Read more about the article How The Manufacturing Industry Can Manage Challenges Brought On By Trade Tariffs
Phoenix Group looking on how manufacturing industry can manage challenges brought on by trade tariffs

How The Manufacturing Industry Can Manage Challenges Brought On By Trade Tariffs

HOW THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY CAN MANAGE CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY TRADE TARIFFS WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS FOR DEALING WITH TRADE TARIFFS?  If you work in the manufacturing industry, then you…

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Read more about the article Tool And Die Spend Is On A 2 Year Decline. What Does That Mean For Your Company?
Phoenix Group has improved safety, quality, and manufacturing productivity and process efficiency through its team of hands-on experts

Tool And Die Spend Is On A 2 Year Decline. What Does That Mean For Your Company?

In 2020, the automotive tooling spend is almost one-third below the total from 2019. What does this mean? For starters, one of the main reasons behind this decline is the…

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Read more about the article Process Control
Phoenix Group process control use of finer grades of abrasives and more frequent die surface polishing it become necessary practices in a successful Preventative Maintenance plan

Process Control

For nearly 30 years The Phoenix Group has been the Conscience professing that to get consistent part quality and problem free set and run die exchanges, standardization and control of…

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Read more about the article Formability Analysis
Phoenix Group expert analyzing sheet metal stamping key parts of the formability system

Formability Analysis

Analyzing a sheet metal stamping for nearness to failure is one of the Key parts of the formability system. The measured strain (Major and Minor), and the amount of thickness…

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Read more about the article Local Formability
Phoenix Group local formability key indicators helped to determine changes in trim breakage and good trim steel

Local Formability

In the past, Die makers would review the trim or cut edge for signs of increased work hardening during the cutting processes. They would examine the sheet metal for burr…

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Read more about the article Line Segments And Die Design Basics
Phoenix Group line segments and die design basics vertical press motion is transformed, by the die geometry, into horizontal and angular forces within a sheet metal blank, creating stresses within that blank

Line Segments And Die Design Basics

The value added by a stamping operation, is to create distortions with a Sheet metal component commonly referred to as “Part Shape”. The vertical press motion is transformed, by the…

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