Metal Forming & Fabricating
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In Search of the Perfect Tube & Pipe
The development of new forming and fabrication processes, higher precision processing of new and better materials, special machine designs and faster production speeds are opening up completely new opportunities for shops that compete in this busy market sector.
Metal Exchange Forms New Joint Venture
The join with Novellini Industries to create novALmec and present an impressive aluminum billet supply capability to the European market.
New AM Milestone for Bionic Aircraft Research
Parts can now be printed directly from the CATIA V5 CAD system with no need to leave the development environment using an interface from Cenit.
New Home for Hypertherm CAM Software Content
They migrate information on ProNest, Design2Fab, Rotary Tube Pro and more to their global website.
CI Sponsors Flying Pig Marathon
This charity event has over 40,000 participants, with 8,000 volunteers and over 100,000 spectators.
The Next Generation of Diffusion Bonding
Specialized furnaces with integrated hydraulic press systems use superior control of pressure and temperature to create better diffusion bonds when joining similar or dissimilar metals for fuselages, actuator fittings, landing gear trunnions, nacelle frames, nuclear control rods, turbine blades, medical devices, heat exchangers, lithium batteries and more.
Multi-Tasking with a Low Cost of Entry
Fabricators can easily switch from strictly 2D laser cutting to punch-laser processing with the economical, compact and automation-friendly TruMatic 1000 fiber combination punch-laser machine from TRUMPF.
Large Format Multi-Tasking: 3D Metal Printing with Hybrid Machining
The LENS Controlled Atmosphere Hybrid System from Optomec supports building, repairing, coating and finishing of metal parts up to 860 mm in size with 5-axis strategies that combine additive and subtractive operations in a single tool path.
AM Standards Proposed for Aerospace
ASTM develops four standards to help aircraft parts manufacturers meet safety and performance requirements.
More Than One Way to Skin a Part: Where Fabrication and Machining Overlap
Don’t take the “hard limits” between machining and fabrication for granted. Their areas of overlap offer tremendous potential for savings. If you manufacture parts using both processes, take a second look at some of them to evaluate whether they could be produced more economically with a little sheet metal know-how and some outside-the-box thinking.
Need More Punching Capacity? Turn Your Press Brake Into a Punch Press
Does limited punching capacity and outsourcing lead times cause production delays in your shop? Here is a simple, affordable and effective system that can expand the capabilities of your press brakes, help streamline operations and eliminate the need for outsourcing or purchasing new equipment.
Omron Launches New Website
The new tools on this fully responsive site improve ease of use for customers, distributors and system integrators.
