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MetalForming
January 2013 | Volume 47 — Number 1 Cover Story/Tooling Technology
36 Press Line Addresses
Setup-Time Reduction Start to Finish
A new mechanical-press line, tasked with a multitude of low-volume job runs, incorporates time savers from one end to the other, bringing faster job setup, top- notch mistake-proofing and much-improved productivity.
Features
16 Aging Presses Ripe for Renewal
Old mechanical stamping presses never (or rarely) die, and no one knows this better than the crew at X-Cel Tooling. Here we find refurbished big-bed high- tonnage presses taking die tryout to new levels of part size and complexity. Production stamping is even on the menu now.
20 Product-Cost Management Speeds Response Times
...and business growth at Steel Fabrication Inc., enabling the metalforming and fabricating company to respond more efficiently to customer requests for quotes, respond to more requests overall, and immediately determine whether or not a job fits into its “sweet spot.”
22 EuroBlech 2012— Innovation and Solutions at Every Turn
26 Six Ways to Make Your Website Produce More Leads
Getting prospects to check out your website is good—but turning them into leads and then clients is even better. Do you know how to gather client info and use it to increase conversions?
An Official Publication of
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Features
More than Metals— Waterjet Technology Opens Doors
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Show ’em What You’ve Got
Brad F. Kuvin
Human Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Managing the Risks of Contingent Labor
Debbie McGrath
The Science of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Do Higher Strength Steels Have Less Formability? Part 1
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Outsourcing Stamping Dies
Peter Ulintz
Departments
News Fronts Tech Update
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Software for Manufacturing Tooling Update . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ad Index
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