Metal Forming & Fabricating
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Job Opportunities Linked to Robotics?
Dow Chemical has embraced robotics and automation in manufacturing new solar panel roof shingles, and the company now employs people who lost their jobs when the automotive sector downsized.
New Stamping Technology Reduces Die-Roll
This new stamping technology from EBway reduces and possibly eliminates the die-roll around holes that is caused from the piercing punch deforming the material.
Additive Manufacturing: The Future of Medical Devices?
A glimpse into the fast-approaching future of mass-customized medical devices was seen recently in the advanced plastic and metal laser sintering systems from EOS that offer mass customization of patient-matched designs, an approach that promises to transform medical products.
Hydroformed Structures are Lighter and Stronger
Automobile designers have discovered that hydroformed structures are a lighter and stronger alternative to traditional stamped and welded assemblies.
FABTECH 2011: TUBE & PIPE
FABTECH 2011 exhibited the latest tube bending, ring rolling, tube fabrication and tube end forming technologies, from simple single bends right through to complex welded tubular assemblies. Now our Show-in-Print brings some of those tube and pipe fabrication systems to you!
FABTECH 2011: METALFORMING
FABTECH 2011 exhibited bending, roll forming, spinning, deep drawing, stretch forming and other sheet metal forming and assembly technologies that are used to bend, stretch and assemble materials into a variety of complex shapes. Now our Show-in-Print brings some of those metal forming systems to you!
FABTECH 2011: FORMING & FABRICATING (Part One)
FABTECH 2011 exhibited many production technologies and techniques for OEM manufacturers and contract job shops that add value to sheet metal, coil, plate, tube or pipe stock by shaping, bending, forming, punching, welding, cutting, fabricating, assembling, or other processes. Now our Show-in-Print brings some of that forming and fabricating equipment to you!
FABTECH 2011: Forming & Fabricating (Part Two)
FABTECH 2011 exhibited many production technologies and techniques for OEM manufacturers and contract job shops that add value to sheet metal, coil, plate, tube or pipe stock by shaping, bending, forming, punching, welding, cutting, fabricating, assembling, or other processes. Now our Show-in-Print brings some more of that forming and fabricating equipment to you!
INNOVATIVE PLASMA CUTTING MACHINE FOR FLUE PIPES
An all-in-one real-time machine controller from Baldor Electric manages five motion axes and I/O to simplify the development of this advanced new plasma tube cutter from Techserv Cutting Systems.
GOING FOR GREEN LIGHT: REDUCING LASER SETUP TIMES TO KEEP THE BEAM ON
Green light time is the way to make money operating a machine tool, and it never hurts to go back and review some basic principles for improving productivity in a laser fabricating process. With an eye toward keeping that light on longer, Tom Bailey of Trumpf looks at a few simple strategies that can pay off.
Industry Watch: Business
Recent activities and events going on in the business of fabricating and metalworking.
Industry Watch: People
People making recent headlines in the business of fabricating and metalworking.
