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MetalForming
October 2019 | Volume 53 — Number 10
Fabrication
28 News & Technology
26 Tips for Automating Laser-Cutting
Operations
An idle laser cutter loses money. Investing in the proper automation can add production uptime and boost profits.
86 New Life for an Old Saw
Thanks to an upgraded motion- control system, an aging billet saw now holds incredibly tight tolerances, eliminating a potential source of wasted aluminum and reducing downtime for maintenance.
88 Welding: A Rewarding Career With an
Upward Path
Data from a job-finding website provide salaries, demographics and more. Here’s one nugget: Within a decade, and often sooner, many welders achieve supervisory positions.
Cover Story/Fabrication
Features
20 QDC as Soft Automation
36 Back in ChiTown
The November 2019 all-things- sheetmetal event focuses on emerging manufacturing trends while showcasing productivity-powering technology and industry-expert presentations.
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Conference Program
Exhibitors in the METALFORM Technology Area
Previews
Quick die change (QDC), the safe, efficient and rapid movement of dies, need not be complicated, but must be present. Mark Scanlan, vice president and general manager of Germantown, WI-based PFA, Inc., shares his QDC views with MetalForming.
22 Rigid-Chain Technology for Today’s Die-Change Challenges
While the basic system itself was developed nearly a half-century ago, today’s rigid-chain iterations are as numerous as die-design challenges.
Commentaries
4 Editorial
Reversing Fundamental Assumptions
Brad Kuvin
18 Tooling by Design
Outsourcing Metal Stamping Dies
Peter Ulintz
90 The Science of Forming
Differences Between Tryout and Production Conditions Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D.
Departments
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