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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.
In June, tackling tool wear gets top billing, as we detail how a Michigan manufacturer, aided by its tool-supply partner, stays on schedule in supplying OEM and Tier-One customers with millions of parts annually. Also, find out how to overcome challenges during the tricky task of welding stainless steel, and our monthly Welding Well column offers part- design tips when employing spot and projection welding.
And, with FABTECH Canada set for June 12-14 in Toronto, we preview the big show.
Contents
26 News&Technology
32 TacklingToolWear
Automatic Spring Products does this successfully through matching tool and part materials to the application, and working closely with tool-component suppliers.
36 Overcoming Stainless-Steel Welding Challenges
It’s a matter of achieving proper heat, understanding alloys, choosing the right filler metal and following these best practices.
38 FABTECH Canada
This month’s event promises substance and opportunities for all.
40 Commentary: Welding Well
Part-Design Considerations for Spot and Projection Welding
Tom Snow
News & Technology
Software for Digital Transformation
Lantek’s five-module Synergy software system represents a digital transformation for manufacturers and provides a sectional view of the production chain.
data and KPIs for CRM, ERP, MES and CAD/CAM are analyzed according to each user permission.
Module one, Manufacturing Analytics, allows users to manage production data in real time by capturing, analyzing and viewing the most relevant data in the pro- duction chain. Three main
dashboards help to improve
efficiency and usability in
these areas:
Consolidated data for plant, customer, materials, etc., are accessible from any web client with a responsive interface and analyzed from any device. Combined role and permissions management allows
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• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)—From one machine to entire enter- prises, users can system- atically view, analyze and quantify all key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Machine Condition- ing—Real-time monitoring of each workcenter in a cor- poration shows the status of each machine.
users to access relevant information when necessary and to activate email notifica- tions or alerts for such situations as unplanned stops, stock breaks and pro- duction errors.
• Inventory—Real-time analysis of KPIs on a global and detailed (plant or ware- house) basis allow for correct stock man- agement.
Manufacturing Analytics enables the integration of the four business intelligence modules—Integra (ERP), Manager (MES), Flex3d (3D CAD/CAM) and Expert (CAD/CAM nesting). The most relevant
Lantek also provides integration gate- ways for connecting its modules with other ERP solutions.
Lantek: www.lanteksms.com
Registration Now Open for IMTS
Registration is open for the International Manufacturing Technology Show 2018, Sept. 10-15 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, which could be one of the most robust ever. Thus far, more than 800 exhibitors have secured more than 1.3 million sq. ft. of exhibit space. Those numbers are outpacing previous show numbers from this time last year.
“With the U.S. manufacturing sector expanding at its fastest pace since 2004 and capital-equipment investment likely to follow, we anticipate that IMTS 2018 will be one of the busiest shows ever,” says Peter R. Eelman, vice president of exhibitions and business development at The Association For Manufacturing Technology, which produces IMTS. This year’s IMTS will feature expanded exhibit space with the addition of the E Hall to house the Machine Components/Cleaning/Environmental Pavilion and Tooling & Workholding Annex.
For registration information, visit www.imts.com/show/reg.html.