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Industrial Innovations Expands Sales Network
Die Maker Solutions now represents their lubrication systems for metal stamping and forming shops in Texas and Oklahoma.
How to Increase Uptime in Press Shops
Here are some of the ways that next generation lightweight tooling systems and new tooling components are optimizing stamping process safety, speed, uptime, cost and standardization, creating more efficient and reliable operations to satisfy stringent production demands.
Battery Ventures Acquires SigmaTEK
SigmaTEK will use their new resources to grow their business and invest in product development, customer service, sales and marketing, and pursue acquisitions that expand their global footprint.
Sheet Metal Marking Review
Demands are growing for sheet metal fabricators to mark their parts during production for product traceability in the field and better efficiencies in the shop, but many part identification systems can add an unnecessary secondary process. Whenever possible, consider finding ways to incorporate part marking into a manufacturing step that is already required. Here are some ways to use the equipment that you already have.
Understanding Press Brake Tooling Tonnage Ratings and Calculations
There are various ways to measure tonnage capacity in press brake tooling, so it’s important to look beyond the tooling catalog when doing comparisons to really understand the numbers being displayed. Understanding the units of measure most commonly used to measure tonnage capacity is a crucial first step.
How Cardiologists Use 3D Printing to Save Tiny Lives
Pediatric cardiac surgery that deals with delicate structures like tiny little hearts of neonates is one of the most demanding medical specialties. Here is a story about a determined child surgeon, his newborn patient with a heart defect and the child’s mother.
JW Aluminum Upgrades Equipment
They are investing $32.8 million on their rolling mills, annealing equipment and slitters used for fin stock, honeycomb foil and flexible packaging applications.
Robotic Simulation to Bridge the Skills Gap
Because robots still only do what they are programmed to do and still require qualified personnel to build, operate and maintain them, savvy shops realize that creating a workforce skilled in Industry 4.0 technologies is key to future competitiveness – but certain challenges make this difficult. What should they do?
QUEST Machining & Fabrication Expands Operations
They now provide artistic design services, from concept to creation.
Cobot-Assisted Cutting of Shapes Into 3D Structural Steel Components
The SnapCut integrated cutting system from Universal Robots and ARC Specialties uses a UR10 collaborative robot to manipulate a Hypertherm torch for cutting squares, rectangles, circles, C-channels and more through parametric programming.
Automation Tools, Partnership for Tube & Pipe Fabrication
The innovative and compact UPC 450 Ship Profiler from HGG increases cutting and pre-fabrication productivity by eliminating the need to cut ship stiffeners and spools by hand.
