ABSTRACT

Reflecting hands-on experience of materials, equipment, tooling and processes used in the industry, this work provides up-to-date information on flat-rolled sheet metal products. It addresses the processing and forming of light-to-medium-gauge flat-rolled sheet metal, illustrating the versatility and myriad uses of this material.

part I|2 pages

Mechanical Metallurgy

part II|2 pages

Coil Processing Equipment

chapter 2|24 pages

futermediate- and Heavy-Gauge Slitting

chapter 4|28 pages

Slitting Knives and Setups

chapter 5|20 pages

Cut-to-Length Lines

chapter 6|16 pages

Multiblanking Lines

chapter 7|34 pages

Flatteners, Levelers, and Tension Leveling

chapter 8|18 pages

Nesting Programs for Slit Coils and Sheets

chapter 9|8 pages

Shear Knives

part III|2 pages

Stamping Systems

chapter 10|18 pages

Coil Feeding Equipment

chapter 13|20 pages

Hydraulic Presses and Their Applications

chapter 14|16 pages

Mechanical Press Repair and Maintenance

chapter 15|14 pages

Bending Prepainted Metals

chapter 16|14 pages

Quick Die Change

chapter 17|24 pages

Electronic Sensors for Die Protection

chapter 18|10 pages

In-Die Force Monitoring

chapter 19|20 pages

Fineblanking Presses

chapter 20|12 pages

Slide Forming Systems

chapter 21|10 pages

Metal Spinning Systems

part IV|2 pages

Rollforming

chapter 23|10 pages

Wide-Panel Rollformers

chapter 24|22 pages

Profile Rollformers

chapter 25|24 pages

Rollforming Dies

part V|2 pages

Nontraditional Cutting and Forming

part VI|2 pages

Traditional Bending and Shearing Systems

chapter 28|24 pages

Squaring Shears

chapter 29|6 pages

Sheet Feeders/Stackers

chapter 30|8 pages

Press Brakes

chapter 31|8 pages

Fabricating Layout for Bending and Forming

chapter 32|16 pages

Press Brake Gauging

part VII|2 pages

Machine Vibration Control

part VIII|2 pages

ISO 9000

chapter 34|14 pages

ISO 9000 for Sheet Metal Fabricators

part IX|2 pages

Safety

chapter 35|14 pages

Safety Programs for the Fabricating Shop