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MetalForming
September 2016 | Volume 50 — Number 9 Cover Story
Features
20 Automotive Outlook:
Challenges Abound
for Tool and Die
14
Hydraulics
Support Big Move
to Bigger Parts
A new hydraulic-press line at Hatch Stamping helps the Michigan-based metalformer in its mission to produce larger, higher-strength components.
Features
48 The Challenges of Modern Material Requirements Planning
The right MRP system can deliver improved utilization of facilities and resources, better inventory planning and scheduling, faster response to market demand and changes, increased customer satisfaction, and, ultimately, increased profits...if potential pitfalls are addressed.
Commentaries
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Celebrating Work Ethic and Ambition
Brad F. Kuvin
The Science of Forming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Making College Graduates Job-Ready
Stuart Keeler
Tooling by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Questions Regarding Stamping Challenging Materials? New Conference Has Some Answers
Peter Ulintz
Departments
The news is good now, but trends toward
model complexity and OEMs shifting costs
down the supply chain, coupled with an
expected plateau in vehicle production, will require that tool and die shops gather and analyze data to shore up their sales processes.
26 Servo Technology Revenue Gains with Every Stroke
Nowadays, stampers in the market for a new
press will find it difficult to justify NOT
purchasing a servo-driven model. The process
for justifying the relatively small premium for
servo presses will play out at our upcoming
servo-technology conference, October 5-6 in Nashville. Also on tap: how integration of related pressroom equipment enhances overall press efficiency.
34 Quick-Die-Change Strategy
Q&A with an Expert
Standardize—your dies, processes and QDC
equipment—is the common rallying cry heard
when metalformers seek to optimize their
return on investment when purchasing clamps, bolster extensions, die carts and other products.
38 How Tonnage Impacts
Press-Brake Bending
Find out how material choice affects tonnage, and how much tonnage is needed to make a bend.
44 Metal-Scrap Shaker Systems
...fixing the common causes of operating failures.
News Fronts
Tech Update
Materials & Coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Spotlight on PMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Ad Index
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