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Scotchman Celebrates 45 Years of Hydraulic Ironworkers
For the past 45 years, this manufacturer has been building a product that revolutionized the metal fabrication industry. The product? The Hydraulic Ironworker.
Staying Competitive: Wisconsin Governor Emphasizes Tax Credits
Newly recalled Governor Walker emphasizes the significance of state administered tax credits, which provide incentives for businesses to invest in equipment and training initiatives, during tour of D&S Manufacturing.
Finite Element Analysis in Roll Forming Applications
James Ede of Roll Forming Corporation presents a brief overview of the roll forming process and then describes how FEA can positively affect roll-forming manufacturing applications by reducing development and testing time, which will enhance productivity and profitability for manufacturers and their clients alike.
The Ins and Outs of Punching Technology
Punch machines now do much more than simply punch holes. Today it’s all about completing multiple processes on the same machine, such as making up to one inch high flanges, tapping holes, forming, extruding, ribbing, offsetting, removing burrs from parts and more.
LVD Celebrates 60 Years Of Sheet Metal Process Innovations
This manufacturer of punching, laser cutting and forming/bending machinery now maintains production units, sales and customer service operations in more than 45 countries.
Bystronic Celebrates Grand Opening of New North American Headquarters
The strategic advantages derived from the new location will enable this machine tool builder to better serve its North American markets.
A Perforation Primer: Fundamental Considerations of Metal Punching
Here is an outline of the various functions of perforated metals, the impact of punching on a metal’s properties and the difficulties of punching for a non-expert.
Factors to Consider When Selecting an Ironworker
As versatile as the ironworker is, it is still possible to purchase the wrong machine – or at least not the best one – for your application. Here are some reasons why careful examination of these factors will prevent that from happening.
Fast Prototyping Innovation into Emerging Markets
3-Dimensional Services used unconventional single part and low volume production technology to bring a game changing lighting system to market that also aids the environment.
American Punch Creates Mobile App to Calculate Tonnage for Punching Steel
The app makes calculations based on user input of punch shape, dimension, and thickness of material being punched. The results of recommended tonnage are then presented for a variety of materials.
Not Your Father’s Punching Machine
Do punching machines still have a place in the sheet metal industry? The answer that Mike Kroll of Trumpf provides may surprise you.
The Long and Winding Road
Mike Riley reports how the recent DoD agreement between Lockheed Martin and Sciaty points to EBDM as a promising new technology that could potentially change the world of machining high-value parts.
