Southern Exposure—FABTECH 2022, November 8-10 in Atlanta, GA

View this email online. Technologies | News | Articles | Infocenter | Newsletters | Events | About Us | Suppliers | Advertise October 12, 2022 Southern Exposure—FABTECH 2022, November 8-10 in Atlanta, GA Find a one-stop shop for meeting with worldclass suppliers; seeing the latest industry products and technology developments; and finding tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing challenges. Sponsored Compressors for Metal Fabrication & Manufacturing Increase uptime and lower costs. KAESER delivers solutions that meet the flow, pressure, and air quality specifications that ensure your fabrication and machining operations run smoothly year after year—eliminating downtime, scrap and wasted energy costs. Tight on space? Weatherproof skids and enclosed systems are available. Take a Closer Look Manufacturing Technology Orders Reverse Downward Trend New orders of manufacturing technology in August rose 16.3 percent from July 2022, but registered 14.5 percent below those from August 2021, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology. Orders through August are up 5.3 percent year over year. Sponsored Insource Your Hot Forming Operations From safety guidelines and facility requirements to press and tooling design, there are many factors to consider when starting an in-house hot forming operation. Overcome the barriers of entry into the hot forming market and start winning new contracts quickly. Download the Beginner’s Guide to Hot Forming Titanium today! Hurry—Last Week to Nominate Women of Excellence in Metal Forming and Fabricating MetalForming magazine, in conjunction with the Women in Manufacturing Association, is seeking nominations for its 7th Annual Women of Excellence in Metal Forming and Fabricating Awards, to run as a special section in the December 2022 issue. The section will feature and honor those selected as a means to recognize and promote the importance of women in the metal forming and fabricating industries. The nomination deadline is October 14. Sponsored Die Sets and Plates—Made Easy with Superior! Simplify your die set and plate projects with Superior Die Set Corporation. SDSC has your complete process control, from inventory availability to massive capability offerings. Quote your next project today: messages@superiordieset.com Visit our website Penn United Unveils Renovated Facility and New Electroplating Line Penn United Technologies, Inc. welcomed dignitaries, customers and others, including MetalForming magazine, to its National Manufacturing Day event on Friday, October 7, that featured a grand opening and open recruiting event for the company’s Advanced Materials Processing Facility in Sarver, PA. The 50,000-sq.-ft. facility houses a new Technic electroplating line. The line continues evolution of the company’s core competency, as in 1982 Penn United, based on the needs of several of its customers and partners, installed its first electroplating lines. Sponsored T. J. Snow is a Master Distributor of TECNA® TECNA® offers a vast range of spot and projection welding machines and manufactures a line of resistance welding products including Portable Spot Welding Guns and Spring Tool Balancers. Free Webinar Focuses on Smart-Manufacturing Strategies to Drive Profit Join Ben Stewart, vice president of product strategy for Plex Systems, on October 18 from 2 to 3 p.m. EDT, for Driving Profit Through Operational Rigor and Data Visualization, a free webinar powered by MetalForming magazine. Stewart will share how to execute a smart-manufacturing strategy to optimize data, resources and processes for the best profitable outcome. Register now. Sponsored Machining Without Coolant Replace messy mist systems and improve dry machining with clean, cold air! EXAIR’s Cold Gun Aircoolant System improves tolerances, tool life and production rates by cooling with 20°F air. The Cold Gun is ideal for tool sharpening, drill and cutter grinding, milling, band sawing, more METALFORM EDU the Backbone for NASG Apprenticeship Program In 2021, following the pandemic shutdown, many seasoned press operators at NASG Tennessee 2, the corporate headquarters of North American Stamping Group in Portland, TN, did not return. Thus, NASG set about creating a press-operator apprenticeship program. Key to this program: PMA’s METALFORM EDU online training. Sponsored Simple Stock Lubrication Stock lubrication is a messy job. But lubrication isn’t free, which means every drop that puddles on the floor is wasted money. Not only will you save on fluid costs, but tooling and maintenance when you extend your die’s life. Unist makes stock lubrication easy with our Low Volume Spray solutions. Small and unintrusive, our LV solutions are easy to adjust, mount and control. Multiple nozzles can be combined for maximum coverage. Unlike other airless nozzles, Unist’s Low Volume Spray solutions have a proprietary anti-drip design, preventing pooling and unwanted drips between lubricant sprays. Save on fluid costs, and experience a cleaner work environment when you switch to Unist’s Low Volume Spray solutions. Live in November: Hot Stamping Conference and Plant Tour in MI Mark your calendar as MetalForming and the Precision Metalforming Association deliver the 4th annual Hot Stamping Experience and Tech Tour, November 29-30, 2022, in Novi, MI. This event provides a unique opportunity to dive deeply into the ever-expanding world of hot stamping, highlighted by a tour of the GNS North America hot stamping facility in Canton Township, MI. Sponsored SEYI Releases the SDM1 Servo Press SEYI’s SDM1 series is the newest technology in heavy stamping that incorporates servo technology. With the ability to form AHSS and thick steel plates, the SDM1 gives manufacturers the ability to participate in niche opportunities that other stamping presses cannot compete in. Hot Off the Press Direct Tooling Concepts to Add Ready Bender Rotary Forming Tool PMA Educational Foundation Awards Grants to 17 Metal Forming Companies AMUG 2023 Conference Registration Opens Alro Steel Acquires Access Metals New thyssenkrupp Materials Service Center Coming to San Luis Potosi From the October Issue of MetalForming Machining Excellence Benefits Stamping-Die Performance Recent investments in CNC machining capabilities, including adding a new, giant double-column three-cutting-head Okuma machining center, allow Walker Tool & Die to provide metal stampers with optimum die-surface quality, predictable performance in the press and improved part tolerances. Tooling By Design: Firefighting Hampering successful die-maintenance programs is the fact that most supervisors earn promotion to their roles due to their strong technical aptitude and extensive experience—the exact skill set required to fight fires! But this differs greatly from the skill set required to identify and resolve systemic problems.” New Products Abrasive Process Solutions Program Entry-Level Automated Laser Welding Machine Tooling Solutions Upcoming Issues November Servo Technology Pressroom Automation Robotics/Cobots Arc Welding Technology and Enewsletter Focus: Robotics/Automation December Mechanical Presses Women of Excellence Awards Preview: Metal Stamping technology Conference CNC Punching and tooling Material Handling Technology and Enewsletter Focus: Software January/February 2023 Annual Industry Outlook Servo Technology Laser Cutting Resistance Welding Technology and Enewsletter Focus: Software for Manufacturing

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