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MetalForming
June 2016 | Volume 50 — Number 6 Cover Story
Features
20 Fishing-Component Supplier
Lured by Press, Control
Capabilities
Great catch by Wisconsin-based Worth Company, as new presses and new controls tackle die-protection concerns and ensure stable, high-volume production.
24 Green-Light Time is Surging
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New Press the
Centerpiece of
Expansion Efforts
Automotive stamper Genesee Group is expanding—not just its footprint or its resume of core competencies, but also its customer base, beyond automotive. At the center of its expansion efforts is a new 660-ton transfer press to allow the principally progressive-die stamper to “play in a bigger sandbox.”
Features
34 Welding: How to
Choose the Right
Solid Wire
Solid wire is simple to use, making it a popular choice across welding applications. But given specific materials and applications, which wire is best? Read on to find out.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
...for a new state-of-the-art turret-punch press running at the showcase sheetmetal-fabrication shop of EVS Metal, in Riverdale, NJ. Equipped with a 300-station automatic tool changer, and tools laser-etched with QR codes, it’s “big data meets punching”—a true game changer.
26 A Data-Driven Approach
to Lubricant Selection
Automotive supplier Shiloh Industries has embarked on a rigorous lubricant-testing and evaluation process, with the goals of streamlining its inventory of stamping- lubricants; eliminating the use of chlorinated paraffins; and identifying the right lubricant for stamping advanced high-strength steels.
30 Gantry Robot System
Eases Bucket Fabrication
ACS Industries’ new welding setup reduces lead times, and lowers production costs in its engineered products destined for mining and steelmaking.
Identifying the Cause of Rejected Parts
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Progressive-Die Strip Analysis—Part 2
Peter Ulintz
Departments
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Safety is No Accident
Brad F. Kuvin
The Science of Forming
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News Fronts
Tech Update
Materials & Coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additive Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spotlight on PMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ad Index
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