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Die Optimization in Metal Forming: Advanced Techniques for Enhanced Production Efficiency

In today’s competitive manufacturing landscape, the pursuit of efficiency and quality is relentless. At the heart of this pursuit lies a critical process: die optimization in metal forming. This blog…

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Webinar Recap: The Importance of Die Maintenance & Process Control in Metal Stamping

Metal stamping is a precise and complex process, especially in industries where formed parts need to meet exacting standards. At a recent Phoenix Group webinar, experts Wilfred Fras, Technical Director…

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THE ROLE OF REFERENCE PANEL SYSTEMS IN PROCESS CONTROL FOR SHEET METAL STAMPING

In stamping, process control is crucial for ensuring product quality and consistency. One of the key tools used for process control a reference panel system. Common Issues in Stamping Process…

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Die Maintenance & Repair: Optimizing Die Maintenance for Enhanced Productivity & Quality 

Your highest priority is making customer shipments daily, which immediately prioritizes press line productivity. Your focus is how to make a press run faster and more frequently. There is nothing…

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Understanding process control & key process variables in stamping

WHAT IS PROCESS CONTROL? Define process control? Everyone knows what process control is, right? Let’s collect some data. A quick spin around the internet reveals the following: WIKIPEDIA DEFINITION OF…

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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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Read more about the article COMMON TREATMENTS & COATINGS TO IMPROVE TOOL LIFE: ION NITRIDING, PVD & CVD DIE COATINGS
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COMMON TREATMENTS & COATINGS TO IMPROVE TOOL LIFE: ION NITRIDING, PVD & CVD DIE COATINGS

Many stamping organizations are shifting away from the standard practice of Chroming their dies for improved life and surface quality. As opposed to surface bonding associated with the Chroming process,…

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