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ucts Co., Bellefonte, PA (formerly Cerro Metal Products Co.) The site contains product specs, technical data and appli- cation info, as well as a request-for- quote/contact form.
Among the applications for low-melt alloys: drop-hammer dies for short-run sheetmetal forming (made by casting fusible alloys against wood or plaster pat- terns); and tooling for the bending of thin- walled tubing and channels.
Bolton Metal Products: 814/355-6217;
www.boltonmetalproducts.com
Video Demonstrates
Creation of a Complex,
24-Station Prog Die
Accurate Die Design, New Berlin, WI, has created a 59-min. video demonstrating the creation of a 24-station strip layout for a complex box-terminal stamping. The video, posted to the company’s website, offers instruction on using die-design soft-
ware for overbend and springback, and relaxed springback. It’s divided into eight smaller videos, each less than 8 min. long. Accurate Die Design: 262/938-9316; www.accuratediedesign.com
Future Products
Increases Tool-Making
Capacity
Two new Makino high-speed vertical machining centers have made their way onto the shop floor of Future Products, Clawson, MI, to boost the firm’s capac- ity to manufacture precision die tooling and machined components.
The machines, Makino S56 models, employ a 40-taper, 13,000-RPM spindle and are equipped with a 20-tool maga- zine and automatic tool changer. Future Products specified one of the models with a fourth-axis rotary table.
Future Products: 800/237-5754;
www.future-products.com
New Cimatron Release Offers Upgraded Springback Functionality
Unveiled at IMTS in September, the latest release of CimatronE (Version 10.0), from Cimatron Ltd., offers numer- ous enhancements covering tool design and manufacturing from quoting to delivery. CAD enhancements include a new built-in motion simulator with advanced analysis of kinematics. Die makers will enjoy upgraded springback- compensation functionality, which the company says will save hours of surfac- ing work by completing springback defor- mation in seconds.
CAM enhancements include upgrad- ed multi-core processing to reduce machining times, with significant upgrades to rough and cleanup strategies, including helical finishing, say compa- ny officials.
Cimatron: www.cimatron.com
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Hollow
Piston Cylinders
Ledge Clamps
Pumps
Traveling Clamps
Wedge
Clamps Control
Panels
Die Lifters
Swing Clamps
Swing Sink Clamps
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