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A good way bend and a bad way bend – Sheet metal forming

September 3, 2010
By wisetool

We used to receive many RFQ (Request Of Quotation) from our customers asking for price offer. If you study the prints carefully, you may see some sheet metal components were designed in the bed way bend. The bend radii are stated as sharp or only a small radius is allowed. When we spotted this...
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Battery price war intensify

August 27, 2010
By wisetool
Battery price war intensify

The two major rechargeable batteries makers, Panasonic and Samsung may deepen price cut this year due to over produced of Lithium-ion battery. The Lithium-ion batteries may tumble 19% in 2010; this will be the bigger drop in price in the recent five years. The...
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Link Excel table to AutoCAD

August 20, 2010
By wisetool
Link Excel table to AutoCAD

To import an Excel spreadsheet in the AutoCAD platform is much more easier after the 2007 version, the excel table imported into AutoCAD maintains a link in between the original spreadsheet, so that as you update the Excel spreadsheet, the AutoCAD table updates as...
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Forming tool for food container cap

August 13, 2010
By wisetool
Forming tool for food container cap

We have recently received a new project from one of our customers. We were to re-engineer their existing 2 cavities stamping tool, which is similar to a compound tool. It is designed...
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Some of the Blackberry users wanted to shift

August 11, 2010
By wisetool
Some of the Blackberry users wanted to shift

After some Middle East countries include Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain raising alarm that the high-level encryption technology used by BlackBerry poses national security threat as local security...
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using disc springs in stamping tool

August 6, 2010
By wisetool
using disc springs in stamping tool

Ever thought of using disc spring washers as compression springs in tool and die making? A disc spring is best use in situations whereby the tooling requires higher spring...
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slug retention in metal stamping

July 30, 2010
By wisetool
slug retention in metal stamping

Slug pulling is a headache problem in metal stamping industry. Poor tool design or poor tooling set up technique can cause slug pulling. Slug pulling is usually caused by...
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extrusion in sheet metal working

July 24, 2010
By wisetool
extrusion in sheet metal working

Extruded holes are usually used to produce tapped or threaded holes. Occasionally, the interior extruded diameter can use for bearing surface and the exterior diameter is used for locating...
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Coming the world largest solar power plant Shams 1

July 15, 2010
By wisetool
Coming the world largest solar power plant Shams 1

Shams 1, the largest solar power plant in the world will be constructing in Middle East starting Q3 2010. The joint venture project between Masdar and Abengoa Solar will...
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