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MetalForming
May 2015 | Volume 49 — Number 5 Cover Story
Features
50 Servo-Electric Press Brakes Support
Fab-Shop Growth
A manufacturer of high-quality tool boxes reduces setup times to a mere 5 min., while dramatically increasing quality, thanks to state- of-the-art press-brake technology.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
In Sync: Steelmakers and Automakers
Brad F. Kuvin
Human Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using Social Recognition Through Technology as Part of Your Talent-Management Strategy Debbie McGrath
Best Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
10 Tips for Building a Global Business Team
Lou Longo
The Science of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
New Technology Means Back to School
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Straightening Coils of Advanced High- Strength Steels
Peter Ulintz
Departments
24 Understanding the New, Stronger Automotive Steels
No manufactured product better illustrates the contribution of material science to society than the current generation of automobiles, featuring improved performance in nearly every measurable category—handling, fuel economy, safety, etc.—due in large part to a slew of new steels. Equally impressive has been the technology developed to form these new alloys.
Features
36 Optimize Aluminum-Welding Performance
Here’s an introduction to modified pulsed-spray transfer welding, and some valuable advice on how to weld aluminum profitably.
40 Metal-Cored Wire
and Robotic Welding:
Quite the Productive Combo
In many applications, including automotive where galvanized and aluminized steel are increasingly popular, metal-cored wire proves its worth...in and out of the weld cell. Here’s why.
42 What’s New in Die Design and Simulation Software
News Fronts . . . .
Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Safety Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Spotlight on PMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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