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MetalForming Magazine
Cover Article
Prospering in a Global Market
by Brad Kuvin
PMA Chairman for 2008 Ralph Hardt, president of Feintool North America, will hit the ground running with an aggressive approach to global marketing for metalforming companies, PMA membership growth and legislative advocacy.
Articles
The Resurrection of a High-Speed Stamper
by Brad KuvinMore than just a metalforming company, Composidie banks on its expertise in die design and build to produce dies that require near-zero clearances.
Banking on Office Furniture
by Lou KrenRead on for an overview of this dependable low-profile market segment, its unique characteristics and demands and how its suppliers stay successful.
Automated Press Line Supports Kanban Stamping
by Tim WuteskaIn search of production flexibility, custom metalformer Luitink Mfg. Co. finds it by automating an 800-ton progressive-die press to stamp parts on a kanban system targeting one- and two-week intervals.
Tooling Technology
New Ways to Use FEA Data
by Al FooteDie designers routinely employ finite-element analysis (FEA) for forming analysis or die simulation, but FEA data can provide much more. Using FEA incremental applications, this company simulates part surface-finish quality and more.
Commentaries
How "The Retirement Plan Rescue" Saves a Ton of Taxes, Yet Creates Tax-Free Wealth
Blackman on Taxes by Irv Blackman
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