Metal Forming & Fabricating
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UNPRECEDENTED REDUCTIONS IN CLEANING CYCLE TIMES
This Wheelabrator blast wheel significantly increases the wear life of blades and reduces cycle times by 20 to 50 percent for increased productivity.
DESCALING SYSTEM REMOVES MILL AND HEAT TREAT SCALE FROM COIL WIRE
This Wheelabrator system removes surface contaminants from wire in coil form for fastener and spring manufacturers, steel companies and wire suppliers that must maximize their cleaning needs.
TRENDS IN INDUSTRIAL PARTS CLEANING
From necessary evil to added value factor, it is difficult to think of another process in the manufacturing chain that has seen such a meteoric rise as industrial parts cleaning. And the cleaning results demanded by all sectors of industry…
THICKNESS TOLERANCES CLARIFIED IN REVISION TO ASTM STEEL SHEET STANDARDS
ASTM International approves revisions to two standards that dramatically clarify the thickness tolerances for both uncoated and coated steel sheet products.
DOT PEEN & DIAMOND SCRIBE TYPE MARKING MACHINES, CONTROLLERS AND SOFTWARE
The new I-Mark? line of machines from Columbia Marking Tools includes the Machine bench-top series, the Integrator Dot-Peen and Diamond Scribe series, and the Custom series.
ROLL FORMING EQUIPMENT AND TOOLING
Formtek has launched a new website as a resource for information about roll forming equipment and tooling to product consideration when evaluating the manufacturing process.
HOW SHOT PEENING SYSTEMS REDUCE COSTS FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Shot peening provides considerable increases in part life because the overlapping dimples it creates form a uniform layer of compressive stress at metal surfaces.
TO BOLDLY GO
This unique supplier partnership between Heil and Harco Metal Products enhances production and quality procedures with a bold approach to lean manufacturing.
FOUR PILLARS FOR EFFECTIVE LEAN TRAINING
How does a small metal stamping company carry out the necessary training as part of its lean implementation without raising costs? Rick Bohan of Chagrin River Consulting provides one Ohio metal stamper with some of the answers.
GOING THE DISTANCE
Finding a handheld angle grinder that can take a daily beating and still deliver over the long haul can be a challenge for today?s metal fabrication shops. Contracting Engineering Consultants, Inc. discovers a potential answer in a new angle grinder from Fein Power Tools, Inc..
Unemployment to Stay Above 10% in 2010
The economy continues to bleed jobs, even as GDP rebounds. Professor Peter Morici examines how employment may be a lagging indicator, but job losses should have abated by now even if a lot of new jobs are not being added.
NEW PLASMA CUTTING TECHNOLOGY TAKES CARE OF THE ‘HOLE’ ISSUE
Users of mechanized plasma cutting for plate in the gauge to 1 in thick range can now benefit from a major technological breakthrough. Improved plasma bolt hole cutting can now produce holes that rival drilled holes and plate laser cut holes — at the speed and operating cost of plasma!
