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MetalForming
November 2013 | Volume 47 — Number 11 Cover Story
18 The CNC Punch Press Productivity Push
Today’s punch presses are incredibly fast and accurate, sometimes beyond belief. But the real payoff from these prolific part producers comes when shops focus on sequence optimization, commonline punching and use of special tools.
Features
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22 Proper Air Filtration— See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Noise and haze can add stress unnecessarily to already taxed welders and machine operators. Why inhibit their productivity when all that’s needed is a well-designed and properly installed air-filtration system—precisely the case at this agricultural-equipment OEM.
An Official Publication of
When Presses Show Their Age
...metal stampers can repair/rebuild, or replace with new. Depending on the customer base, type of work and quality requirements, a diligent diagnose-and-repair program may suffice. In other cases, the benefits of new press technology allows stampers to take on new, more tightly toleranced and complex stampings.
Tooling Technology
34 Appliance Maker Follows a Trusted Quick-Die-Change Recipe
The largest new-appliance rollout in the history of Sub-Zero and Wolf Appliance has the firm’s pressroom and die shop on their toes. Read here of its tried and tested die-change system that keeps six hydraulic presses and three mechanicals running full speed ahead.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Lead Time as a Management Strategy
Brad F. Kuvin
The Science of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Paperless—It’sAllAbout
Proactive Manufacturing
Superior Die Set Corp. is a showcase for the benefits that paperless manufacturing brings, not only to its own facility but to its suppliers and customers. Celebrating its 90th year in business, we spoke with third- generation president Frank Janiszewski about its 10-plus years as a paperless factory.
Sheetmetal Basics—Data and Experiments
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stamping Consistency
Peter Ulintz
Blackman on Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Family Limited Partnerships: Ensure You and Your Family Win, and the IRS Loses Irving L. Blackman
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the Classroom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooling Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ad Index
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