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Volume 41, Number 12
MetalForming magazine
December 2007
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FEATURES
Press Automation Proves 'Future-Proof' (pdf 206k)
Modular equipment, having evolved greatly over the last decade, now is optimized for pressroom performance, ready to either upgrade existing automated press cells or to relieve press operators of taxing blank-handling chores.
Robots Help to Bend Heavy-Metal Box Panels (pdf 161k)
Integrated automation enables this manufacturer to revolutionize the building trade.
Mechanical Presses: Rebuild or Buy (pdf 131k)
When is it best to rebuild the press you have and when does it make sense to buy a new press instead? A press-rebuild specialist weighs in.
Why Your Company May be Worth More Than You Think (pdf 129k)
What are private-equity firms and how do they add value to small to mid-sized manufacturers?
Speed, Technology Net Production Work for Prototyper (pdf 156k)
To keep pace with ever shrinking vehicle-launch timeframes and emergency part-run orders, this prototype and short-run supplier benefits from technology adoption—CNC laser cutters and CMMs along with software to ensure efficient operation—and a focus on lean manufacturing.

TOOLING TECHNOLOGY
Too Many Dies for QDC? No Need to Worry (pdf 86k)
Concerned that quick die change (QDC) is too complex and costly due to the number and variety of dies in your shop? Here’s some equipment that will ease your worries.
COMMENTARIES
Editorial (pdf 44k) by Brad F. Kuvin Export or Become Extinct
The Science of Forming (pdf 59k) by Stuart Keeler Procedures for Ultrasonic Thickness Gauges
Tooling by Design (pdf 56k) by Peter Ulintz High-Speed Stamping—Part 3
Metalforming Electronics (pdf 69k) by George Keremedjiev Excellence at Marwood
Blackman on Taxes (pdf 53k)
by Irving L. Blackman & Brian T. Whitlock
www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
Experience Has Taught Us the Best Way to Attract and Keep Great People
You & the Law (pdf 53k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Mechanical-Power-Press Inspections
BackTalk (pdf 42k) by Louis A. Kren
U.S. Economy Built on Incentives
DEPARTMENTS
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