Metal Forming & Fabricating

Rich content features expanding line of Ercolina CNC and NC mandrel tube, pipe and profile bending and metalworking machinery.

West Bengal mill expected to begin production in the middle of 2012 and will have a capacity of 1 million tons per year.

Robot performs sheet metal fabrication, metal stamping, countersinking, metal forming, louvers, notching, holes, counterboring, stand offs, slitting, stiffening ribs and tapping holes.

With real-time Ethernet architecture and advanced software to extend the versatility of all-electric bending, new technology from Unison makes complex tube bending a Breeze.

When finishing decorative parts, it is no secret that high part rejection rates caused by unacceptable end-product finishes resulting from porosity can cut deeply into profits. Peter T. Gebhard of IMPCO shows how filling porosity prior to finishing dramatically reduces reject rates so that better finishes equal better bottom lines.

The art of finishing takes years of experience to perfect. John Harding of DME Company shares some basic principles and techniques of grinding, hand stoning and diamond polishing that will provide a good start.

Last month, Rick Bohan of Chagrin River Consulting talked about the importance of lean metrics and described a process for developing them. Now he explains how to use those metrics so that they serve three larger purposes.

Acme Metal Spinning fabricates large components, such as stainless steel and aluminum tank heads, holding tanks, vessels, and cylindrical parts in small to medium quantities.

With some revealing insights into lean measurement, Rick Bohan of Chagrin River Consulting explains why the process of selecting and choosing metrics is more important than the actual metrics you choose.

We look at how Belgian auto part supplier Penne is using Schuler servo press technology to produce components for its next generation of windshield wipers.