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Educational Program
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
General to Advanced Rollforming Concepts—Compare and contrast roll- forming to other metalforming process- es; learn about the latest advances in rollforming and the integration of punching, notching, welding, folding and robotics into flexible systems.
Wednesday, November 16
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Add-On Applications for Roll- forming—The four basic methods of machine applications are addressed, as is the options for adding value- added operations to a rollforming line, such as inline punching and cutoff.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Laser Joining Overview—An intro- duction to laser welding, covering mate- rials, joint geometries, etc.; use of sen- sors, programming tools and techniques to develop high-quality and flexible robotic laser-welding processes; and use of multiaxis laser-welding systems to
produce multiple spot welds.
Effectively Slitting and Blanking Coils—Best slitting practices; advances in cut-to-length and blanking lines; and precision slitting technology.
Robotic Automation—A practical guide to the use of intelligent robots in manufacturing, including discussion of current trends in vision-enabled robot technology.
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Advancements in Coil and Sheet Leveling Technology—The available types of shape-control equipment for improving flatness and stability of flat- rolled sheet, plate and coils; the impact of part leveling on downstream manu- facturing processes; and what it takes to produce laser-compliant sheets.
Advanced Laser Technology and Applications—What’s new in high- power disk lasers; an introduction to laser cladding with powder and hot- wire technology; and advances in laser- based strip splicing.
Thursday, November 17
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Part and Surface Cleaning Tech- nologies—Hear about the environ- mentally safe alternative dry-ice clean- ing method.
Automated Deburring—Compare and contrast the different types of deburring machines and abrasives, with tips on improving performance.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Press Brake Troubleshooting— Trends in press-brake automation, machine utilization and hybrid alter- natives; and how to select the appro- priate tooling system (American, Euro- pean and New Standard).
Stamping Track at a Glance
Monday, November 14
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Error-Proof Metalforming—Use of
Brains.
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