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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
September 2022 | Volume 56 — Number 8
Cover Story
Features
18 Don’tLetTonnage
Put You in Reverse
Reverse tonnage and snapthrough— they’re not the same—could destroy your press. Find out why, and how to minimize these loads.
34 Industry4.0ConferenceHelpsSmall
Manufacturers Reimagine Their Operations
This two-day event promises to guide small to midsized metal forming companies as they transform their operations and adopt leading-edge technology.
Fabrication
22 News & Technology
24 WaterjetCuttingthe Missing Productivity- Puzzle Piece
A new waterjet cutting machine is the last piece of equipment on AvanTech’s shopping list in order to fully fabricate inhouse.
28 NestingSoftware Saving Big on
Programming Time,
Material
This MN fabricator found these advantages in laser cutting operations and more, including customized filtering and reporting.
31 VivaLamiera
Italian technology providers took center stage with advanced sheet- processing equipment.
14 Adjustable-Stroke Inclined Press
...delivers the flexibility that metal former Art Metals needs to master low-volume high-mix production of washers. The new 50-ton press, which provides eight different stroke lengths, more than doubles the productivity of the company’s straightside presses.
37 29thAnnual Automotive Parts Suppliers Conference
October 11-12: The solutions that decision makers need for challenges in the auto supply chain.
Commentaries
4 Editorial
What Have You Been Reading?
Brad Kuvin
12 Tooling by Design
Coil Camber
Peter Ulintz
40 Metal Matters
Metal Properties: Yield Strength
Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D.
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