tube bending
What’s Changed in Steel Tube Bending and Why It Matters
Explore how steel tube bending evolved, from manual methods to CNC systems, and why material choice was just as crucial...
Explore how steel tube bending evolved, from manual methods to CNC systems, and why material choice was just as crucial...
Explore how modern alloys like AMPCO® aluminum bronze improved the tube bending process by reducing defects, cutting...
Identify and prevent common tube bending problems like wrinkling, crimping, and slippage with a smart setup, better...
Learn the tube bending basics, from bend radius and tooling to the best materials like AMPCO® aluminum bronze alloys...
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Discover how wear-resistant alloys improve durability in steel manufacturing, reduce downtime, extend equipment life,...
Material choice is crucial in heavy industries. Discover how advanced alloys enhance equipment performance, extend...
Discover how optimizing the steel mill process can reduce downtime, boost production, and improve efficiency across...
Explore how a steel mill works, from raw materials to finished products, and learn what processes and challenges have...
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Discover how AMPCO® alloys enhance thermal management and durability to prevent injection molding defects, ensuring...
Learn how high-performance copper alloys reduce injection molding cycle times, improve efficiency, enhance part...
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Uncover how injection molding materials evolved from the early beginnings, over key breakthroughs, all the way to...
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At AMPCO METAL, we recognize the importance of sustainability in industrial practices and are dedicated to advancing...
We discuss the best materials for tube bending tools, their sustainability benefit, and the critical considerations...
Tube bending is critical in industries like automotive and aerospace, but challenges such as wrinkling, collapse, and...
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High copper alloys have proven to be a great choice for spot and seam welding due to their electrical and thermal...
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AMPCO METAL has developed a technology that makes Aluminum Bronze even more wear-resistant to better support companies...
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The aerospace industry relies on high-performance alloys such as aluminum bronze to meet the highest safety...
Wear is one of the main reasons when it comes to downtimes in production. Copper alloys with their great wear...
Whenever a plastic part has undercuts, the use of an injection molding slider is necessary. Herefore, a material with...
Warpage is the most common error pattern when it comes to injection molding. But there are ways to prevent it.
Copper-based alloys such as aluminum bronze are the premium solution for injection molding as they combine good...
Did you know that copper-based alloys are key in speeding up the cycle times, thus significantly improving productivity?
Forming and welding rolls have a crucial function in tube bending. AMPCO METAL has developed special copper alloys to...
Tubes are often subject to precise guidelines and thus are used in structural applications. But how is a tube actually...
When it comes to deep drawing tools, experienced manufacturers chose aluminum bronze. Read why AMPCO® 25 is the perfect...
Deep drawing is a widely used metal forming process. Learn how it works, what typical challenges are, and what you need...
Corrosion has always been a troublesome companion of steel. In our blogpost you get to know how to increase the...
There are two different types of steel: hot rolled steel as well as cold-rolled steel. But how do these types differ...
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Wear parts are crucial for the operation of a plant – and especially in such a challenging environment as a steel mill....
Steel can be found everywhere. But what does it actually take to produce steel? And what role does aluminum bronze play...
The equipment in steel production is subject to a high level of stress. Aluminum bronze flourishes under these...
In tube bending, there are some typical error patterns that can easily be remedied. Learn how to avoid common tube...
Depending on the material in use and the required finishing precision, different techniques can be used to bend tubes:...
Do you know the difference between a pipe and a tube? Our blogpost explains all you need to know about tube bending.
Get to know why copper-based alloys are superior to conventional tool steel in injection molding and can save you up to...
Copper is known for its great conductivity. But what is thermal conductivity and why is it important for certain...
Wear can cause a lot of trouble and is responsible for massive downtimes with heavy economic consequences. Get to know...
Read more on tilt casting, a filling technique where both the crucible and the gating system are slowly rotated to...
There are multiple processes to increase the strength of copper. Read about a method that increases strength and keeps...
Ductility and strength are two key properties of copper. In order to get the most out of the two properties, the...
Continuous casting is a cost-efficient metallurgic process that allows the production of metal sections with great...
Read on how to significantly reduce weld spatters and therefore decrease cleanup time as well as increase productivity.
There are several different resistance welding methodes , all with their own unique advantages and areas of...
Resistance seam welding is perfectly suitable to produce high quality weld seams in no time. Read which materials to...
Resistance spot welding is one of various pressure welding processes. Read about the process of spot welding, its...
Machined parts can be produced from a wide variety of raw materials. This blogposts explains, what you need to consider...
Rejects are unfortunately part of production and cannot be completely eliminated. Thus, in this blog post you will...
There is hardly anything that is not standardised in some form or another. But what are the benefits of standards in...
In this blog post you will learn what it takes to draw an error-free technical drawing in order to reduce machining...
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Corrosion resistance, wear resistance and other - copper has some outstanding properties. But did you know of the...
Copper alloys offer unique material properties such as corrosion-resistance, among others. Learn what you need to know...
When welding copper alloys, you have to choose the right welding process. This can be a challenging task. In this...
GMAW and GTAW are two different welding processes that are used when welding copper alloys. In this blog post you will...
As successful casting processes are mainly based on a proper casting process design, this blogpost discusses the design...
The process of sand casting consists of many individual steps. This blogpost sheds a light on the last part: the...
The choice of the right casting tooling system can be a difficult task. A number of things must be taken into account....
The importance of good engineering not only lies in the application of technological know-how but also in the quality...
Hardly in their final form, they already get destroyed. Molds for sand casting live a short life. Yet they play a...
Centrifugal casting is a process that delivers components of high material soundness. It is a proven technology for...
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AMPCO METAL copper makes products more energy efficient, but the most important property of copper is its ability to be...
Aluminium Bronze alloys are already pretty wear-resistant. But there exists a special technology, which increases this...
As different as the causes of wear are, as diverse are its types. In this blog post you will learn everything you need...
Acidic environments place high demands on the materials. Aluminum bronze is an excellent corrosion-resistant metal to...
The high concentration of salt in the ocean speed up the process of corrosion. Therefore the corrosion-resistant...
Certain environments speed up the process of corrosion, which leads to more maintenance work and therefore to higher...
Corrosion is a natural phenomenon, which causes immense financial damage. The choice of the right material in corrosive...
If you use tools made of aluminium bronze in the metal forming process, you will improve your production on many...
Manufacturers should not just pick any kind of material for deep drawing tools. Our post explains what material is best...
Aluminum Bronze helps manufacturers optimize their production and outgrow their competition.
Aluminium bronze is a great preparation and production cost reducer especially in the metal forming industry. Check out...
If you produce plastics that are going to be in contact with food, you can be required to get food certificates. Food...
To achieve higher productivity in plastics production, there is a high potential concerning injection molds and the...
There is a number of different copper alloys for industry use. Try our new selection wizard especially for plastic...
When it comes to injection molding in the plastic industry, copper alloy is the ideal material due to its...