart Keeler
Stop Arguing, Start Measuring

Tooling by Design (pdf 87k) by Peter Ulintz
Forming Speeds—Part 2

Metalforming Electronics (pdf 77k) by George Keremedjiev
15 Reasons for Not Training

Blackman on Taxes (pdf 42k) by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock   www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
You Can Conquer the Estate Tax

You & the Law (pdf 81k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Workplace Safety Cases

BackTalk (pdf 50k) by Louis A. Kren
Great Ideas for 2007

DEPARTMENTS

News Fronts (pdf 57k)	Free Literature (pdf 37k)
Tech Update (pdf 81k)	In Retrospect (pdf 62k)
Safety Update (pdf 39k)	Classifieds
Tooling Update (pdf 45k)	Site Sponsors (Ad Index)
New Products (pdf 34k)

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