Category: metal and powder forming.

Superplastic forming

Female forming: 1.      Blank coated with graphite-releasing agent, preheated in separate furnace. Transferred to double-domed hydraulic press, with built-in die heaters in the domes. 2.      Air…

High Energy Rate Forming

High energy rate forming is the forming of sheet metal by a high energy surge, delivered over a very short…

sheet metal forming processes and Equipment

Main Characteristics of Sheetmetal

When you hear the word “sheetmetal,” you likely picture the type of metal used to make heating and AC ducts.…

Sheet Metal Parts and Features

You can create sheet metal parts in one of the following ways: • Sheetmetal Mode—Using a specialized sheet metal environment • Assembly…

Industrial Equipment Defects

Many people in the Chicago area work with heavy machinery or industrial equipment every day. Construction workers, warehouse workers, food…

Process Parameters in Machining

For any machining or metal cutting operation, three relative motions between the workpiece and cutting tool are indispensably necessary for…

Sintering in the Powder

The zones of a continuous mesh belt furnace (Courtesy Cremer Thermoprozessanlagen GmbH) Sintering is a heat treatment applied to a…

What is Force?

When you get to school, you open your locker door and lift your books into your arms. You are late,…

Metal Extrusion Practice For Manufacturing

Metal extrusion practice, in manufacturing industry, must take into consideration a variety of factors, many of which will be specific…

Swaging

Swaging is a process that is used to reduce or increase the diameter of tubes. A swagged piece created by…

Indirect Extrusion

Indirect extrusion is a particular type of metal extrusion process in which the work piece is located in a chamber…