Metal Forming & Fabricating
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THE SHEET METAL BIBLE
This compendium of sheet metal fabrication projects from Wolfgang Publications uses detailed pictures and instructions to outline different techniques on everything from simple shaping operations to multi-piece fenders and motorcycle gas tanks.
FMA ELECTS NEW MEMBERS, OFFICERS
Tom Nederpel was elected board chairman, while several other executives were elected to the board of directors, and still others were appointed to terms as associate directors for this organization that represents the metal forming and fabricating industry.
GRAINGER HONORS VETERANS THROUGH EXPANDED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Tools for Tomorrow scholarship program helps students enrolled in community college industrial skilled trades programs realize their education and career goals.
MANUFACTURING M&A DEALS INCREASE TO $16 BILLION IN 3Q10
Fueled by an increase of mega-deals but due to increased uncertainty, companies are structuring deals in new ways and handling them differently by avoiding large, staged auctions, except in cases that involve a sizable, high-profile asset.
LIGHT, STURDY CARBON FIBER FRAME FOR BODYSHOP FABRICATION
This carbon fiber NAAMS bodyshop frame from Bilsing Automation is stronger and lighter than standard aluminum tooling used to handle components for fabricating sheet steel bodies-in-white, front-end sheet steel and closures, all without compromising quality or performance.
Shop Floor Problem Solving
Rick Bohan of Chagrin River Consulting explains why the goal is not to gather every piece of data that you think might possibly be of interest sometime in the future. The goal is to provide a real time signal to operators and supervisors when problems occur that triggers them to address those problems in real time.
ONE LAST WISH: A SLOW BOIL
Mike Riley explains why our newly-elected Honorables must fight Boiler MACT, an EPA proposal that could devastate America’s manufacturing base and place 800,000 jobs at risk over ridiculous requirements on commercial and industrial boilers.
Torch Height Control for Automated Plasma Cutting Applications
Here’s why accurate control of the torch to work distance during all phases and types of plasma cutting operations can be the key to dramatic improvements in cut quality, consumable life, as well as productivity and throughput of the cutting machine.
MAD ABOUT METAL
San Francisco architects team up with a sheet metal fabricator Airtronics Metal Products to punch, laser and bend their visions into reality.
BOOSTING THE FLEXIBILITY OF PERFORMANCE EXHAUST MANUFACTURING
Problems: Order in bulk, create waste by cutting custom shapes from larger general-purpose components, perform more assembly steps than necessary. Solutions: Unison all-electric tube bender.
D&S Manufacturing Awarded Certification to European Welding Standards
An extensive compliance audit was conducted at the D&S Manufacturing facility by TÜV Rheinland based in Cologne, Germany. The auditor tested welding coordinators regarding their weld process knowledge, thoroughly inspected the shop and evaluated all weld procedures.
ELECTRIC VERTICAL CONVEYOR OVEN FOR STEEL PARTS
The electrically heated No. 961 vertical conveyor oven from Grieve uses 30 KW installed in Incoloy sheathed tubular heating elements for preheating baskets of steel parts.
