Page 4 - Metalforming Magazine April 2022

April 2022 | Volume 56 — Number 4
Cover Story
24 WhatCuttingMethod
Should I Choose?
Flame, plasma, fiber laser and waterjet cutting machines all offer advantages, and each have drawbacks. Consider your requirements and practical needs when deciding on a cutting system. Then, consider the process characteristics discussed here.
Features
14 It’sRainingPressroomTechnology
...at rainwear-products manufacturer Spectra Gutter Systems, where eight new mechanical stamping presses installed in the last 2 yr., complete with new servo coil- feed lines and all delivered turnkey, have transformed the firm’s pressroom into a state-of-the-art production operation.
18 StampingTooling:DieDesign,
Materials, Coatings and Setup
Our assembled experts provide overviews of developments in these critical die-related areas.
32 SustainabilityImprovesESGReporting
Through Better Lubrication Practices
Sustainability, greenhouse gases (GHG), emissions and carbon neutral all are terms making headlines these days. Here’s how they relate to your metal forming business.
36 AutomatethePressroomwithNoUpfrontCost?
“Sign me up for that,” says Jose Figueroa, plant manager at Chicago’s Polar Manufacturing, an OEM of heavy-duty truck hardware. Polar now enjoys the benefits of two cobot-tended operations–a stamping press and a spot-welding machine—both financed by a third party to which it pays an hourly fee. Call it Robotics as a Service.
Online Exclusive
FABTECH Mexico Returns in 2022
Tuesday, May 3, through Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Cintermex, Monterrey, Mexico.
Commentaries
4 Editorial
What is Worldclass Manufacturing? Brad Kuvin
10 Tooling by Design
Die Shut Height—Not Always a Single Setting Peter Ulintz
40 Metal Matters
Brinell, Rockwell and Vickers Hardness Testing: Use and Misuse
Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D. 42 Cutting Edge
To Heat or Not to Heat Eren Billur, Ph.D. 2 MetalForming/April 2022
Departments
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News & Technology
RoboticWeldingCells Raise Capability, Productivity
at Truform
Efficiencies gained in automated fabrication key production gains while allowing the Tennessee manufacturer to expand its automotive and appliance work while adding commercial-product fabrication.
Fabrication