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aircraft. In addition, the press brake enables an in-process automatic quality control when handling, positioning and bending large parts with multiple bends.
steel and aluminum. The roll feed can achieve a speed of 296 ft./min. with a feed accu- racy of ±0.003 in. The line will be paired with a new 2500- ton Eagle press being used for die tryout.
Market Outlook
try and information technology, says that “smart manufactur- ing is the main direction of the national industrial upgrade, and an important starting point for the two national strategies of ‘Made in China 2025’ and ‘Internet Plus.’
Certifications
spacers on truck and SUV chassis and frame applica- tions. SPI’s metalforming capabilities include high- speed machined chamfers, laser seam welding, punched holes, and coped ends for tubular shapes under 6-in. dia. and 8-in. long.
Centerline Engineering Gains Coil-Processing Line
Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI, has installed a coil-processing line at Centerline Engineer- ing, Comstock, MI, provider of metal stampings, die design and build services. The line consists of a 72-in. servo roll feed, a 60 by 152-in. scissor- lift table, a 5 by 72-in. HD- series heavy-duty straighten- er, and a 50,000-lb. by 72-in. coil reel. The line is capable of processing a variety of material including cold-rolled steel, advanced high-strength
China Manufacturing Pursues Smart Track
Stripmatic Products Gains IATF Certification
Bernard and Tregaskiss Earn Certification Upgrades
China will continue its smart-manufacturing strategy by adding about 100 new pilot-demonstration projects in 2018, according to the Min- istry of Industry and Informa- tion Technology. The projects are expected to include tradi- tional industries such as non- ferrous metals and household appliances as well as Internet of Things and smart vehicles.
Stripmatic Products, Inc. (SPI), a Cleveland, OH-based manufacturer of stamped tubular shapes, split-seam bushings and structural spac- ers, now is an IATF 16949:2016-certified manu- facturing facility. The company supplies high-tolerance mounting sleeves and rubber molded inners on suspension bushings, as well as structural
Bernard and Tregaskiss have earned upgrades in their quality certifications. The qual- ity management systems for the design, manufacture and service of semiautomatic (Bernard, Beecher, IL) and robotic (Tregaskiss, Windsor, ON) welding guns have been registered to Quality System Standard ISO 9001:2015, as have components and related accessories.
Miao Wei, minister of indus-

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