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STEEL AND FUEL ECONOMY
When Old Becomes New: How steel has responded to automotive challenges in the past and how it will address today’s fuel economy challenge.
FOUR WAYS TO REDUCE ABRASIVE CONSUMPTION
Abrasive costs have recently skyrocketed and pose a huge problem for many companies in the industry. It’s imperative to reduce your abrasive consumption. These tips will help you do that.
FOUR FACTORS WILL CONTINUE THE EXPORT SECTOR SURGE
Will the current U.S. export boom continue even as the weak U.S. dollar recovers? An economist for the manufacturing industry predicts this surge will endure.
GOING GREEN: COATED COILS
Slit, Stamp, Succeed? A conversion to coated metal coil can be a major step to a more environmentally-friendly manufacturing operation. That’s only one reason why prepainted steel and aluminum metal processors are seeing a steady increase in the number of coated coils arriving on their docks.
GO WITH THE FLOW
For Those Really Big Jobs: Manufacturer showcases in-house logistics as part of a new demand-flow production line.
DUAL OPERATOR IRONWORKER
Scotchman® Industries offers the Dual Operator 135-Ton Hydraulic Ironworker. This dual operator machine has a hydraulic system designed with two pumps to ensure both operations have full hydraulic pressure and speed, complete with two valves, two stroke controls and two remote foot pedals.
MULTI-RAM TANK HEAD FORMING PRESS
Beckwood Press Company offers its hydraulic tank head forming press with a multi-ram design. Beckwood?s Tank Head Forming Press can be customized for a wide range of specifications, including tonnage, bed size, speed and stroke.
TWENTY PERCENT FASTER ANGLE ROLL
The CE40MR3 angle roll from Ercolina can bend a wide range of tube, pipe and profiles to a CLR as small as 4X diameter of the work piece.
PRESS BRAKE ENHANCEMENTS INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
Trumpf enhanced its TruBend Series 5000 precision press brakes further to improve productivity and efficiency in bending. These enhancements include a new visual setup and positioning aid and the new Mobile Control.
TOOLING FOR ALL MAJOR IRONWORKER BRANDS
Piranha offers their Ironworker Tooling MegaBook in conjunction with their website: www.ironworkertooling.com. Genuine Piranha tooling is available for all makes and models of ironworkers.
“SMART” STATE-OF-THE-ART FORMING
Cincinnati Incorporated offers its Maxform hydraulic press, which combines state-of-the-art forming speeds and part processing productivity with “smart” controls that speed and simplify programming, setup and part-handling.
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