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ARTICLE INDEX (Newest to Oldest)

1. signatureACE® Featured in Press Automation Controls Article

2. PC-Based System with Signature Analysis/Process Control

3. Heavy Duty Quality

4. Sensors and Signatures Guide Press Control

5. Improve Press Control with a Controls Strategy

6. Methods and Applications of In-Die Dimensional Measurement

7. Signature Analysis in Four Slide Machines

8. Partnership of Tonnage Monitoring and Die Protection

9. Process controls are all but non-existent in the metalforming industry

10. Intelligent Presses

11. Process Control in Tooling "Living Tools"

PAPERS INDEX

1. Signature-Based Process Control - Theory, Benefits, and Actual Applications

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2. Implementing High Technology - Key Principles Relating to Successful Adoption of New Technologies

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	Controls Addition Simply Successful! Metalforming, October 2004 Article highlights decision criteria at Stripmatic where all press controls were standardized on the signatureACE® because of it's simplicity and long term return on investment potential. View Article Get PDF file version  BACK TO INDEX
	Process Control in Tooling "Living Tools" Quality, May 19, 2003 Article highlights the ability for in-die sensing to be used to make tools "living" so that they automatically adjust to process variation. View Article Get PDF file version  BACK TO INDEX
	Press Automation Controls Metalforming, September 2004 Article highlights what's new in press automation controls.  ST remains the only company to feature a product using a PC-based platform facilitating ease of integration into plant-wide IT systems for real-time data collection relating to production. View Article  BACK TO INDEX

 

	PIP PC-Based System with Signature Analysis/Process Control Metalforming, November 2003 PIP provides a complete press control solution integrated with process control features not found in other products and hosted on a Windows platform.  The later provides unsurpassed ability to integrate controls with other software products and sensors for one single platform for automation. View Article BACK TO INDEX
	Modular Press Controls to Automate and Interface Metalforming, November 2002 Today's press controls, through quick-fit modules, handle any number of automation accessories and interface seamlessly with plant-wide networks.  Signature Technologies makes key photo placement and sets the stage for What's New.  View Article BACK TO INDEX
	Sensors and Signatures Guide Press Control Part 1 Metalforming, May 2001 Attendees of a seminar titled Sensors & Control Systems for Metalforming learned techniques for cost-effectively controlling the stamping process. View Article BACK TO INDEX Part 2 Metalforming, May 2001 Attendees of a seminar titled Sensors & Control Systems for Metalforming learned techniques for cost-effectively controlling the stamping process. View Article BACK TO INDEX

Heavy Duty Quality - Appliance manufacturing makes a total commitment - Dobbins (O'Brien)

Quality in Manufacturing, November/December 2000
Maintaining the highest possible quality level within the appliance manufacturing industry requires a total commitment. It begins with a corporate philosophy and requires dedicated process control procedures throughout the material acquisition, manufacturing, and assembly phases of production
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Improve Press Control with a Controls Strategy - Koelsch (O'Brien)

Methods and Applications of In-Die Dimensional Measurement Part I - Carabbio Metalforming, December 1998 PartBACK TO INDEX Part 2 - Carabbio Part one of this series appeared in the December 1998 issue of MetalForming. It dealt with parameters involved in obtaining in-process measurements and explored the various methods currently used to acquire reliable data. Part two focuses on the types of devices used to effect the various data acquisition methods. View Article BACK TO INDEX Part 3 - Carabbio Articles in this series have dealt with the growing necessity of making dimensional measurements while the work-piece is in the midst of the forming process. An extension of making these measurements is the use of dimensional information to reject any work-piece that is outside of established tolerances. In more advanced applications, these data can be used to adjust the tooling to bring the work-piece within acceptable tolerances. View Article BACK TO INDEX

Intelligent Presses - O'Brien

Signature Analysis in Four Slide Machines - Lozelle

The Partnership of Tonnage Monitoring and Die Protection - Dobbins (O'Brien)

Process controls are all but non-existent in the metalforming industry - O'Brien