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MetalForming
July 2013 | Volume 47 — Number 7 Cover Story
An Official Publication of
16 25 Years Ago,
Metal Stamping
Magazine Became
MetalForming
...and with the name change came an entirely new editorial mission and perspective. Please join us in this look back, not only at how the magazine has evolved but also how forming and fabricating technology has developed to help metalformers meet the challenges of the times.
Features
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32 Metalformer Takes ERP to the Cloud
...and as a result improves lot traceability, inventory accuracy and quarantine control, and reduces its cost of poor quality. And, as implementation and application continues to expand throughout the company, more benefits surely are on the way.
44 Study Mission to Japan: In Search of the New Age of Quality
Japanese manufacturers speak eloquently of the country’s rebirth as a nation of quality, founded on a new era of Monozukuri or value creation. In our recent week-long tour of Japanese manufacturing facilities, courtesy of Amada, it’s evident that the country has indeed carved out a new age of quality.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
the 25-yr. Lesson: Profits Require Differentiation and Leverage Brad F. Kuvin
Human Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ignite Innovation: Engage your Employees
Debbie McGrath
The Science of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Forming Steel—The Positive and the Negative
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Controlling Sheetmetal Flow
Peter Ulintz
You and The Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Building a Strong Workforce, Generation by Generation
The U.S. metalforming workforce now includes three generations, each with different values, work styles, strengths and challenges. As with all types of diversity in the workplace, generational differences can lead to conflict. But differences also can be leveraged to create innovation.
Non-Compliance, and the Knowledge of a Supervisor
Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software for Manufacturing Tooling Update . . . . . . . . . . . Ask the Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Remanufacturing
Resistance-Welding
Machines
With light-duty “throw-away” industrial machinery becoming more common, many well- known brands of resistance-welding machines from the last century are well worth the cost of remanufacturing and updating to new machine specifications.
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Ad Index
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