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MetalForming
October 2018 | Volume 52 — Number 10 Cover Story/Fabrication
Fabrication
42 News & Technology
80 3D-Printed Press-Brake
Tooling Cuts Costs
...on machining and lead time for this South Carolina fabricator that decided to bring the technology inhouse.
84 Belt Tips for Better Metal Sanding
and Grinding
Identify problems caused by incorrect belt tensioning, and find out here how to fix them.
88 Commentary:
Welding Well
Resistance Welders Require Respect Tom Snow
Features
20 Tooling Tryout
Trimmed Via Sim. Software
BTD Manufacturing cuts tryout time by more than a third while streamlining tool projects.
24 Custom Hydraulic Stamping
Press Helps Aerospace
Supplier Fly High
A new triple-action press enables Weldmac to form difficult high-temperature materials and increase capacity as orders soar.
29 Auto Industry’s Efforts to Lighten Up Create Lubrication Challenges
The trend toward lightweight vehicle parts drives changes in manufacturing processes and metalworking fluids.
44 FABTECH 2018
Atlanta, GA, is the place to be, November 6-8, for North America’s largest event dedicated to sheetmetal forming and fabricating.
48 Proactive Conference Program
55 Exhibitors in the METALFORM
Technology Area 58 Previews
Commentaries
4 Editorial
Visit FABTECH with Cap-Ex Priorities, and a Skill- Enhancement Plan, in Place Brad Kuvin
16 Tooling by Design
Transitioning the Die Shop
Peter Ulintz
18 Guest Commentary
As Deadline Approaches, NAFTA Talks Continue Omar S. Nashahibi
90 The Science of Forming
Use Reference Panels When Troubleshooting Forming Problems Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D.
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Software for Manufacturing . . . . . . . 12 Internet of Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Spotlight on PMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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