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Contents
1. Basics 2. Laser 3. Punching
4. Bending 5. Miscellaneous  

1. Basics

1.1 Sheet metal through and through
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 1
  • The brilliance of steel
  • Sheet metal as a basic material
  • How sheet metal is made
  • A brilliant future
1.2 Sheet metal - Discover the possibilities
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 2
  • The days of the drawing board are over
  • The sheet metal process chain
  • Before designing begins
  • Making it work
  • Creative in cyberspace
1.3 Programming
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 3
  • No program, no work
  • Working instructions for man and machine
  • The job of a programmer
  • The future of programming
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2. Laser

2.1 Laser cutting
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 4
  • Cutting with light
  • Technologies and techniques
  • Laser beam ans machine: together as one
  • Automate it!
  • The history of the laser has just begun
2.2 Laser processing
CO2 laser
Publication date: 02/2007
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Technical Information
  • Basic concepts of laser technology
  • TRUMPF CO2 laser
  • Forming and guiding the beam
  • Components for focusing
  • Procedure
  • Cutting processing of tubes and profiles
  • Criteria for evaluation of laser cuts
2.3

 Movie "Icons In Light"
Publication date: 09/2006
Publisher:
Berthold Leibinger Stiftung GmbH
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  • Light means rays
  • Light means reflection
  • Light means refraction
  • Light means waves
  • Light means particle and wave
  • Light means seeing
  • Light means tool
  • Light means knowledge
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3. Punching

3.1 Punching, nibbling, and forming
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 5
  • More than meets the eye
  • Ironing out the wrinkles
  • A detailed look at the machine
  • Tools: the sky's the limit!
  • Automated punching at the press of a button
  • Punch press, laser, or both?
  • Punching - a technology with prospects
3.2 Punching
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Technical Information
  • Punching, nibbling, forming
  • Punching machine concepts
  • Quiet punching and nibbling with Softpunch
  • Punching and nibbling without scratches
  • Flatness of sheets during punching and nibbling
  • Appendix
3.3

 Movie "Visions of the Future"
Publication date: 10/2005
Publisher: TRUMPF
View movie 		The film provides an exceptional look into the established process of sheet metal processing.
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4. Bending

4.1 Bending: the third dimension
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 6
  • Machine capabilities
  • What makes bending so complicated
  • Machines, tools, and sensor systems
  • Speed and safety in one
  • Automated bending
  • The future beckons
4.2 Bending Technologie
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Technical Information
  • Press brake TruBend (machine technology)
  • Technology (Application technics)
  • A tool system
  • Selection of tools and specification of press brake
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5. Miscellaneous

5.1 Joining technology
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 7
  • All good things come together
  • Mechanical fastening
  • Thermal fastening
  • From here to eternity
5.2 The control: the brains of a machine
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 8
  • A brief history of control technology
  • In dialog with the machine
  • Making the connection
  • Technological whiz kids
5.3 Organizing sheet metal fabrication
Publication date: 10/2006
Publisher and Editor:
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
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  		Outline of the book "Fascination of Sheet Metal"
Chapter 9
  • Systematic production
  • Master the situation - with the right data
  • Sheet metal fabrication: yesterday, today, tomorrow
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