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2 weeks ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Peter Ulintz |Lou Kren
Dayton Progress Europe, a supplier of punch and die components, has taken over European sales and technical support for the IEM, Lempco and Lamina brands from U.S.-based Dayton Lamina. The move provides European customers with direct access to the product lines.
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1 month ago | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Peter Ulintz |Lou Kren
Merriam-Webster defines “nomenclature” as the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline. In essence these are terms that we use to communicate technical ideas or principles to one another, but are we all talking about the same thing? Accepted nomenclature often tends to be regional. For example, a bonnet in the United States may be viewed as a variety of headpieces sometimes worn by women.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Peter Ulintz |Kate Bachman
Superior Components and Manufacturing Services LLC, Oak Creek, WI, announced a new partnership with Wilson Tool Intl. to distribute die-set components. “This partnership is an exciting development for both companies, and being able to work with Wilson Tool will allow us offer our products to the marketplace in a new way,” says Steve Janiszewski, sales and marketing manager at Superior Components.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Peter Ulintz |Kate Bachman
Dividing the 600-ton capacity rating by the 80-in. minimum die length results in 7.5 tons/in. This value serves as a good approximation for determining press capacity for dies in this press that measure less than 80 in. long. The die length in this example: 30 in. Multiplying 30 in. by 7.5 tons/in. equals 225 tons—the maximum load that can be applied to a 30-in.-long die. However, the die in our example requires 285 tons, which exceeds the press capacity.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Kate Bachman |Peter Ulintz
In conducting research to compose the MetalForming Tool & Die ebook (to be distributed this month), I had the pleasure of speaking and corresponding with several tool- and diemakers … and often, their management. In one chapter of the ebook, “Faces of Toolmakers,” we feature actual, standout tool- and diemakers and see them at work. I had the opportunity to read the nominations submitted for that chapter. Clearly, the diemakers are held in high regard for the many contributions they make.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin |Peter Ulintz |Kate Bachman
Soph featured the Magbo MBS electro-permanent magnetic
quick-die-clamping system for stamping presses, suitable for suitable for die
plates, die shoes, quick-die-change plates or parallels of any size with no
modifications, thus delivering savings in engineering time and overall cost.
Needing only a single operator and no tools, MBS in a few
seconds with the press of a
button enables safe die clamping and unclamping.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin |Lou Kren |Peter Ulintz
Paperless Parts introduced Wingman, the company’s secure, artificial-intelligence (AI)-powered automation tool within its quoting platform. Wingman automatically extracts critical details from quote packages (prints, models, emails, etc.)—information from a print that most directly impacts costing and pricing—thus enabling quicker production of accurate quotes.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin |Lou Kren |Peter Ulintz
PMA and MetalForming magazine’s popular Metal Stamping Technology Conference, January 28-29, 2025, in Nashville, TN, provides the knowledge and insights needed to stay ahead in the ever-changing metal forming industry. The 2025 conference includes keynote presentations from Laurie Harbour of Wipfli and John Panozzo with GE Appliances, a Haier company; seven general sessions presented by industry experts; exhibits from leading suppliers; and networking receptions. For complete program details.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Peter Ulintz |Brad Kuvin |Lou Kren
…but manufacturers embracing artificial intelligence (AI) will replace those who don’t. This column’s title and the words above are the tagline of a book that I recently read by Dr. Markus Guerster, Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Manufacturing. The book focuses on understanding AI and the strategic advantage of adopting advanced-manufacturing systems where AI does not replace human expertise, but augments it.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
metalformingmagazine.com | Brad Kuvin |Lou Kren |Peter Ulintz
During a recent conference I heard a speaker wax eloquently about the principles put forth in The Art of War, the Chinese military text attributed to strategist Sun Tzu (translated: Master Sun) sometime during the 5th century BC. The conference speaker deftly applied some of Tzu’s often-quoted premises to manufacturers, notably these pearls:Know your competitor and know yourself: Have a hundred wars to sustain, a hundred times you will be victorious.
