Metal Forming & Fabricating
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LUBRICATION FOR METALFORMING APPLICATIONS
Tower Oil’s TOWER X-69 represents a new approach to metalforming lubrication. TOWER X-69 utilizes a micro-polar wetting agent compounded with multi-phase extreme pressure agents that provides optimum wetting and extreme pressure protection.
FIRE-RESISTANT HYDRAULIC FLUIDS FOR FORGING
Houghton International Inc. fulfills the need for fire-resistant hydraulic fluids with its Cosmolubric® B-230 and Cosmolubric® HF-130 fire-resistant hydraulic fluids. Cosmolubric B-230 is the latest development in Houghton’s complete line of fire-resistant hydraulic fluids for forging.
The World Needs Our Stuff
FABTECH/AWS/Metalform Show Report: Since 95 percent of the world’s population lives outside the U.S., fabricators cannot ignore the opportunities found in the global marketplace. That makes sense. Here is more of the logic behind lifting trade barriers to reduce unemployment rates from Jim Waters of Caterpillar.
PRODUCT LIABILITY: BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID
FABTECH/AWS/Metalform Show Report: Gary Glass of Thompson Hine explains how to reduce your paranoia with ten tips that can help tame the product liability beast.
BRAVE NEW WORLD
Bill Canis of The Manufacturing Institute examines how certain factors are dramatically altering manufacturing supply chains and literally changing your business world.
THREE SILVER LININGS AMID THE MARKET MELTDOWN
Glass Half Full: Is it possible to find even one sliver of good news in today’s global economic crisis? One economist has actually identified three silver linings.
CONTRACT MANUFACTURING FROM CHINA
ZS Industries Co., LTD (ZSI) is a contracted manufacturer conducting manufacturing outsourcing in China for industrial customers from all over the world. Their objective is to increase customers? competitiveness through the successful implementation of their outsourcing strategy.
CONTROL APPLICATIONS FOR C-FRAME MECHANICAL PRESSES
Sangiacomo is a company leader in Europe, and also in the American markets, for the production of eccentric mechanical presses. Thanks to the reliable solutions and always innovative options of its presses, Sangiacomo allows the customer to choose among a wide range of products for the stamping process.
SPIRAL TUBEFORMING AND SPIRAL DUCTING TECHNOLOGIES
ISM has developed spiral tubeforming equipment utilizing state-of-the-art engineered technologies to deliver the best Spiral Tubeformer in the industry. Their foundation is based on delivering machines that are built with quality, performance and dependability to ensure the best possible return on your investment.
PRECISION CARBIDE TOOLS FOR METAL STAMPING AND FORMING
Forsteppe, a tungsten carbide part manufacturer in Hong Kong, China and Asia, offers its precision carbide punches and dies for metal stamping and forming, completed metal stamping tools, and custom stamping metal parts.
NEW TOOLING DESIGN SOFTWARE FOR ROLL FORMING
data M Software GmbH will present new versions of its COPRA® RF – Roll Forming program for designing roll tools, of COPRA® FEA RF – Finite Element Simulation solution for the roll form process, and COPRA® Metal Bender for 3D sheet metal design under AutoCAD or Inventor.
THE FIVE ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT MATTER MOST TO METAL FABRICATORS
Upside Down: Put five economists in a room and you’ll get five opinions – six if one of them is from Harvard. Let’s end the confusion. Here is a way for manufacturers in the metalworking industry to simplify the crazy world of business economics.
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