Deformation processes transform solid materials from one shape into another. The initial shape is usually simple (e.g., a billet or sheet blank) and is plastically deformed between tools, or dies, to ...

Traditional sheet metal forming practices required lots of physical force and effort to ensure that a sheet conformed to the shape that an engineer, or designer, desired. This work translated into the ...

Short cycle times and automated methods are key to meeting the high production rates being sought for the next generation of narrowbody commercial aircraft, advanced air mobility (AAM), unmanned ...

“Conform” components are parts that are manufactured in conformance with specific requirements using a multi-stage cold-forming process. Arnold Umformtechnik GmbH is going one step further with the ...

Cold heading or cold forming is a method that has been used for well over 100 years. The technology has come a long way since its origin but, essentially, still involves taking a piece of metal and ...

Six axis robots have been a quintessential tool on the factory floor in applications like material handling and spot welding for decades. But as digital manufacturing technology continues to evolve, ...

John Clemons is a Solution Consultant for Rockwell Automation. He’s been working in the field of Manufacturing Technology for over 30 years. This year, we’re taking a close look at the use of ...

Process manufacturing is a production method in which goods are created by combining supplies, ingredients or raw materials using a predetermined formula or "recipe." The approach is frequently ...

The ability to produce quality products hinges on four key competencies: modeling of process form and precision levels, design tolerancing of parts and products, selecting production processes that ...