MetalForming magazine
April 2007

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FEATURES

Automation Overhaul Nearly Doubles Tandem-Line Throughput (pdf 381k)

Replacing aging five-axis press-load and -unload robots with new six-axis arms has this stamper of automotive suspension parts boasting of increased tandem-line capacity, with a new Nissan program to show for it.
To view a video taken at the stamping plant, check out our Multimedia Center.

Robots Tend to the Pressroom (pdf 138k)

A skilled workforce of 50 manages a pressroom staffed with 30 press-tending and resistance-welding robots to ensure that Inalfa Roof Systems, a stamping plant providing sunroof-preparation services, makes holes in roofs and not in its bottom line.
To view a video taken at the stamping plant, check out our Multimedia Center.

Connector Construction via High-Speed Presses (pdf 105k)

Royal Die & Stamping churns out electrical connectors precisely and lightning quick for long-time automotive customers.

A Progressive Attitude at GM (pdf 72k)

The addition of eight large-bed progressive-die presses at General Motors' Parma, OH, stamping plant enables the automaker to double stroke rates and churn out mid-sized parts for a range of vehicles.

Hydraulic Press Propels Tube-Forming Productivity (pdf 97k)

The ability of a press to handle off-center loading allows a manufacturer to load three dies onto one press bed and run the three stations independently or in tandem. One press, three dies, and no die changes.

TOOLING TECHNOLOGY

Welding Tool Steel the Right Way (pdf 58k)

.means proper joint preparation, weld buildup and post-weld heattreatment.

COMMENTARIES

Editorial (pdf 40k) by Brad F. Kuvin
Reasons to Take Pride in Being Metalformers

The Science of Forming (pdf 52k) by Stuart Keeler
The Science Behind the Science of Forming

Tooling by Design (pdf 64k) by Peter Ulintz
Anatomy of a Deep-Drawn Cup

Metalforming Electronics (pdf 53k) by George Keremedjiev
Dying by a Thousand Self-Inflicted Wounds

Blackman on Taxes (pdf 43k) by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock   www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
How a Second Opinion Enriched Joe and His Family at the Expense of the IRS

You & the Law (pdf 75k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Sexual Harassment Training, Flextime Discrimination and Negative Job References

BackTalk (pdf 39k) by Louis A. Kren
Finding the Next Big Thing

DEPARTMENTS

News Fronts (pdf 55k)	Free Literature (pdf 27k)
Tech Update (pdf 52k)	In Retrospect (pdf 53k)
Safety Update (pdf 35k)	Classifieds
Tooling Update (pdf 56k)	Site Sponsors (Ad Index)
New Products (pdf 73k)

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