The machines of WF Maschinenbau process metal blanks into various workpieces using so-called flow-forming processes. The quality of these workpieces depends largely on the quality of the blanks and ...

The method of obtaining blanks is linked to the flow-forming process. Tapered flow-forming uses cut or sheared blanks from rolled sheet metal. Pre-forming becomes necessary to obtain cones with a very ...

Widely used in the automobile industry for the manufacture of aluminum rims or in aeronautics for the manufacture of large stainless-steel parts, flow-forming is a highly interesting technique for the ...

Nature makes amide bonds—the key linkages that string together amino acids in a polypeptide—like a knitting whiz. The ribosome in Escherichia coli bacteria, for example, can make eight amide bonds in ...

ABSTRACT: A commercially available laser marking system based on diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser was used for creating grid patterns for forming strain analysis of a dual-phase steel. The aim was to ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. -- During a firefight, the last thing a machine gunner wants to do is stop fighting to change barrels, but that's how it has always been done with standard, single steel-barrel ...

Last year, wheel manufacturer Forgeline debuted its new F01 flow formed wheels at the SEMA360 online trade show and shared photos of the lightweight alloy wheels installed on both the C8 Chevy ...