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MetalForming
January 2012 | Volume 46 — Number 1
The Official Publication of
Cover Story
17 Fabtech Leads Metalformers
to the Cutting Edge
Here’s a look at new waterjet- and laser- cutting technology on display at Fabtech, held last November 14-17 in Chicago. Look for additional coverage of technology displayed at Fabtech in coming issues of MetalForming.
Tooling Technology
36 QDCSystemAverts Manhandling of
Heavy Dies
Learn how die-change time dropped from 2 hr. to less than 30 min. at overhead garage-door manufacturer Steel-Craft Door Products. Payback for its quick-die-change system came in less than 6 months.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ringing in a Prosperous New Year
Brad F. Kuvin
The Business of Metalforming . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
A Social Media Strategy, Part 3: Monitor and Measure Michael Bleau
Features
14 The Basics of Coil
Processing, Part 1:
Unwinding the Coil
This is the first article in a series that MetalForming and Coe Press Equipment will present in 2012 on the basics of coil processing.
24 PMAAwardsofExcellence2011
The Precision Metalforming Association’s annual Awards of Excellence in Metalforming recognize the high standards of achievement set by the metalforming industry in the areas of design, safety, process control, quality, productivity, product development, and training and education.
28 Prospective Hindsight— Why You Should Plan to Fail
When preparing to implement a new process, premortems provide a project-planning team with a process that helps to identify and address potential hurdles before they occur.
30 AFewMinutes with Jeb Bush on Education Reform
The Science of Forming
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Use Raw Data—Averages Lose Information
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A Look Back
Peter Ulintz
Metalforming Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sensors Have Needs
George Keremedjiev
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SoftwareforManufacturing ..............12 Tooling Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
A facilitator then explains that an infallible crystal ball shows this plan was an unmitigated disaster. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, the plan now before the team failed.
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Finding Your Voice in Washington, DC
You and your company can influence what’s happening “inside the beltway.”
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