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Volume 42, Number 6
MetalForming magazine
June 2008
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COVER STORY
Dedicated to Stamping Technology, Trane Banks on Pressroom Automation (pdf 250k)
A shiny-new robotic press line—four presses tied together by four robots—turns out louvered HVAC panels at Trane’s Tyler, TX, plant. Its end-of-line panel-stacking ability is a sight to see, and you can by checking out our online video.
FEATURES
 You Can Stamp It...but Can You Move It? (pdf 97k)
As the movie music goes: You’ve got to move it, move it. And metalformers know that the efficient conveyance of stamped parts, as well as scrap, is what turns fast-acting presses into high-production press lines.
 Regional METALFORM Shines Brightly in Birmingham (pdf 34k)
In April, METALFORM attendees got a good dose of metalforming technology, with some old-fashioned Southern hospitality on the side.
 PMA 2008 Awards of Excellence (pdf 244k)
The winners earned their awards by eliminating costly secondary operations, slashing lead time, employing new sensing technology, embracing continuous improvement, proactively addressing workplace safety and stressing employee training and education.
 Automated Parts Cleaning (pdf 95k)
...helps this New Jersey-based precision stamper maintain strict cleanliness, quality and delivery standards.
TOOLING TECHNOLOGY
 Dual-Die Cushions for Deep Drawing (pdf 99k)
A unique setup on a press that prevented traditional cushion design allows this exhaust manufacturer to employ a wide range of forming and stripping tonnages.
COMMENTARIES
Editorial (pdf 41k) by Brad F. Kuvin
Fuel Expansion in Trying Times
The Science of Forming (pdf 54k) by Stuart Keeler
General Techniques to Minimize Springback
Tooling by Design (pdf 66k) by Peter Ulintz
Cutting Terminology
Metalforming Electronics (pdf 56k) by George Keremedjiev
The Sensor Naysayers
Blackman on Taxes (pdf 46k)
by Irving L. Blackman www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
Own a Family Business? Finally, an Easy Way to Win the Transfer/Succession Game
You & the Law (pdf 57k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Notable Workplace Judgments and Verdicts
BackTalk (pdf 44k) by P.J. Thompson, Trans-Matic Mfg. Co.
The ICOSPA Congress-Go International in Grand Rapids
DEPARTMENTS
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