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FABTECH 2023—Meet and Learn in Chicago

August 9, 2023

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View this email online. Technologies | News | Articles | Infocenter | Newsletters | Events | About Us | Suppliers | Advertise August 9, 2023 FABTECH 2023—Meet and Learn in Chicago Join tens of thousands of professionals working in the metal forming and fabricating community at McCormick Place, September 11-14. Sponsored Don’t Buy a Compressor, Go KAirFree! KAESER’s KAirFree program is guaranteed clean, dry compressed air as a service for as little as $88 per month. Only pay for the air you use, no hidden costs. It includes equipment, maintenance, repairs, and peace of mind. Click now to learn more Nominate Women of Excellence in Metal Forming and Fabricating Once again, MetalForming magazine is looking for women in leadership positions or on the shop floor, those who represent dedication to their company and the industry, and demonstrate excellence in meeting their workplace responsibilities. In conjunction with the Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM), we are seeking nominations for our 8th Annual Women of Excellence in Metal Forming and Fabricating Awards, to run as a special section in our December 2023 issue. The section will feature and honor those selected as a means to recognize and promote the importance of women in the metal forming and fabricating industries. Sponsored Tool Components for Punching and Bending Meet the STEINEL Team on booth D40942 at FABTECH in Chicago. You will get to see a selection of best-in-class guide units, nitrogen systems and other components for the punching & bending industry. At this show, STEINEL will also focus on finding distribution partners in the US. Live Ventures Acquires Precision Metal Works Live Ventures Inc., Las Vegas, NV, a diversified holding company, has acquired metal forming company Precision Metal Works, Inc., Louisville, KY. Precision Metal Works manufactures highly engineered parts and assemblies across 400,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. Sponsored Safety Air Guns Safety Air Guns use engineered air nozzles for high performance, entraining lg volumes of surrounding air. Safe operation is assured along with low air consumption & noise levels. Safety Air Guns are available with many different nozzles. Industry 4.0 Experience for Metal Formers & Fabricators Set for Nashville in Fall Precision Metalforming Association’s (PMA’s) and MetalForming magazine’s two-day Industry 4.0 Experience for Metal Formers & Fabricators, a forum to educate metal forming and fabricating plants on the latest in digital and plant-floor connectivity technologies, commences October 3 in Nashville, TN. Register now for this must-attend conference, where experts will explain how automation, Internet of Things and additive manufacturing are changing how manufacturers work. Sponsored A Truly Experienced and Professional Team Delta Industrial is recognized as a leading foundation contractor by most major machine and press manufacturers for almost thirty years. Delta has the unique design-build ability to specifically tailor, to accommodate the machine manufacturer’s, and the customer’s specialized needs. Delta Industrial provides complete industrial contracting services to a number of industries including automotive stamping, aerospace, energy, medical and general construction—to name a few. Customers and manufacturers look forward to working with Delta, again and again. Proudly providing design-build foundation services for: |FPT |G&L |Parpas |Droop & Rein |Schuler |Clearing |Komatsu |Braner |Red Bud |Delta |Tarus |Mazak |Okuma |Verson |Mecof |Bliss |Minster |Aida |Pro-EcoPaxon |Bronx |Brown & Sharpe |Eagle |Cincinnati |Kuraki |Toshiba |Danly |Niagara |Stamtec |Wean   Complete Industrial Contracting Solutions “A Michigan Based Company Servicing the United States Since 1993” An Evolution in Spray Lubrication Performance Smart stamping companies seek better control of their press-line lubrication processes, to provide precisely monitored and tightly controlled application. The benefits are endless, including reduced consumption and the associated cost savings, as well as uniform coverage to optimize stamped-part quality and consistency. Sponsored Make the (Transporter) Switch to Magnets! Powerful Rare Earth magnets hold parts during transfer, greatly reducing the chance of slipping/shifting your parts due to oily coatings. A 5/3 directional control valve controls the "grip/release" function of the magnet. Easily retrofit on existing tooling, the TPS Magnetic Transporters offer instantaneous pick-up and release, increasing production speeds! Automotive Parts Suppliers Conference Coming in October Automotive-supply leaders are set to gather in Greenville, SC, October 26-27, for the 30th annual Automotive Parts Suppliers Conference, produced by PMA and MetalForming magazine. The conference highlights topics such as venture startups in the automotive industry, the impact of electric vehicles on metal formers, and legal and regulatory issues. Sponsored New High-Volume Metal Stamping Production Solutions from AIDA-America AIDA-America is introducing the NSX mechanical stamping press. This two-point, 110-metric ton, unitized frame press is capable of speeds of 120 to 300 strokes per minute. The automotive, appliance, hardware, consumer goods industries, and all industries who depend upon consistent high-volume production, will benefit from AIDA’s NSX press system. Learn more Nidec Acquires Automatic Feed Co., Lasercoil and Automatic Leasing Nidec Corp. announced that it has acquired full ownership of privately owned Automatic Feed Co., Lasercoil Technologies LLC and Automatic Leasing Co. Together, the three companies become a consolidated subsidiary of Nidec, with headquarters in Napoleon, OH. Automatic Feed designs and manufactures coil-processing machinery and systems, providing automotive OEMs and Tier-One suppliers with automated, high-speed blanking, cut-to-length, and laser blanking lines for surface-critical applications. Sponsored Register for FABTECH Chicago! FABTECH is back in the Windy City this September! FABTECH is North America’s largest metalforming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. Make sure to register by September 8 to receive free admission. Don’t forget to stop by the Precision Metalforming Association and MetalForming magazine’s booth—D41560—during the show! Register here MetalForming LIVE Series Wraps Up; Sessions Available On-Demand More than 600 industry professionals attended the three-part MetalForming LIVE webinar series in July. Hosted by MetalForming magazine’s editors, each session included a presentation followed by a roundtable discussion with metalformers dispensing their expertise gleaned from extensive experience with the chosen topics.   Watch the event recordings below:    Part 1: Precision Stamping    Part 2: Automation in the Pressroom    Part 3: Fabrication for Metal Stampers Back Issues of Stamping Journal on MetalFormingmagazine.com Following PMA’s acquisition of Stamping Journal, we’ve been busy rolling the publication’s print and digital products into the MetalForming brand. As part of this process, we’ve added back issues of Stamping Journal to our website, and currently house digital issues from 2021 through its last issue, May/June 2023. We’ll be adding more in the near future, so take a look, under the Articles tab. Hot Off the Press Virtual Manufacturing Career Fair Weld Systems Integrators Hires Ed Turner as Southeast Regional Manager Manitowoc Tool & Manufacturing Completes Expansion BorgWarner Building an Electromobility-Manufacturing Hub in Mexico Siemens NX Tooling Workshop Slated for October From the August Issue of MetalForming Punch-Shear Combo Pushes Productivity Sky-High …at electrical-enclosure manufacturer C & I Enclosures, which sought a new state-of-the-art machine able to transform parts through to final production stages without the need for secondary operations, avoiding costly material handling between sheet loading, punching and shearing, and part sorting and unloading. An Introduction to Quality Management Systems Quality management systems (QMS) deliver a formalized collection of processes used by businesses to help increase productivity, improve customer service and reduce waste. Metal forming companies benefit from having a QMS in place to address rapidly and effectively the quality spills that inevitably occur over time. New Products Hoist Rings Suit a Variety of Die-Flipping Applications Ultrasonic Leak Detector for Compressed-Air Systems Upcoming Issues September Mechanical Presses Die Build PREVIEW: Automotive Parts Suppliers Conference PREVIEW: Industry 4.0 Experience for Metal Formers and Fabricators Finishing Fabricating Software Technology and Enewsletter Focus: Industry 4.0 October Hydraulic Presses Press Controls/Sensing Preview: Hot Stamping Experience and Tech Tour Laser Cutting Resistance Welding Technology and Enewsletter Focus: Stamping Presses Subscribe to this enewsletter MetalForming magazine is the official publication of Precision Metalforming Association. PMA Services Inc. 6363 Oak Tree Blvd. | Independence, OH 44131-2500 | USA 216-901-8800

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