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In-die joining systems help stamping shops to expand their operations to include sub-assemblies and full assemblies without additional downstream equipment and processes, so they can carve out a bigger share of the production work.
By: Roger Patton - www.thefabricator.com, 12/14/08
 This article has been viewed: 275 times.  Printed: 28 times
Hot stamping of automotive structural safety components developed in response to mandates levied by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 1 to improve vehicle crash integrity while also reducing vehicle weight to help meet fuel efficiency standards. Heating a high-strength ...
By: Rick Nicholson - www.thefabricator.com, 10/28/08
This article has been viewed: 447 times. Printed: 45 times
Operating large flexible press systems without sacrificing speed and quality can be a complex undertaking. New software takes CATIA to the next level. Users can really learn how to "drive" their large presses optimally by virtually integrating the slide motion, the transfer movement in a way that a...
By: Dietmar Schoellhammer and Bernhard Loske - www.thefabricator.com, 9/15/08
This article has been viewed: 125 times. Printed: 19 times
Given complete and accurate material data, software should have no trouble simulating the stamping of advanced high strength steel.
By: Eric Kam - The FABRICATOR®, 8/26/08
This article has been viewed: 334 times. Printed: 35 times
The catch to operating at higher production speeds is that metalformers often see jumps in scrap rates and accelerated wear-and-tear on the press and tooling. New, and some tried-and-true, mechanical press technologies help metalformers strike a balance between high speed and high precision.
By: Kent Lancaster - www.thefabricator.com, 7/29/08
This article has been viewed: 682 times. Printed: 45 times
Advanced high strength steels spur stampers to think about metal forming in new ways.
By: Tim Heston, Senior Editor - The FABRICATOR®, 7/15/08
This article has been viewed: 546 times. Printed: 52 times
Active leveling control (ALC) counteracts the negative effects of off-center loading; significant breakthrough shock common with high-strength steels (HSS); and reverse shock loading associated with nitrogen springs in dies.
By: Michael Riehn - The FABRICATOR®, 6/17/08
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Changes come often in the steel industry--a business that sticks around long enough might eventually bear little resemblance to the version established at its inception. This is the case for Parkview Metal Products, Lake Zurich, Ill. The company opened in 1950 as a tool and die shop in Chicago, late...
By: Michael Bishop, Assistant Editor - The FABRICATOR®, 5/13/08
This article has been viewed: 407 times. Printed: 64 times
Converting a current press to a transfer press requires altering the press, transfer dies, and the transfer system. Some presses are suitable for conversion, some are not. With a proper transfer retrofit, an old press can become a fully programmable state-of-the-art transfer press.
By: Paul Stirrett - www.thefabricator.com, 5/13/08
This article has been viewed: 511 times. Printed: 54 times
When you stamp 100 million automotive parts annually, as does Tennessee Stampings LLC, Portland, Tenn., you might accept die collisions as just part of the "traffic statistics." Not so. Before the dies ever hit the high-speed presses, they are properly sensored to prevent downtime, accelerate produc...
By: Kate Bachman, Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 4/15/08
This article has been viewed: 770 times. Printed: 80 times
Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
This article has been viewed: 1,350 times. Printed: 94 times
Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
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Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
This article has been viewed: 585 times. Printed: 80 times
Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
This article has been viewed: 1,002 times. Printed: 91 times
Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
This article has been viewed: 660 times. Printed: 72 times
Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
This article has been viewed: 642 times. Printed: 70 times
Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
This article has been viewed: 498 times. Printed: 74 times
Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
This article has been viewed: 572 times. Printed: 77 times
Anchoring the March STAMPING Journal® --Press Issue--this multi-source press selection article offers readers advice on the criteria to consider when buying a press. The article examines application suitability, drives, and controls as well as the usual suspects--tonnage, frame construction, speed, ...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - www.thefabricator.com, 3/11/08
This article has been viewed: 507 times. Printed: 73 times
Stamped components are made by forming, drawing, trimming, blanking, or piercing metal—in sheet or coil form—between two halves (upper and lower) of a press tool, called a die. The upper member (or members) are attached to slide (or slides) of the press, and the lower member is clamped or bolted to ...
By: Dennis Cattell - www.thefabricator.com, 1/15/08
This article has been viewed: 4,455 times. Printed: 157 times
Flexibility sums up where the servo-driven mechanical press stands in its evolution. Early adopters are seeing that flexibility and asking, “What if?” What if I could control ram motion throughout the stroke and dwell for a certain period at bottom dead center (BDC)? According to sources, those “wha...
By: Tim Heston, Senior Editor - The FABRICATOR®, 1/15/08
This article has been viewed: 1,273 times. Printed: 113 times
What should you do to keep your hydraulic press running? Know your press--when it is working properly or when it needs attention. You can extend press life and maximize your investment by keeping your eyes and ears tuned and by performing 8 preventative maintenance steps.
By: Thomas Lavoie and Carl Jean - www.thefabricator.com, 12/11/07
This article has been viewed: 717 times. Printed: 74 times
Two main types of defects are typically observed in stamped automotive body components: Surface defects, such as cracks and necking, and form defects, such as fall-in, wrinkling, and marking lines. These static defects, such as surface imprints, are not process-related but instead are caused by cont...
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 11/6/07
This article has been viewed: 563 times. Printed: 95 times
A third-generation dry-film lubricants consist primarily of blends of various polar and low- to nonpolar plymers with different molecular weights. They are designed to form extremey thin, highly cohesive bonds to the metal surface. This article explains how they differ from previous generations of ...
By: Han Xiong Xiao, Ph.D., and Roger Ruhmann - www.thefabricator.com, 10/9/07
This article has been viewed: 509 times. Printed: 88 times
Automotive Tier II supplier of ride control components Tennessee Stampings installed an 800-ton transfer press to get to get new business from European customers, and expanded its facility to accommodate the new press, as well as a new underground conveyor system.
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - The FABRICATOR®, 10/9/07
This article has been viewed: 700 times. Printed: 92 times
An automotive OEM’s 4,000-ton transfer press produces parts with difficult draws, such as pickup door panels, in the 1,600-ton first station. Facing problems finding obsolete parts for repair and also considering crucial performance requirements in that first drawing operation, the automaker had Sch...
By: Ricardo Pereira - www.thefabricator.com, 10/9/07
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Automotive Tier II supplier of ride control parts Tennessee Stampings makes extensive use of sensors to mistake-proof its stamping, and clear the way for its 23 percent annual growth. Before the dies ever hit the presses, they are properly sensored so you don’t incur downtime associated with troubl...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - The FABRICATOR®, 9/11/07
This article has been viewed: 910 times. Printed: 78 times
Springback is a fact of life for stampers, but knowing what causes it and how to deal with it -- through stabilization, compensation, and verification -- can help them overcome the problem.
By: Eric Kam - www.thefabricator.com, 9/11/07
This article has been viewed: 1,554 times. Printed: 123 times
During high-speed blanking, press stroking rate and punch speeds, are higher than in conventional blanking. As a result, the shear zone has a higher strain rate, which affects a workpiece’s sheared surface temperature and the tool surface.
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 9/11/07
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Fineblanking in various forms is increasingly becoming accepted by the automotive industry for producing sheet metal components with smooth edges that don’t require additional finishing operations.
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 8/8/07
This article has been viewed: 780 times. Printed: 128 times
While other Midwest manufacturers are struggling, plumbing manufacturer Bradley Corp. is projecting it will double in size in the next four years. This growth is attributed to the company’s flexibility—its ability to adapt equipment, processes, and scheduling to quickly turn around incoming customer...
www.thefabricator.com, 8/8/07
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Metal stampers are using more high-strength steel, which is more difficult to form, requires more tooling stations, and more press tonnage. As a result, stampers are moving away from traditional production methods and investing in presses with higher tonnage capacity and larger beds.
By: Dennis Boerger, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 7/10/07
This article has been viewed: 988 times. Printed: 127 times
Fineblanking allows the production of sheet metal components with smooth edges in a single press stroke. This column discusses basic terminology and the principles of this process.
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 7/10/07
This article has been viewed: 2,323 times. Printed: 144 times
To stay competitive, stampers must be prepared to run a variety of dies, many of which have been designed to run on customized and complex OEM equipment. In addition, stamping concepts tend to differ among the automotive OEMs. For the tier stamper, flexibility is key to surviving these fiercely comp...
By: Jeferson Valério - The FABRICATOR®, 6/12/07
This article has been viewed: 1,384 times. Printed: 148 times
The ERC/NSM conducted extensive deep-drawing tests to evaluate various dry film lubricants for several companies. Compared with other commonly used friction tests such as draw bead and twist compression tests, deep drawing emulates realistic friction conditions that exist in stamping operations in t...
By: Hyunok Kim, Ji Hyun Sung, and Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 6/12/07
This article has been viewed: 1,969 times. Printed: 171 times
Global competition continues to force the metal forming industry to reduce costs, improve technology, and increase productivity. With these trends in mind, the Ohio State University (OSU) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) established in June 2006 the Center for Precision Forming to focus on...
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 6/12/07
This article has been viewed: 2,051 times. Printed: 116 times
This column discusses several applications of servomotor-driven mechanical presses for forming at room temperature and at elevated temperatures.
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 5/8/07
This article has been viewed: 1,040 times. Printed: 134 times
Several preventive maintenance steps can help extend hydraulic press life. Press operators who stay in tune with their press and establish good, consistent maintenance practices from the beginning will benefit the most.
By: Thomas Lavoie and Carl Jean - The FABRICATOR®, 5/8/07
This article has been viewed: 1,589 times. Printed: 160 times
Servo presses are classified into two main types based on their drive systems: direct drives with high-torque, low-speed servomotors, or low-torque, high- speed servomotors.
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 4/10/07
This article has been viewed: 1,407 times. Printed: 131 times
The demand for lightweight, high-strength components is increasing at the expense of traditional steel parts.Emerging technologies, such as steel thixoforming, may help reverse this trend. Thixoformed steel parts are significantly lighter than equally strong parts formed by conventional mean...
By: Todd Helms - www.thefabricator.com, 4/10/07
This article has been viewed: 1,544 times. Printed: 157 times
A servomotor gives a press slide motion flexibility in terms of accurate speed, motion, and position control. This flexibility produces infinite slide motion variations that may improve part quality and operations such as painting and assembly during one press stroke.
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 3/13/07
This article has been viewed: 2,000 times. Printed: 162 times
Amidst the bad news associated with Ford Motor Co., good news is surfacing in Jeffersonville, Ind., home of Kasle Metal Processing. The company is using a software tool to ensure it is operating as efficiently as possible as it heads into one of its busiest months ever.
By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief - The FABRICATOR®, 3/13/07
This article has been viewed: 2,281 times. Printed: 175 times
Setting the processing variables is different between the net shape and non-net shape processes. While non-net shape variables have to be programmed constantly to change the tool's position in space to follow the unique shape of the part being made, the shape of the part for the draw forming net sha...
By: Edmund Herman, P.E. - www.thefabricator.com, 2/13/07
This article has been viewed: 1,294 times. Printed: 160 times
To accurately model the hot-stamping process, FE simulation needs to account for the mechanical, thermal, and microstructural changes in the workpiece.
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 2/13/07
This article has been viewed: 1,698 times. Printed: 156 times
One of the most difficult problems to overcome in any die protection application is protecting the components from the environment in which they must function. In a typical stamping application, oils, coolants, and other liquids and lubricants often are present that can wreak havoc on compon...
By: Karen Keller - www.thefabricator.com, 2/13/07
This article has been viewed: 1,278 times. Printed: 148 times
Compared with cold-formed parts, hot-stamped parts provide better formability at high temperatures and exhibit no springback on the final part.
By: Professor Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 1/18/07
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Energy input at one location in a part during forming is redistributed throughout the part as the forming process advances. The result must be an adequate force transmitted back to the location of target strains and displacements.
By: Edmund Herman, P.E. - www.thefabricator.com, 1/9/07
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Many stampers rely on the machines and equipment you already have for moving and changing stamping dies. Using dedicated items such as die carts and shuttle tables can make die change more efficient.
By: Michael Schollmeier - The FABRICATOR®, 1/9/07
This article has been viewed: 1,047 times. Printed: 172 times
Hot-stamped parts are being used increasingly in cars in Europe and North America. Ultrahigh-strength steels, like boron alloys, which meet automotive safety and crash requirements, are difficut to form with cold stamping, so hot stamping with die quenching has been applied.
By: Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 12/12/06
This article has been viewed: 3,007 times. Printed: 182 times
The stainless steel stampings Viking Range produces often require complex draws and piercing, as well as sharp corners and creases—with flawless exterior finishes. Viking has moved from outsourcing its stampings to using press brakes to investing in hydraulic presses of increasing capacity and sophi...
By: Kathleen McLaughlin, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 12/12/06
This article has been viewed: 2,891 times. Printed: 179 times
With constant BHF, conventional steel sheets can be formed with few tryouts. However, with the increasing use of lightweight materials and high-strength steels with low formability, there is a need for precise, localized control of metal flow using MPC systems.
www.thefabricator.com, 11/7/06
This article has been viewed: 1,231 times. Printed: 165 times
The remoteness of the energy-affecting elements contributes to the differences between the net shape and non-net shape processes. This additional difference helps drive the nature of the net-shape processing theory.
By: Edmund Herman, P.E. - The FABRICATOR®, 11/7/06
This article has been viewed: 1,757 times. Printed: 191 times
Both 2-D and 3-D die design packages have advantages and disadvantages, which are discussed here, but true success lies in the designer's ability, not the software's.
By: Art Hedrick - The FABRICATOR®, 11/7/06
This article has been viewed: 1,702 times. Printed: 166 times
In the past metal forming in the appliance industry meant giant presses with expensive tooling. Lead-times were forever, and change didn't come easy. Whirlpool Corp. in Fort Smith, Ark., is taking a new approach to metal forming, and flexible technologies are the key.
By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief - The FABRICATOR®, 10/10/06
This article has been viewed: 3,611 times. Printed: 207 times
Achieving typical goals in stamping, such as zero development and fewer labor requirements, is made easier when the progressive die strip is kept level through the entire progression. Keeping the strip level can eliminate wave problems caused by incorrect pilot/lifter use occurring in punch forming.
By: Thomas Vacca - www.thefabricator.com, 10/10/06
This article has been viewed: 1,668 times. Printed: 178 times
In deep drawing of complex, asymmetrical parts such as stainless steel kitchen sinks, blank holder force (BHF) needs to be controlled locally to regulate the flow of the sheet metal. An MPC blank holder system allows this control by placing individually programmable cushion pins around the blank per...
By: Ajay Yadav and Taylan Altan - www.thefabricator.com, 10/10/06
This article has been viewed: 1,252 times. Printed: 152 times
Venest Industries, an automotive parts supplier based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, needed an automated transfer system that could be parked away from the machine bed during progressive operations and die changes, so that new dies could be delivered to the press via an overhead crane.
www.thefabricator.com, 10/10/06
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Proper feeding, scrap removal, and shut height calibration are essential for good die setup.
By: Art Hedrick - www.thefabricator.com, 10/10/06
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By: Art Hedrick, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 10/3/06
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Die designers often are faced with how to make a part feature that is unique and possibly difficut to form. Short cuts are discussed for twisting a part, creating a return flange, and making a 90-degree bend.
By: Art Hedrick - www.thefabricator.com, 8/8/06
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Arco Industries Inc. bought a 15-year-old, 500-ton Tranemo hydraulic punching press with an antiquated control system. For about one-quarter the cost of a new press, Arco was able to rejuvenate an obsolete press by providing it with contemporary levels of control and productivity.
By: A.A. Imberman - www.thefabricator.com, 8/8/06
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Arco Industries Inc. bought a 15-year-old, 500-ton Tranemo hydraulic punching press with an antiquated control system. For about one-quarter the cost of a new press, Arco was able to rejuvenate an obsolete press by providing it with contemporary levels of control and productivity.
www.thefabricator.com, 8/8/06
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The connections between product conditions and product input variables for draw forming must be made through the intermediary transformation characteristics: plastic strains and displacements. So all product requirements must be redefined as the changes (or transformations) required of those two cha...
By: Edmund Herman, P.E. - www.thefabricator.com, 8/8/06
This article has been viewed: 1,845 times. Printed: 187 times
End-user demands for new product configurations, materials, and press capabilities continue to have an impact on the metal forming arena. Mechanical press design improvements and flexibility are keeping up with stampers’ changing applications.
By: Dennis Boerger, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 7/11/06
This article has been viewed: 4,140 times. Printed: 219 times
Fineblanking can achieve flatness and cut edge characteristics that are unobtainable by conventional stamping and punching methods. Fineblanking is described in relation to conventional methods to encourage a better understanding of its benefits and limitations.
By: Art Hedrick, Contributing Writer - The FABRICATOR®, 7/11/06
This article has been viewed: 2,464 times. Printed: 231 times
In any stamping process including progressive dies, transfer dies, or line dies, three factors are essential to consider when processing a piece of flat metal into a finished part: What is the metal? What is the metal's thickness? What are the part tolerances?
By: Art Hedrick, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 6/13/06
This article has been viewed: 2,211 times. Printed: 204 times
Self-piercing riviting, an alternative sheet joining method, is being used more to join aluminum sheets. The finite element method can be employed to study the SPR process and joints, perhaps even leading to the elimination of physical testing of these mechanical joints.
By: Yingjie Xu - The FABRICATOR®, 6/13/06
This article has been viewed: 3,334 times. Printed: 212 times
Cosma International applies its own hot-forming technique to stamping automotive metal components such as A and B pillars, roof headers, roof rails, rockers, door intrusion beams, and bumpers, to meet new CAFE standards for weight, NHTSA requirements for strength, and to counter problems with spring...
By: Kate Bachman, STAMPING Journal® Editor - The FABRICATOR®, 5/9/06
This article has been viewed: 3,547 times. Printed: 246 times
By adding sophisticated hydraulic deep-draw press technology, Tools Inc. was able to greatly enhance its in-house forming and production capabilities.
www.thefabricator.com, 3/7/06
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Stampers face increasing pressure, from external and internal customers, every day. This, combined with increasing responsibilities, can cause production personnel to feel overwhelmed. Long die changeovers gobble up precious time that could be used for better purposes, leaving many production teams ...
By: Michael P. Schollmeier - The FABRICATOR®, 2/7/06
This article has been viewed: 1,639 times. Printed: 223 times
Hercules Machine Tool & Die Co. has intalled a fully programmable hydraulic cushion onto a mechanical press in hopes that it can cut down on try-out time and attract more business involving specialty stamped parts
By: Dan Davis, Editor-in-Chief - www.thefabricator.com, 11/8/05
This article has been viewed: 4,842 times. Printed: 278 times
What is the best way to determine the optimum combination of application, design, and costs? An effective collaborative process makes the difference. Teamwork and open communication throughout the process — from prototyping to production — ensure the best design and most efficient manufa...
By: Mark Rasmussen - www.thefabricator.com, 10/11/05
This article has been viewed: 1,505 times. Printed: 223 times
Reducing the damaging effects of fractures, burnishing, burrs, and rollover improves subsequent forming processes. The blanked edge condition can be improved by adjusting the punch and die clearance tolerance, shaving the area of the defected blanked edge, designing an appropriate contact profile of...
By: Young Seo - The FABRICATOR®, 10/11/05
This article has been viewed: 4,651 times. Printed: 287 times
Transfer systems can deliver flexibility to perform a variety of tasks for current requirements, yet deliver the capability to carry the company at a competitive level over the long haul.
By: Dennis Boerger, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 10/11/05
This article has been viewed: 2,390 times. Printed: 235 times
Choosing the right hydraulic press for your application is crucial. Identifying the right press capability up front can eliminate additional costs and startup delays. Four primary hydraulic press return capabilities are return on position, return on pressure, return on pressure with dwell capability...
By: Jay Douglas Hartzell - The FABRICATOR®, 10/11/05
This article has been viewed: 3,355 times. Printed: 234 times
When BMW Dingolfing (Germany) decided to modernize one of its transfer presses, the desired benefits included increased line availability, increased production through the use of an electronic transfer system, and reduced maintenance. However, one of its highest priorities was to minimize or elimina...
By: John Meyer - www.thefabricator.com, 9/13/05
This article has been viewed: 1,787 times. Printed: 372 times
Tools are subject to extreme wear during AHSS forming. Using the right lubricant can help increase tool life.
By: Brad Jeffery, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 9/13/05
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Reducing weight while maintaining or improving functional requirements is one of the major goals of automotive design and manufacturing, as it decreases fuel consumption and improves structural design. As a result of these considerations, the use of aluminum alloys in car manufacturing continues to ...
By: Taylan Altan, ERC - www.thefabricator.com, 8/9/05
This article has been viewed: 1,973 times. Printed: 357 times
All presses go up and down, but that’s where the similarity among them ends. When its time to review your pressroom and research a new press, consider your manufacturing needs, the parts the press will run, all ancillary equipment, raw materials, and the dies that will be making the parts.
By: Dean C. Phillips, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 8/9/05
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The use of a draw cushion in the lead-off press of a press line is recommended for the production of high-quality parts to guarantee constant quality through reproducible production parameters.
By: Andreas Lauke - www.thefabricator.com, 7/12/05
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The stamping environment has been host to numerous attempts at process improvements over the past few years—some very successful, others discarded as unappealing lessons learned.
By: Douglas Goetz - The FABRICATOR®, 6/14/05
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By: Robert Kotynski - www.thefabricator.com, 5/10/05
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By: Bob Adams - www.thefabricator.com, 4/11/05
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By: Brad Jeffery, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 3/8/05
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By: Gerry Nord - www.thefabricator.com, 2/8/05
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By: Brian Landry, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 12/7/04
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A recent mechanical stamping press innovation, the servo drive is designed to meet challenges related to stamping high-strength steels (HSS).
By: James Landowski - The FABRICATOR®, 10/12/04
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By: Carl Jean, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 8/10/04
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By: Frank G. Rubury, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 8/10/04
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By: Fred Goronzy, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 7/13/04
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By: Kathleen McLaughlin, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 6/8/04
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By: Brad Jeffery, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 6/8/04
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By: Stan Reineke, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 6/8/04
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What do baseball players, weather forecasters, and typical stamping plants have in common? Most are less than 60 percent effective.
By: Pat Ontrop, Contributing Writer - The FABRICATOR®, 5/4/04
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Servo-powered presses will not replace all flywheel mechanical presses. Each technology has its advantages and disadvantages, depending on the stamping application.
By: James Landowski, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 4/6/04
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By: Heinz Becker, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 3/1/04
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By: Gary Johnson, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 12/11/03
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A different breed of competitor has emerged recently in the stamping industry to challenge traditional thinking. These competitors are companies that focus on time as a basic measurement, giving them the advantages of flexibility, innovation, responsiveness, and low costs. They know how to make mone...
By: Frank G. Rubury, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 12/11/03
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By: Dennis Boerger, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 11/20/03
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All businesses tied to the metal forming industry are scrambling to find areas in which they can lower costs without sacrificing quality. Adding to this burden are a tight cash flow and a lack of financial resources to invest in process improvement equipment. Therefore, the savings must come from do...
By: Taylan Altan, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 10/9/03
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To promote real-world stamping training, the Tooling & Manufacturing Association (TMA) wanted to create a resource whereby stampers could receive a consistent, recognized, hands-on education on the industry’s most current equipment.
By: Daniel Kiraly, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 9/25/03
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By: Lincoln Brunner, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 9/25/03
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By: Taylan Altan, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 8/28/03
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By: Terry Swan, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 8/14/03
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Sheet metal manufacturers are under constant pressure to improve and document quality while reducing costs. Furthermore, original equipment manufacturers are shifting responsibility for quality inspections to suppliers, adding extra burdens. New, complex product designs and rigorous processes, such ...
By: Tim Schmidt, John Tyson and Konstantin Galanulis, Contributing Writers - www.thefabricator.com, 8/14/03
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By: Ken Wesseln, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 7/24/03
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By: Taylan Altan, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 6/12/03
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The use of high-strength steel to manufacture automobiles and other transportation vehicles has increased dramatically. The material’s strength allows manufacturers to reduce vehicle weight substantially and increase fuel efficiency, without sacrificing performance.
By: Art Hedrick, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 6/12/03
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For about 50 years roll forming was the process of choice for making seat track channels at Dura Automotive Seat Systems, Stockton, Ill. While the process was high-speed, low-maintenance, and flexible, it also caused channel end flare, twist, and bow.
By: Tom Paisley, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 4/24/03
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International Truck and Engine Corporation's Springfield, Ohio, plant recently undertook the challenge of building a high-performance truck with the dimensional tolerances that meet today's quality standards within a cost structure that would allow it to remain competitive. This new product launch w...
By: Tom Juric, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 4/24/03
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Since the early days of metal stamping, removing scrap from stamping dies and presses has caused many headaches. Because scrap is not the primary product companies produce, it receives less attention than the finished products coming off the press.
By: Paul Tamlin, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 2/27/03
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The design of every machine, no matter how simple or complex, requires attention to operator safety
By: Lee Burk, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 2/27/03
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With 50 years of metal stamping expertise under its belt, Speciality Stampings LLC, Adel, Ga., has established itself as a first-, second-, and third-tier supplier to the automotive industry. The manufacturer, QS-9000- and ISO 9002-certified, specializes in metal stamping, roll forming, assembly, an...
By: J. Ernest Browning, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 1/16/03
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This article explains why it's useful to monitor press tonnage, the types of tonnage monitors available, the choices for mounting load sensors, calibrating a monitor, and options available for tonnage monitors.
By: Dan Falcone, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 11/15/02
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Advanced master control systems in hydraulic press lines are designed to help achieve shorter changeover times, transparency of line operation, minimize personnel requirements, and increase productivity levels and uptime.
By: Paul Sulikowski, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 9/26/02
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Designing finger tooling that will work effectively with a transfer press die is now easier with the advent of modular, off-the-shelf finger tooling components. Through computer-aided design, stampers can minimize trail-and-error adjustments and reconfigure finger tools or modify die components to m...
By: Tom Zhiqiang Zhang, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 7/25/02
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The output from a load monitor can be expressed using statistical language, such as X-bar, sigma, and Pareto charts, and histograms, to help stampers make decisions regarding their stamping processes.
By: Richard Wilhelm, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 6/27/02
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This article outlines how mechanical presses are changing to meet a new marketplace. Stampers are adding extra stations to create a more complete part and stamping harder alloys. Servo-driven mechanical presses will make traditional flywheel presses obsolete because they use less energy and can be a...
By: Kathleen McLaughlin, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 6/27/02
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Changes are taking place in stamping operations in the appliance industry, with more on the way. And the science of stamping is improving significantly as a result. In this article, appliance industry executives express their opinions of the state of this technology.
By: Tony Carroll, Contributing Writer - The FABRICATOR®, 5/16/02
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Sheet hydroforming can be used in the automotive industry for forming alloys with low formability and prototype applications, among other handy applications.
By: ERC/ NSM, Taylan Altan, Contributing Writers - www.thefabricator.com, 4/15/02
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Ever wonder how to determine and fix shock on hydraulic pressing operations? The author offers an explanation on how to step a press, reduce blank shock, and eliminate up-stroke shock.
By: Terry Hays, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 3/14/02
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Many factors affect the real cost of clamps used in end-of-arm tooling. Their original price is important, but other factors have a major effect on production. Four of the most important are delivery, flexibility, durability, and useful life.
By: Bruce McIntosh, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 2/28/02
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You can reduce shock and vibration in your press operations by modifying your press's slide motion to more effective absorb the press's force.
By: Dennis J. Boerger, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 1/10/02
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Hydraulic clamps are used in place of manual or toggle clamps to hold the workpiece or tool in place during stamping. This article examines the four steps that comprise the selection and installation of a hydraulic workholding system: cylinder selection, cylinder force and stroke, power source selec...
By: Thomas Eggert, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 12/13/01
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By: Heinz Becker, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 11/15/01
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The article briefly covers stamping terms and discusses press considerations for those purchasing a hydraulic blanking, stamping, or deep drawing press.
By: Doug Brooke, Contributing Writer - The FABRICATOR®, 11/15/01
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This article describes the development of electromagnetic forming (EMF) and how EMF works.
By: Helen Gallagher, Contributing Writer - The FABRICATOR®, 10/25/01
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Strain hardening is represented by the exponent n in the flow stress equation, which approximates the relation between true stress and true strain during plastic deformation of a metal. The constant n plays a crucial role in sheet metal forming, and this brief article describes its effects.
By: Taylan Altan, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 10/11/01
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Modular, adjustable, articulated finger tooling for transfer presses may provide the flexibility you need to increase productivity and efficiency in your stamping operation.
By: Sharon Patton, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 9/4/01
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This article discusses what hydraulic overload protection system is and gives a brief description of the three main types.
By: Steve Overly, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 9/4/01
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The quality of deep drawn sheet metal products is determined largely by the rate at which a sheet is drawn into a die. Varying blank holder force (BHF) as a function of time or the press stroke is of great importance.
By: Leonid Shulkin, Jeffrey Rowan, Taylan Altan, and Gary L. Kinzel, Contributing Writers - www.thefabricator.com, 7/12/01
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Among European, Pacific Rim, and U.S. appliance makers and other manufacturers with large-scale, appliance-grade finishing requirements, the use of powder blank line coating systems has grown steadily during the past 10 years.
By: Wade L. Ficklin, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 5/15/01
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The years have brought a host of improvements to stamping presses as technology has made presses more efficient, safer, and easier to use.
By: Bob Kotynski, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 4/24/01
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By: Michael Cardew-Hall, Peter Hodgson, and Noel Miller, Contributing Writers - www.thefabricator.com, 4/24/01
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A common thread runs through all effective troubleshooting approaches: the skill of observation. Learn to use it to your advantage.
By: Herb Kamphausen, Contributing Writer - www.thefabricator.com, 4/24/01
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