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MetalForming
September 2011 | Volume 45 — Number 9 Cover Story
30 The U.S. Automotive
Supply Chain
...is at a crossroads. A newly released comprehensive study from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, describes the implications of an industry in transformation.
Features
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Dry Lube Makes Draw Rings
into Workhorses
...at Bristol Compressors, where eight hydraulic-press production lines draw- redraw as many as 15,000 compressor housing parts per day. Draw-ring life is measured in years, due in part to the dry lube applied to the blanks.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Look Both Ways Before Crossing
Brad F. Kuvin
The Business of Metalforming . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Debunking Reality: The Value of a Gut Check
Michael Bleau
Best Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Converting Your Assets to Cash— How Does Your Company Stack Up? Bob Dobrowsky
The Science of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Do We Need Formability Engineers?
E-mail 17%
Dealer
Phone Call 42%
Walk-in 41%
E-mail 2%
Phone Call 17%
Consumer
Walk-in 80%
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Metalforming Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Three Critical Steps to Die-Protection Excellence at HTT
George Keremedjiev
Blackman on Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
To Be or Not to Be an S Corporation— That is the Question
Irving L. Blackman
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . Tech Update . . . . . . . . Materials & Coatings Ask the Executive . . . . Tooling Update . . . . . . New Products . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . .
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Tooling Technology
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HVAC Contractor/Fabricator
Provides “Turnkey
Comfort Systems”
Rapid expansion of the Building Information Modeling process aims to provide precisely designed and fabricated building elements, including HVAC-system components, to those working in the field, to relieve them of unproductive and costly struggles with fitup during assembly.
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design
Material Gainers
Peter Ulintz
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The Modern-Day
Die Setter
...does everything from setting up and running unattended press operations to performing equipment maintenance, part-quality assessments and simple die-repair tasks.
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