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Volume 44, Number 3
MetalForming Magazine
March 2010
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COVER STORY
 New Coating Prevents Punch Ends from Ripping Off
Longer punch life keeps the presses running at this Connecticut automotive-parts supplier.
FEATURES
 Appliance OEM Lovin' Lubrication as a Way to Boost OEE
Using roller-application systems to apply a new synthetic lube eliminates die-maintenance headaches in an Electrolux pressroom, contributing to the firm’s efforts to increase overall equipment efficiency (OEE).
 Tips for Improving Gas-Tungsten-Arc-Welding Productivity
While extremely versatile, gas-tungsten-arc welding is not always easy to perform. Follow the five tips offered here to optimize your likelihood of success.
TOOLING TECHNOLOGY
 In-Die Hydraulics to Manage Force Distribution
All-hydraulic force-management systems for use in the die give metalformers flexibility—the ability to run dies in any press, with or without a cushion—as well as high tonnage in a small space and, of course, controllable pad delay.
COMMENTARIES
Editorial by Brad F. Kuvin
Continue to Innovate—Recession or Not
The Science of Forming by Stuart Keeler
Have You Upgraded Your Troubleshooting Process?
Tooling by Design by Peter Ulintz
Punching Holes with Sharp Cornersl
You and The Law
by Douglas B. M. Ehlke
FMLA Leave Employee Termination for Unprotected Absences Upheld
The Business of Metalforming by Michael Bleau
E-mail Marketing: New Media Primer
Metalforming Electronics by George Keremedjiev
When Free Costs Too Much
Blackman on Taxes
by Irving L. Blackman
Could This Be the End of All Your Estate Tax Problems?
DEPARTMENTS
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