“On The Level” with Tooling Downtime, Productivity Challenges...TD Coating
Drive Strong Metalstamping Success -
Metalforming Magazine, April 2006
When new tooling technologies are used on older stamping equipment, this “fresh breath of life” can make this older equipment work better. This was the case for two sister companies: The Rockford Company and Custom Metal Products (Rockford, IL).
Thermal
Diffusion Process Boosts Die Life by 75% While Cutting Scrap and
Increasing Productivity -
Steve Chamberlain, Business Development Manager, TD Center,
April 2004
As
a precision stamper, Okay Industries likes to take on the tough
jobs, the ones other companies don't want. However, there are
several penalties associated with these jobs: high maintenance
cost of reworking dies because of high wear or galling; excessive
press downtime, resulting in lower production rates and higher
manufacturing costs; and even the inability to manufacture specific
unique parts.
"Proper
Tool Coating Cut Lube Needs for Beam Industries" -
MetalForming
Magazine, January 2004
Faced
with excessive lube use and slowed production of drawn parts,
this manufacturer turned to tool coating. The result: smooth
workflow and drastically reduced lube usage.
"Fisher
Corporation Boosts Die Life by Ten Times by Using Thermal Diffusion
Process" -
Steve Chamberlain, Business Development Manager, TD Center,
November 2003
Increasing
die life from 10,000 hits to 100,000 using a thermal diffusion
coating process has helped Fisher Corp. (Troy, MI) dramatically
boost stamped part productivity and up time.
"TD
Tool Coating Process Extends Die Life Rework By More than Six
Fold for Athletic Locker Manufacturer,
List
Industries"
- Modern
Application News, July 2003
With
serious problems from excess metal build up on its dies, List
Industries Inc. had to find a way to extend die life and fast.
What they eventually found was a way to boost die life to levels
never imagined.
"Mirror
Finish Helps Dies Release Sticky Parts" -
MetalForming
Magazine, July 2001
During progressive
stamping, if a part sticks and the carrier strip continues to
lift, things turn ugly. The carrier bends and buckles, and won't
feed. The result is mishits, double hits, torn screws, busted
dowels, broken forms and wiped-out trim stations.
"Surface
Treatment More Than Doubles Stamping Die Life"
- Modern Applications News, December 1996
John Deere
Horicon Works in Horicon, WI produces sheet metal stampings
for lawn and garden products, using hot- and cold rolled steel
to manufacture a variety of parts. In an attempt to solve problems
with galling in severe applications the company had several
form dies, broach punches and blank dies treated with Thermal
Diffusion.
"Roll
Forming Tooling Rolls On" - Modern Metals Magazine, July 1995
A thermal
diffusion process is being used by roll formers to improve tooling
life and reduce corrosion and wear. Jeff
Wheeler, roll forming supervisor for Superior Metal Products,
Lima, Ohio, said that his company has employed this process
on tooling that roll forms stainless steel, cold rolled and
galvanized steel.
"Thermal
Diffusion Cuts Stamping Costs"
-
MetalFax
Magazine, July 1995
Kauffman
Products, Carmel, IN, a 27-yr-old company that is registered
to ISO 9002 quality standards, cut tooling expenditures and
lubrication use by 50% with the TD Center Thermal Diffusion
Process (TD).
"Tackling
Tough Jobs with Progressive Dies" -
MetalForming
Magazine, November 1993
Size alone
doesn't determine a company's ability to be successful. What
counts is a willingness to respond to challenges and take on
tough jobs-even those that some say can't be done.
"Surface
Treatment Ups Die Life and Part Quality" -
Tooling
& Production, November 1993
Producing
heavy-gage steel parts with tight radii, sharp corners, and
other demanding features is a challenge for stampers. The heavy
stamping forces needed for part forming can create enormous
friction, resulting in die wear, galling, and inability to hold
part tolerances.
"Case
Studies in Practical Application of the TD Process"
-
Tube & Pipe Technology, September/October 1991
Arvin
brought the TD process to the US industrial market. For the
first six months, TD Center treated only parts for its own plants.
Later, TD received its commercial license from Toyota and
actively marketed TD services to other companies throughout
1989.
