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Our mission always has been, and always will be, chronicling technology advancements and their results, and supporting the efforts of metalformers and fabricators as they navigate our challenging manufacturing landscape.
BY LOUIS A. KREN, SENIOR EDITOR, and JOE JANCSURAK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
in what we’ve tried to do.
In the July 2013 issue, Brad Kuvin,
then editor and now publisher/edito- rial director, chronicled the birth of MetalForming and its first 25 years. You can find a link to that well-researched article, along with links to the articles referenced here, in the online version of this article, at www.metalforming- magazine.com. On these pages, we examine the period from 2013 onward through the prism of some timely and prescient articles originally presented in MetalForming. We also convey what industry leaders see coming over the next five to 10 years. Join us as we explore where we were, and where we’re going. It’s been, and should con- tinue to be, quite a ride!
2013-2018—Press-Line Progress Spells Success
Servo-driven presses have revolu- tionized metal stamping. The industry, now with a firmer grasp on the tech- nology, has put it to use for all manner of applications as metalformers rec- ognize the competitive advantage. Case in point is Acro Metal Stamping of Mil- waukee, WI. MetalForming highlighted
For 30 years, MetalForming maga- zine (known as Metal Stamping before that) has sought to inform the metalforming and fabricating com- munities on technology advancements and how they can be best applied to ensure productivity, quality, safety and profitability. We’ve profiled innovative, forward-thinking companies and indi- viduals, and have strived to keep the industry apprised of relevant news and issues. MetalForming has embraced webinars, conferences and various social- media platforms to better communicate with our readership. And, all the while, we have looked ahead for clues as to what information will help our industry, and how we can best deliver it.
New Name
Reflected the Industry
Introducing the debut issue of Metal Stamping magazine in 1967, Managing
Editor Jefferson Keith led off his Editor’s Note with this title: Another Magazine? Upon its name change in June 1988 to MetalForming (hence recognition of our 30th birthday), Precision Metal- forming Association (PMA) President Jon Jenson titled his editorial Horse- Bleep, in reference to governmental interference regarding steel pricing. Taken together, “Another Magazine? Horse-Bleep” sounds less than inspir- ing, but in columns addressing our publication, both Keith and Jenson stressed the importance of providing a voice for the industry and a means to share knowledge. The name change to MetalForming was “in response to the changes in the metalforming indus- try,” wrote Jenson. “The industry has begun to blend various types of oper- ations, and technologies that were tra- ditionally separate are being merged.”
The hope is that we have succeeded
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