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MetalForming
March 2020 | Volume 54 — Number 3
Fabrication
20 News & Technology
22 Servo-lutionServes
CNC Punching Well
Like stamping presses, servo- controlled CNC punching machines deliver benefits of both mechanical and hydraulic units, and much more.
28 ProjectionWelding—
Facts and Fundamentals
A primer to familiarize yourself with this popular process, provided by Bill Brafford, site content expert, www.howtoresistanceweld.info.
30 Robots+New-Collar Workers
...promise to help bridge the skills gap, particularly in the welding industry.
Cover Story
Features
14 ModernPressControls
Deliver Horsepower
...via increased memory and processing capabilities, in addition to new levels of connectivity and much more. Industry experts weigh in.
17 Advantages of Electric Shaker Conveyors and Top Tips
Pressroom scrap needs to go somewhere, and when it doesn’t, costly production downtime results. Electric shaker conveyors, operating at peak performance, keep scrap on the move.
32 SevenWaysContract Metal Formers Can Compete on Quality
Contract precision metal forming/ fabricating companies can reshape the manufacturing landscape by effectively competing on time-to-market, pricing, quality and customization. Quality, in particular, will take on even greater importance in 2020.
38 SeismicChanges in Store for the
Auto Industry
The next five years require huge changes in order for automakers and suppliers to succeed. Gain a lead on your competition by attending the Precision Metalforming Association’s Automotive Parts Suppliers Conference (APSC), April 28-29, 2020, in Detroit, MI.
34 Die-DesignandSim.
Software: What’s New
Plenty. From reverse engineering to die-component motion to NC programming, new versions of software enhance and introduce a multitude of features.
Commentaries
3 Editorial
Unprecedented Challenges
Brad Kuvin
12 Tooling by Design
Redrawing and Ironing Cylindrical Shells, Part 3 Peter Ulintz
44 The Science of Forming
Don’t Forget About the Surface
Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D.
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