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Volume 42, Number 12
MetalForming Magazine
December 2008
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COVER STORY
Tandem-to-Transfer Transition Kicks Class-A Stamping Line Up a Notch
Stamping large closures and one-piece body sides for local OEMs has Magna’s Mexican operations investing in automation to wring as much productivity from its press lines as possible.
FEATURES
 Pick, Place and Show
A focus on automation, specifically robotic press tending, keeps this Wisconsin metalformer and fabricator in step with worldwide competition.
 The Birth of a Lubricant…
…and the benefits realized by a lamination stamper: improved corrosion and stain protection, reduced lube consumption, superior quality and elimination of environmental concerns such as excessive mist and operator dermatitis.
 Tradeshows Burst with Productivity Pushers
Two major industry tradeshows, IMTS 2008 and FABTECH & AWS Welding Show introducing METALFORM, recently treated tens of thousands of attendees to the latest and greatest products and services for metalformers, fabricators and tool designers and builders.
Kaizen Activities Include Move to Cellular Parts Cleaning
Deep-draw stamper ITW Highland, serving automotive customers as well as valve and appliance manufacturers, complements its inline parts-cleaning operations with a new cellular washer system.
TOOLING TECHNOLOGY
 QDC-Prestaging Can Cut Die-Change Time by More Than Half
Dedicated die-change equipment pays for itself quickly and ensures safe, rapid changeover time after time, and combined with a little ingenuity and elbow grease, can slice changeover by 50 percent or more.
COMMENTARIES
Editorial by Brad F. Kuvin
From Beer Comes Inspiration
The Science of Forming by Stuart Keeler
Things That Bother Me—Part Two
Tooling by Design by Peter Ulintz
More Press Energy
Metalforming Electronics by George Keremedjiev
Shut-Height Monitoring
Blackman on Taxes
by Irving L. Blackman www.TaxSecretsOfTheWealthy.com
Two Business-Succession-Plan Thrillers—One Doom, One Boom
You & the Law by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Beware the Power of E-mails—They Can Amend Contracts
BackTalk by Erick Ajax
An Open Letter to the New President of the United States
DEPARTMENTS
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