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New to Hot Stamping?
Mike Austin of Diversified Tooling Group writes about Hot Stamping in the latest issue of the Stamping Journal, He highlights the many ways that hot forming is so much more complex than conventional cold stamping. Just one: Problems from friction … Continue reading →
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Mazda Uses 1300 MPa (190 ksi) Cold Stamped Steel
The 2019 Mazda 3 uses 1300 MPa (190,000 psi) steel for the front pillar and roof rail inners; the hinge pillar, roof rail, and side sill inner reinforcements, and the No. 2 crossmember. This cold-stampable steel was jointly developed by … Continue reading →
SpaceX Starship/BFR Rocket Materials
SpaceX will use 3XX stainless steel for their Starship and Super Heavy rocket booster due to better performance compared with carbon fiber over the spectrum of operating temperatures and conditions encountered. @ElonMusk shows he has more than just a passing … Continue reading →
Servo Press Technology Articles at Metalforming Magazine
Servo press selection and usage articles are curated into a Top 10 list at Metal Forming Magazine. These articles will take you through the justification process by highlighting their benefits and what these presses offer above and beyond flywheel-driven presses. … Continue reading →
4M and EQS: 4Q 2018 Sheet Metal Industry News
4M and EQS publish a newsletter covering Sheet Metal Industry news. Info from 4Q2018 and how to sign up for future issues is given here. Continue reading →
Industry 4.0: Sensors Come to Sheet Metal Forming
Ohio State University article about Industry 4.0 the use of sensors in stamping: https://www.thefabricator.com/article/stamping/r-d-update-industry-4-0-and-the-use-of-sensors-in-sheet-metal-forming If you don’t think you can justify sensors, my recommendation is to track coil-by-coil performance [bad AND good] to see effect of metal props. You might … Continue reading →
Aluminum and Steel Battle for Supremacy in Automotive Applications
There are benefits and challenges associated with each metal, and automakers need to consider strength, stiffness, manufacturing, weight, and cost – and many more characteristics. Steelmakers and aluminum producers are eager to help: 2 tons of sheetmetal are purchased for … Continue reading →
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Lubrication Technology for Metalformers, a conference from Metalforming Magazine in Feb 2019
Lubrication Technology for Metalformers, a February 2019 seminar from Metalforming Magazine, will help you learn how to select the right lubricant for your specific project based on material type, thickness, and forming challenges. The talks I’m most interested in hearing … Continue reading →
Tesla Stamping and Assembly of Model 3
Tesla Stamping and Assembly of Model 3 Continue reading →
Schuler and Porsche Form JV for Auto Body Parts
Schuler and Porsche form a 50/50 joint venture to use IoT Industry 4.0 networked equipment capable of machine learning to create the “Smart Press Shop.” Continue reading →
Is it cheaper to flood the tools or use an engineered lubricant designed for advanced metals?
The High Price of Cost Savings: Lubes Continue reading →
Finding Solutions for Wear -Tooling By Design in the September 2018 Issue of MetalForming Magazine
Pete Ulintz gives examples how to deal with wear during forming of stainless and aluminum in the latest issue of Metalforming Magazine Continue reading →
“Quality is in the eye of the customer for most in the metal fabricating world”
What works for a 250-person metal forming company that primarily serves the automotive industry likely will not work for the 25-person job shop with 70 customers in 15 industry segments. Continue reading →
Coil Fed Laser Blanking coming to SET Chicago
Blanking Without Dies at SET Enterprises using coil-fed strip using Schuler’s Dynamic Flow Technology Continue reading →
Stamping Higher-Strength Steels Seminar – Sept 12/13 in Nashville
Join me, PMA, IRMCO, and Coe Press to learn what makes higher strength steels different and learn some strategies to process them effectively. Continue reading →
FMEA Failure Modes & Effects Analysis in Sheet Metal Forming
Dimensional variability. Random splits. Surface waves. Any of these can cause big production headaches. Scrambling to fix the problems can lead to a host of other issues. See my article on FMEA Failure Modes & Effects Analysis in the January … Continue reading →
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