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Volume 42, Number 7
MetalForming magazine
July 2008
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COVER STORY
New Harleys Cruise with Deep-Drawn Stainless Fenders (pdf 114k)
Die-design and simulation software; a switch in tool steel and coating; new hydraulic-press technology; and tight-tolerance laser trimming combine to provide Harley-Davidson with a breakthrough fender design for its new line of motorcycles.
FEATURES
 Deep Drawing from A to Z (pdf 191k)
Deep-draw experts explain the deep-draw process, complete with tips and tricks to ensure proper, problem-free forming.
 Press-Data Collection Reveals Surprise: "We Were too Lean" (pdf 128k)
Investment in software to collect productivity data allows this Wisconsin stamper to find and fix press-utilization problems.
 Coil Processor Attacks Supply-Chain Efficiency from Every Angle (pdf 128k)
More efficient material packaging; processing of heavier, larger coils; faster setups; and ordering coil widths to tighter tolerances represent some of the techniques available to minimize the cost of raw materials to metalformers.
TOOLING TECHNOLOGY
 Die Shop Slashes Lead Times via Automation (pdf 154k)
RCM Tool takes die design and build to another dimension with a CAM system that supports CNC machining, and a robotic production system that automates die-detail manufacturing.
3D Design Keys Die Shop’s Survival and Success (pdf 157k)
BesTech Tool Corp. uses technology to stay competitive in the brutal world of tool design and build. The complete switchover from 2D to 3D design is one example, enabling the company to cut lead time and deliver tooling that works right from the start.
COMMENTARIES
Editorial (pdf 43k) by Brad F. Kuvin
Successful People Make Successful Organizations
The Science of Forming (pdf 59k) by Stuart Keeler
A Case Study—Troubleshooting Score Marks
Tooling by Design (pdf 69k) by Peter Ulintz
Deep Drawing—Advanced Topics
Metalforming Electronics (pdf 46k) by George Keremedjiev
Sensors React to Both Tool and Press Issues
Blackman on Taxes (pdf 45k)
by Irving L. Blackman www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
A Potpourri of Little-Known Tax Miracles
You & the Law (pdf 55k) by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
EEO Smorgasbord
BackTalk (pdf 44k) by Louis A. Kren
The Curious Partnership Between Hong Kong and China
DEPARTMENTS
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