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Tooling Technology ToolingUpdate
Marking Tools for CNC Punch Presses
Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, MN, introduces a quick and reliable method for marking fabricated parts in five different ways during CNC punching: the Easy- Mark 5-In-1 Tooling Kit. The thick-turret applica- tion tooling, for machines without a bottom-stroke forming feature, can be
set up to automatically perform any of the fol- lowing five marking operations:
• Write numbers, dates and other
identifying information on a part surface using a special marker. No penetration or material removal is required, the
marker does not dry out for two weeks or more and the marked infor- mation is erasable if
desired.
• Etch the sheet-
metal surface with permanent marking information using one of two (120- and 150-deg.) sup- plied diamond
inserts.
• Cut or scribe the protective film on
sheetmetal surfaces using a supplied
brass insert to expose localized areas on the part without damaging underlying material.
• Create cone-shaped indentations (centerpoint down) on the part surface to locate the part with other components for later assembly.
• Perform high-speed dot-matrix marking in this mode using a supplied carbide insert.
The EasyMark kit contains all com- ponents and tools for all five marking modes, including special A-Station guide and canister, marker pen, one brass, one carbide and two diamond inserts, three types of springs for the diamond and brass inserts, roller ball and blank dies. Mate Precision Tooling: 763/421-0230; www.mate.com
Olson Intl. Monterrey
Earns Recognition
for QDC Project
Airbag safety-system manufacturer TK Holdings selected metalformer Olson International Monterrey as the winner of its supplier-development award called Quality Circles for Suppliers, Supplier Development Project. The award recog- nized the 45,000-sq.-ft. Monterrey facil- ity, an operating unit of IMS Buhrke- Olson, for design and implementation of a new quick-die-change (QDC) procedure for a 200-ton press.
As a result of the project, die-change time dropped from nearly 2 hr. to a scant 50 min., and the team is hard at work with the intention of attaining 30- min. changeovers.
IMS-Burke-Olson also operates man- ufacturing plants in Arlington Heights, IL, and in Matamoros and Monclova, Mexico.
Olson International De Monterrey: 224/265-6549; www.olsonintl.com
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