SHOP SEES THE LIGHT AND DOUBLES TOOL LIFE

摘要

Times Square Lighting (www.ts-light.com) punches up to 1,000 stainless and galvanized steel components per hour for use in its line of architectural and theatrical light fixtures. The problem is that these hard materials can have an abrasive effect on ordinary punch-press tooling, causing premature dulling that leads to burrs and flawed edges on punched components. In addition, the shop must remove tools from the press for sharpening. That means that neither the machine nor the operator is working when tools are being sharpened.