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MetalForming
December 2018 | Volume 52 — Number 12
Cover Story/Fabrication
Fabrication
22 News & Technology
28 AdvancedBending Delivers Digital
Displays
A new bending system ensures a bright future for this vertically integrated OEM.
31 ChoosingtheRight Vacuum Cups
Here’s what they can do in automated pick-and-place operations, and what to consider when selecting them.
34 Commentary: Welding Well
Resistance Welding Is a Science
Tom Snow
24 AutomatedPunch-Press Setup Secures
Production Boost
The equipment punches, forms, taps and bends while a load/unload system eliminates manual handling. The result:
a 60-percent reduction in component production time for a maker of safes, safe deposit boxes, vault panels/doors and more.
Features
13 2018AwardsofExcellence in Metalforming
The Precision Metalforming Association annually recognizes top-shelf achievement in our industry, and this year recognizes three organizations in five categories.
17 Testing Evolves to Tackle Evolving Materials
and Processes
A visit to a testing-equipment supplier in Germany revealed challenges in evaluating newer steels in unique processes, and how those challenges are met.
20 MusicCitySettoHost
...the metalforming industry’s premier conference on metal stamping and tool-and-die technology.
37 2018WomenofExcellencein
Metalforming & Fabricating
Our third-annual presentation honors those who excel in our industry.
Commentaries
4 Editorial
Reflect Back, and Surge Forward
Brad Kuvin
11 Tooling by Design
Alternative Forming Methods for Aluminum Alloys
Peter Ulintz
48 The Science of Forming
Sims Aren’t Everything
Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D.
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Materials & Coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Spotlight on PMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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