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MetalForming
February 2012 | Volume 46 — Number 2 Cover Story
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Customers Will Pay a Premium for Speed
Brad F. Kuvin
The Business of Metalforming . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A Social Media Strategy, Part 4: Building Traffic
Michael Bleau
24 Crossbar-Robot Retrofit
Raises the Bar on Pressline Productivity
The call for cost reduction and greater flexibility in automotive production is accelerating the trend toward robotic press tending. Retrofitting robots to aging press lines can greatly enhance their output.
Features
18 Link Your
CAD/CAM System to
CNC Punching Machines
Advances in software automation reduce labor content while increasing machine efficiency on the shop floor.
26 Tie-Rod Prestressing
If the tie rods on your presses do not keep the machines precisely aligned, dies will not close in precise alignment and part quality will suffer. Here’s sound advice to ensure proper prestressing of tie rods, essential for the proper operation of straightside presses.
30 When Less is More: Turret-Press Tool Sharpening
Tooling Technology
36 Expected: 100-Percent Accurate Die Designs
Committed to the development of manufacturable solids, Autodie has spent the last 4 yr. focusing on ensuring that all of its die designs are 100 percent machinable. Now, CAD and CAM models are one in the same.
The Science of Forming
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Converse with Your Problematic Stampings
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A Look Forward to Workers Who Think Like Engineers Peter Ulintz
Metalforming Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Bluetooth and Sensors
George Keremedjiev
Blackman on Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Create Tax-Free Wealth
While Legally Sidestepping the IRS Irving L. Blackman
You and The Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Online only OSHA’s 6-Month Statute of Limitations
Applied to Recordkeeping
Douglas B. M. Ellke
Departments
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