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MetalForming
March 2018 | Volume 52 — Number 3 Cover Story
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Fabrication
News & Technology
Three Things You
Need to Know to
Prolong Punch Life
Understanding these basic reasons for premature wear will enable you to get the most from your tools.
Four Cures for
Sheetmetal-Shearing
Defects
Fabricators operating sheet and plate shears battle these common defects: torsion, straightness error (crooking), bowing and poor edge quality. Here we offer some cures.
RV Industry Supplier
Ramps Up Production
Using Fiber Laser,
Brake and Bender
Equipment enables Rock Run to bring production of a new product line back inhouse.
Welding Well
Getting the Most from Advanced GTAW Controls Doug Smith
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45 Die-Design and Simulation:
A New Dawn
This month MetalForming takes a look at recent advancements in software that allow for accurate as well as time- and cost-saving die design and simulation.
Features
16 Press Controller:
Simple to Add, Easy to Use
That’s the view of Illinois metalformer Inland Tool Company after installing a new controller on a used 800-ton mechanical straightside.
37 Workforce-Development Update: Pioneer Award Winners
There’s no let-up in initiatives for these companies.
50 Is Your Die-Change Process All That?
Or is it time for some revisions?
Commentaries
4 Editorial
Low/No-Skill Jobs Going Away
Brad Kuvin
12 Tooling by Design
High-Speed Stamping
Peter Ulintz
54 The Science of Forming
Know Your Sheetmetal Terminology–Part 2 Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D.
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Metalforming Electronics
Understanding Inductive-Proximity Sensors for Die Protection
George Keremedjiev