Innovated Machine & Tool Co. Inc., a sheet metal fabricator based in Newport News, Va., has announced plans for a ...

Small cylindrical parts are often formed through deep drawing — a process by which a punch forms the finished piece from a ...

Maintaining an even temperature along the bend line is critical. Inconsistent heating results in varying material properties, ...

In the H2GO research project, 19 Fraunhofer Institutes throughout Germany are focussing on fuel cell production. In ...

Sheet metal has been shaped with hand tools for many centuries. All the suits of shining armor knights wore in Medieval times ...

Glass suction cups are more than just tools – they're the key to safe, efficient, and high-quality glass handling. At ...

Examine an old iron engine block and you’ll see a thin surface layer of rust but little penetration into the metal. Unfortunately ... Completely untreated raw sheet steel can rust through ...

T he stink of garbage followed me around Forest Hill, but it wasn’t garbage day. I thought I was smelling the trash that ...

For vibration excitation, active tool parts such as the punch and die, plus the blank holder that keeps the sheet metal in the desired position during forming, are all viable. The researchers chose ...

The Fraunhofer IWU, in collaboration with InfraTec GmbH, is researching the advantages of thermography in the context of press hardening. Press hardening combines the benefits of heat treatment and ...