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PMA Shines Spotlight on
Metal Stamping, Tool-and-Die Advancements
Nashville plays host to the 2018 Metal Stamping and Tool & Die Conference, Jan. 30-31. The event is presented by the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), along with MetalForming magazine. More than 150 attendees and sponsors will be at this third-annual event, which will feature keynote presentations, edu- cational breakout sessions and net- working opportunities for die design- ers, engineers, tool and die makers, supervisors, technicians, and toolroom, maintenance, and operations man- agers. The dual-track educational pro- gram offers sessions on stamping and tool and die topics, including wrap-up roundtable discussions during which attendees will have opportunities to engage the experts.
The sessions are described below.
For more information and to register, visit www.pma.org/mstd-conference.
Innovative Solutions in
Die and Forming Technologies
The presentation will address effi- cient die technology for hot stamping. The hot-stamping market is growing annually, and so, too, is its importance within the tooling business. As a result,
many strategies for hot-stamping dies have been developed, each having dif- ferent effects on efficiency, wear and costs. This presentation will discuss design factors, materials and forming technologies that can help metalform- ers produce more efficient parts, reduce die wear and shorten die-tryout times.
Paul Thom and Mo Gharbi, Schuler Inc.
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