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MetalForming
May 2019 | Volume 53 — Number 5
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Cover Story
Sim. Software Shines for Transfer-Die Designer
The ability to see the entire transfer system in motion, and plug in press settings and transfer curves, yields output improvements to 20 percent.
Features
Selecting
Sensors
An industry expert shares some do’s and don’ts when it comes to sensors.
Commentaries
4 Editorial
Andon? There’s an App for That
Brad Kuvin
14 Tooling by Design
Four-Slide Tooling
Peter Ulintz
40 The Science of Forming
Introduction to Strain Analysis: Generating the Thinning Limit Curve from the Forming Limit Curve
Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D.
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . ......... ... 6 Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Spotlight on PMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Fabrication
20 News & Technology
22 Automating Flow via Robots
With more than 3000 system installs throughout North America, robotic integrator Acieta knows a thing or two about automating the movement of materials and fabricated parts. Here they pass along examples of how automation has helped manufacturers streamline operations.
26 Waterjets: Much Needed Flexibility for Aftermarket Work
Abrasive waterjet cutting shines on job-shop production of complex parts where traditional cutting processes and tools would erode profitability.
30 Metalformers and Fabricators Pay Attention: Use Data to Drive Daily Decisions
37 The Greening of Resistance Welding
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