Metal Forming & Fabricating
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All in the Same Boat
Using the right tool can save big time. Horizon Shipbuilding proved this when its new magnetic drill from Hougen Manufacturing slashed the engine mounting job in its boat assembly from three days to four hours.
Electric Shakers Stamp Out Downtime
With electric shakers from Magnetic Products Inc. in place, the stamping presses in the Warren plant of Radar Industries keep on running and downtime is now a rare concern.
How to Increase Bandsaw Productivity
Don Armstrong of Marvel Manufacturing explains how new advances in programmable bandsaw controls are so easy to use that even a novice operator can be confident the saw is performing at maximum efficiency.
Cold Forming: Waste Not, Want Not!
Mark Jennings of Dawson Shanahan argues the case for precision cold forming as a key method of reducing waste metals in manufacturing and engineering.
What’s New: Abrasive Grinding Tools
The latest innovations and advances in abrasive technology promise to increase your productivity not only in grinding, but in finishing and other multipurpose applications as well.
Rollblocks for Stamping Presses Fit Variety of Needs
These new die lifters from Carr Lane Roemheld are engineered to provide easy, safe movement of dies on stamping presses.
V Grooving Architectural Panels
As architectural construction expands into new markets, new technology Hydrapower promises to increase panel precision and quality, reduce costs, speed up delivery and improve the profitability of job shops competing for the work.
Disk Lasers: Calculating Their Application in Modern 2D Laser Cutting
Stefan Fickenscher of TRUMPF explains how this efficient technology uses comprehensive, compelling and unique energy management to save on resources and make money for fabricators on a full range of laser cutting applications.
The Politics of Manufacturing
Unemployment is not going to improve in our country unless we have political leaders who actually address our overall decline in manufacturing. With a presidential election right around the corner, Mike Riley shares some thoughts to consider from Washington insiders about the relationship between our government and American manufacturing, and a tax proposal that could potentially boost U.S. manufacturing.
TRUMPF Photonics Celebrates 10th Anniversary
During this event, the fabrication equipment machine tool builder displays a state-of-the-art plant that produces high power diode laser pump sources, optical coatings, component assembly for CO2 and solid-state lasers and beam delivery systems, and high power solid-state RF generators.
40X The Grinding Performance
Efficient mini-drag machines from Rosler Metal Finishing USA provide superior finishes and precise, repeatable processes ideally suited for a wide range of components from propellers and golf-clubs to artificial joints and dental implants.
Finishing and Deburring Hard Materials
New tools from Brush Research Manufacturing are designed primarily for deburring, edge blending and surface finishing in hard materials like carbide, ceramic and aerospace steel alloys and can easily be integrated into automated machinery, CNC machining centers, transfer lines and robotic cells.
