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MetalForming
February 2018 | Volume 52 — Number 2 Cover Story
17 Teaming Hydraulic Presses with
Robots
...can pay big dividends for shops large and small. Read on to see how this combination may boost productivity while promoting employee safety.
Features
20 Gas-Spring Safety
A die-spring malfunction can harm not only production, but life and limb as well. An industry expert weighs in on how to mitigate risks while enhancing spring life.
44 Press Safety Starts with Proper Guarding
...that protects personnel without compromising productivity. Here’s a deep-dive into the fundamentals of light- curtain technology, along with tips for its proper application in the pressroom.
Commentaries
4 Editorial
Tax Cuts, Millennials, and a New Paradigm for Metalformers
Brad Kuvin
15 Tooling by Design
Die-Setting Practices and Safety—Part 2
Peter Ulintz
48 The Science of Forming
Know Your Sheetmetal Terminology—Part I
Daniel J. Schaeffler, Ph.D.
Fabrication
24 News & Technology
27 Nesting Software
Keeps Pace with
Metalformers’ Needs
Upgrades at two European manufacturers improve run times, reduce waste and increase efficiencies.
30 Welding Well
Respecting Resistance Welding
Tom Snow
32 Solid-Wire Welding Advancements Are Enhancing Welding Productivity
...but does a perfect filler wire exist?
36 FABTECH 2017—New Technology Galore
From stamping to cutting to bending to welding, here’s some
of what stood out at FABTECH 2017 in Chicago.
Departments
News Fronts . . . . . . . . . . Tech Update . . . . . . . . . . Additive Manufacturing Safety Update . . . . . . . . Spotlight on PMA . . . . . Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . Ad Index . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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