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MetalForming
February 2011 | Volume 45 — Number 2
Cover Story/Tooling Technology
32 ThePast,Presentand
Future of Die Design
Back in the day, high-tech die design was an electric eraser to go along with your drafting machine. By the early ’90s, 2D CAD programs became prevalent, as did specialized die- design-specific software packages for these programs. Where are we today?
Features
16 Transfer-PressQuartetSings
a Sweet Song of Success
Having installed four new big-bed transfer presses in 6 yr., Canadian automotive supplier Fleetwood Metal Industries has experienced a four-fold increase in revenue since the early 1990s.
20 ProcessIntegration: The Key to a Profitable, Lean Punching Operation
Here’s a lesson in how sheetmetal
fabricators can increase profitability
by reducing operating expenses and
inventory, and increase throughput,
with the flexibility to get what you want, where you want it, when it needs to be there.
24 TheFourStreamsofYourNetworkingRiver
A master networker seeks first to help others. Go in with the idea of helping people solve problems and improve their business. By making friends first you will gain customers later.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rub Elbows and Gain Customers
Brad F. Kuvin
TheBusinessofMetalforming ............12
HR Challenges: Retaining and Gaining Talent
Michael Bleau
The Science of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Why Sheetmetal Grain Size is Important
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Managing Press Loads, Part 2: Press Selection Peter Ulintz
Blackman on Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Estate Planning Turns into Lifetime Planning
Irving L. Blackman
You and The Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Eleven Safety Resolutions for 2011
Douglas B. M. Ellke
Metalforming Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Revitalizing a Used Mechanical Press, Part 2: Is Your Ram on the Level? George Keremedjiev
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooling Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ad Index
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