Technology Focus: Press Feeds |
MetalForming brings you the June installment of our monthly Technology Focus newsletters as we highlight Press Feeds.
Next Month: Enterprise Resource Planning |
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1200-Ton, 240-in. Minster, with Feed Line and Transfer, Headed to ODM |
ODM
Tool & Mfg. Co., McCook, IL, will soon add a new Minster E2-1200
HeviStamper mechanical press, with a 240-in. left-to-right bed, to its
production floor. The press will stamp thicker-material, high-tensile
complex parts, primarily for the automotive industry. To supplement its
new 1200-ton press, ODM added a new Gudel transfer system and a
heavy-duty CHS feed line with an extra-robust straightener, designed to
handle advanced high-strength steels, including dual-phase grades. |
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Capital Investment During Trying Times—Evaluate Equipment With Focus on Two Age Groups |
How
should metal formers address capital-equipment concerns and investments
during trying times? Stephan A. Robertson, general manager/vice
president of sales and operation for Simpac America, offers answers in
this Q&A piece.
Answering one question on how a purchasing department can work with its manufacturing team to continue investing in new technology, Robertson offers the following: “There are four key factors when considering capital investments: price, performance, delivery and the ability to provide turnkey solutions. In a challenging economy, stampers should evaluate their current equipment and focus on two age groups. For presses within the 5- to 15-yr. age range, consider upgrading controls and automation—feeds and transfers. For older presses, one new machine, especially a servomechanical press, may allow a stamper to replace two or three aging presses. Efficiency skyrockets, as you conserve floor space and human capital.” |
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Upcoming Issues |
July (Digital only)
- Management Software and Industry 4.0: Ushering in a new era for
metal formers and fabricators. Find out how stampers and fabricators
can, and do, leverage advanced software, sensing and analytics to keep
operations running optimally.
August
- Servo-Press Technology
- Supply-Chain Snags―The pandemic has revealed just how fragile the links can be between metal formers and fabricators, and their suppliers and customers. What have the challenges been, and what solutions—reshoring and others—are available?
- Tool Steels
- Five-Axis Laser Cutting
- Folding/Bending Technology
- Arc Welding
- Safety Update
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