MetalForming magazine
November 2007

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FEATURES

The Resurrection of a High-Speed Stamper (pdf 175k)

More than just a metalforming company, Composidie banks on its expertise in die design and build to produce dies that require near-zero clearances.

Prospering in a Global Market (pdf 328k)

PMA Chairman for 2008 Ralph Hardt, president of North American operations for Feintool North America, will hit the ground running with an aggressive approach to global marketing for metalforming companies, PMA membership growth and legislative advocacy.

Banking on Office Furniture (pdf 121k)

Read on for an overview of this dependable low-profile market segment, its unique characteristics and demands, and how its suppliers stay successful.

Automated Press Line Supports Kanban Stamping (pdf 99k)

In search of production flexibility, custom metalformer Luitink Mfg. Co. finds it by automating an 800-ton progressive-die press to stamp parts on a kanban system targeting one- and two-week intervals.

TOOLING TECHNOLOGY

New Ways to Use FEA Data (pdf 457k)

Die designers routinely employ finite-element analysis (FEA) for forming analysis or die simulation, but FEA data can provide much more. Using FEA ‘incremental applications,’ this company simulates part surface-finish quality and more.

COMMENTARIES

Editorial (pdf 40k) by Brad F. Kuvin
Manufacturing Can’t Prosper via Instant Gratification

The Science of Forming (pdf 58k) by Stuart Keeler
Dimensional Consistency and Strain Gradients

Tooling by Design (pdf 57k) by Peter Ulintz
High-Speed Stamping—Part 2

Metalforming Electronics (pdf 48k) by George Keremedjiev
The Sensors Outside the Die

Blackman on Taxes (pdf 39k) by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock   www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
How "The Retirement Plan Rescue" Saves a Ton of Taxes, Yet Creates Tax-Free Wealth

You & the Law (pdf 60k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Wrinkles in Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits

BackTalk (pdf 43k) by Louis A. Kren
A Stainless Reputation

DEPARTMENTS

News Fronts (pdf 59k)	New Products (pdf 70k)
Tech Update (pdf 70k)	In Retrospect (pdf 56k)
Materials & Coatings (pdf 38k)	Classifieds
Tooling Update (pdf 46k)	Site Sponsors (Ad Index)
Free Literature (pdf 54k)

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