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FABRICATION
Today’s fabricating technology promises the ability to produce high-quality components job after job, in a variety of applications. And, in each issue, MetalForming is committed to informing you on how fabrication equipment delivers.
April offers a full fabrication menu, as we profile a Florida company that employs the latest fiber-laser technology to cut production time and ease stamping-press pressures. In addition, a comprehensive article features experts weighing in on what the Internet of Things can mean for your business, and how the industry rapidly is adopting Industry 4.0. We also preview METALFORM and Machining Mexico, co-located with FABTECH Mexico, AWS Weldmex and COATech.
And, this month’s Welding Well details options for resistance welding fasteners to high-strength steels.
Contents
32 News&Technology
34 Automated Fiber-Laser Cutting Adds to Arsenal
...of Decimal Engineering, Inc., a Florida stamper and fabricator boasting inhouse capabilities that take customer projects from start to finish.
38 Internet of Things for Metalformers and Fabricators
MetalForming picks the collective brains of experts to learn how IoT technology promises to change the metalforming landscape, leading to mistake-proof production and sky-high efficiency.
44 Welding Well
Resistance Welding Fasteners to High-Strength Steels
Tom Snow
50 Mexico in May
for All Things Metal
Make plans to attend METALFORM and Machining Mexico, co-located with FABTECH Mexico, AWS Weldmex and COATech.
News & Technology
New Large-Bending Technology Ordered for Aircraft-Panel Production
Kawasaki Heavy Indus-
tries (KHI) has ordered a
custom-built 1000-ton
Synchro-Form press brake
from LVD Co., with the
press brake equipped with
special tooling to produce
large panels for commer-
cial-aircraft fuselages.
Forming such large parts
to a desired contour is
challenging, which KHI
believes will be simplified
significantly via Synchro-Form. The press brake reportedly maintains angular consistency and required geometric profiles, and enables in-process automatic quality control when handling and positioning large parts, and performing multiple bends.
KHI in Japan is a key partner in production of the Boeing 777X, the successor to Boeing’s 777 aircraft. The 777X is slated to become the largest and most efficient twin-engine jet in the world, according to Boeing officials.
The Synchro-Form press brake meets tight tolerance requirements demanded on this application as well as the need for complete automation, according to LVD Co. officials. LVD Co.: www.lvdgroup.com
Abrasives for Aluminum Cutting, Grinding and Finishing
discs feature a grinding aid that protects parts from heat discoloration, along with self-sharpening ceramic alumina grain for cool, rapid cutting action.
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Weiler Abrasives Group, Cresco, PA, has published its Aluminum Solutions Guide, featuring the company’s compre- hensive line of contaminant-free abrasives for cutting, grinding and finishing aluminum. The new guide also includes an overview of common challenges faced when working with aluminum, along with suggested techniques for overcoming these difficult issues.
Additional offerings include nonwoven products for finishing, and power brushes and scratch brushes for cleaning aluminum. Weiler Abrasives Group: www.weilercorp.com/aluminumsolutions
Offerings include Tiger Aluminum resin- fiber discs, ideal for grinding, blending and finishing. These discs reduce heat buildup to delay melting and prevent the disc from loading. Results include higher cut rates, long life and a superior finish, according to company officials. Tiger Alu- minum cutting, grinding and combination wheels are designed with a nonloading formula to prevent gumming and increase durability. Tiger Ceramic Saber Tooth flap
Tobias Kuehnle has become Managing Director of Trumpf Canada, succeeding Stefan Fickenscher, who became sales director of the machine tool division in the United States at Trumpf Inc., Farm- ington, CT, on January 1. Both will report directly to Burke Doar, senior vice president of Trumpf Inc.
People
Dengensha America, Bedford, OH, maker of resistance-welding equipment, recently added Doug Becker to fill a new sales engineering position and Jim Pfeil as sales engineer. Each has about 20 years’ expe- rience in industrial markets.