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MetalForming
April 2015 | Volume 49 — Number 4 Cover Story
Features
24 Versatile Laser- Cutting Machine
Attracts Kitted Projects
A specialist in mining-equipment rehab mines new markets thanks to an armada of Amada sheetmetal- fabricating equipment—three press brakes, a CNC turret press and a 4000-W CO2 laser-processing cell with sheet tower and a rotary-index station for tube and pipe cutting.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Kaikaku vs. Kaizen
Brad F. Kuvin
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Die-Set Guiding Systems
Peter Ulintz
The Science of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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To Whom Much is
Given, Much is
Expected
Reflecting on the value he’s received from nearly 20 years as a member of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), 2015 PMA Chairman Bill Smith strongly believes that it’s now time to give back. And, he encourages his peers to do so as well.
Special Sections
Navigating the New Normal
PMA’s Automotive Parts Suppliers Conference, April 28-29 in Troy, MI, goes in-depth on what suppliers need to know about the current and future passenger- and commercial-vehicle sectors.
42 Metalforming Technology
at the Core of the New F-150
The Manufacturing ERP Experience
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46 Study: More Companies Considering Software-as-a-Service ERP
54 Customer is King: It’s Time for an ERP Epiphany in Complex Manufacturing
56 A 20/20 View of the ERP Industry— Nine Trends to Watch
Evaluate The Results Before Taking Action
Stuart Keeler
You and The Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OSHA’s Sweeping Sanctions
Douglas B. M. Ehlke
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . Software for Manufacturing Spotlight on PMA . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Specialty Hydraulic Press a Flexible Fit for Leading-Edge Prototyper
Whether hot stamping, warm forming, deep drawing or general stamping, Experi-Metal’s new press cell can do it all.
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Ad Index
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