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WEB2 days ago · Paradigm Manufacturing announces expansion. Jun 25, 2024. Shop Management. News Release. Paradigm Manufacturing, a provider of precision sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, and cleanroom assembly, has announced plans to expand its headquarters in Hutto, Texas. From The Fabricator.
Tube bending basics: How to bend tubing and metal pipe - The …
WEBFeb 24, 2014 · Specialty tube bending processes abound, some old and some new. Most tubes, though, are bent one of four ways: ram-type bending, roll bending, compression bending, or rotary draw bendin g. Figure 1. Pipe is specified by its nominal pipe size, while tube is specified by its outside diameter.
Bending aluminum 101: How to bend 6061-T6 aluminum - The …
WEBAug 17, 2018 · Detune the acetylene torch and coat the area to be bent with soot. Turn back the O2 and set your rosebud tip to an ordinary flame. Heat the part uniformly until the black soot goes away. This should anneal the 6061-T6 (or other “T”) into a T-0 material. This makes the aluminum about as bendable as it can get.
K-factors, Y-factors, and press brake bending precision - The …
WEBMar 7, 2018 · Calculating K-factors. The K-factor is defined mathematically as t/Mt, where t is the neutral axis location and Mt is the material thickness. Because of the specific properties of any given metal, there is no easy way to calculate that value perfectly, hence the chart in Figure 2.
A guide to finding the right industrial laser cutting machine
WEBJan 8, 2018 · The fiber laser, which made its debut around 2008, has lower operating costs and delivers higher cutting speeds than the CO 2 laser. Early on the fiber technology could cut at these higher speeds only on thin materials, but with the advent of more powerful lasers, fiber lasers are demonstrating robust cutting speeds even in 0.5-in.-thick material.
Inside the world of tube bending - The Fabricator
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · The inside diameter (ID) is measured across the widest part of the inside opening of the pipe or tube. The outside diameter (OD) is measured across the widest area of a pipe or tube, including the wall. Finally, the nominal wall thickness is measured between the outside and inside surface of a pipe or tube.. Industry standard tolerance is …
Die Science: The process of fineblanking - The Fabricator
WEBJul 11, 2006 · Fineblanking is much like a cold extruding process. The slug (or part) is pushed or extruded out of the strip while it is held very tightly between the high-pressure holding plates and pads. The tight hold of the high-pressure plates prevents the metal from bulging or plastically deforming during the extrusion process.
Direct Metals hires new inside sales representative - The Fabricator
WEBJanuary 2, 2015. News Release. Metals/Materials. Direct Metals, Kennesaw, Ga., an international steel service center providing perforated metal, bar grating, expanded metal, safety grating, architectural metals, handrail components, and wire mesh products, has hired Ryan Garner as inside sales representative.
A rundown on rolling machines - The Fabricator
WEBOct 4, 2010 · A Closer Look at Machine Styles. Three-roll initial-pinch (see Figure 5) or single initial-pinch plate rolls generally are for light-capacity applications and may be electromechanical or hydraulic. They work by pinching the flat sheet between two vertically opposed rolls while the third, offset roll—or bending roll—moves upward to contact and …
Understanding steelmaking for better forming ... - The Fabricator
WEBJun 30, 2010 · The cold mill reduces the steel thickness by about 70 percent, using work rolls similar to those used in the hot mill, but not at such elevated temperatures. If the final thickness is targeted for 0.030 in., the starting hot band must be 0.100 in. As with hot rolling, width and thickness changes must be gradual.
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