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2 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin
Industrial Innovations
Booth B11010
With expertise in lubrication management, Industrial innovations offers a variety of automated solutions to improve metal forming operations. As a Fanuc Authorized System Integrator, the company supplies manifolds with end-of-arm tooling completely customized to users’ needs. Automation capabilities include spray lubrication, pick-an-place, part extraction, machine tending, ladling, visual inspection, safety systems and more.
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2 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin
Troqueladora Batesville de México (TBM), a subsidiary of Batesville Tool & Die, Inc., commemorates its 25th anniversary, delivering metal-stamped components for the automotive, appliance and industrial sectors. Located in Parque Industrial Querétaro, TBM’s 158,000-sq.-ft. facility boasts nearly 600 employees.
"Reaching this 25-yr. milestone is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team,” says Jody Fledderman, Batesville Tool & Die CEO.
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2 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Michael Bloss |Brad Kuvin |Lou Kren
Also, recognize that not all production parts can be run unmanned. For 24/7 production, focus on parts that are known to cut well, to allow the automation to do its job. Save the difficult parts for when the machine can be attended. Lastly, consider implementing AMRs to provide productivity gains. For decades manufacturers have implemented automated guided vehicles to improve material-handling efficiency in larger factories.
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3 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin
For the first time in its 32-yr. history, PMA’s annual Automotive Parts Suppliers Conference (APSC) will take place in Nashville, TN, October 28-29, 2025. APSC delivers expert insights, industry forecasts and unmatched networking—all focused on the ever-evolving automotive industry. Check out the full conference details, including the list speakers, detailed agenda and online registration. Register by August 4 to receive special early-bird pricing.
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3 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin |Lou Kren
As manufacturers increasingly look to jump aboard the smart-manufacturing train, take note of a new Deloitte survey stressing that while smart manufacturing can deliver advantages to those who implement it, fabricators must proceed carefully, with foresight and caution.
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3 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin
PMA presents Maximizing the Performance of High-Speed Stamping, a webinar sponsored by Stamtec and Principal, from noon to 3:30 p.m. ET on August 7. The webinar will provide attendees with fundamentals of high-speed press applications, and the construction of a high-speed press along with its relationship to stamping die performance. Also on the agenda: die-specific topics such as stripper-plate design and piloting methods.
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3 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin
MetalForming magazine and PMA are pleased to introduce a dynamic new conference—the Metal Fabrication Strategy Summit—taking place November 18-19, 2025, in Chicago, IL. This interactive event promises to facilitate in-depth discussions through a series of targeted roundtables.
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3 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Kate Bachman |Brad Kuvin
3. What resources can you recommend that you have found helpful as a company leader? We’re an EOS company, and live and die by the book Traction, by Gino Wickman. Another book we’ve adopted as a company is The One Thing, by Gary Keller. That’s taught us to put that first domino first—what is the most important thing that needs to happen right now? Do not get caught up in the long term. It’s given us some good discipline. I like to surround myself with smart people from which to learn.
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3 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Omar Nashashibi |Mike Devereux |Brad Kuvin
Now that future Section 232 tariffs may also include derivatives, countries granted a quota for a specific product could stretch beyond that import to other products. PMA recently filed comments with the U.S. Department of Commerce raising concern over the inclusion of copper derivatives in a potential tariff action that not only would cover the copper itself but also imported nickel, as well as brass, bronze and other copper alloys.
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3 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) announced that Kevin Delaney, global sales director for the Petroleum Group at Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC, Norwalk, CT, has assumed the role of 2025-2026 STLE president. As the society's principal executive officer and chair of its board of directors, Delaney will focus on STLE strategic goals and volunteering.
