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View this email online. Technologies | News | Articles | Infocenter | Newsletters | Events | About Us | Suppliers | Advertise December 28, 2023 Technology Focus: Software MetalForming brings you the December installment of our monthly Technology Focus newsletter, this month highlighting Software. CNC Punch Programming Efficiency Quick, intuitive and smart automated functionality in programming software recently implemented at this 120-yr.-old sheet metal fabricator keeps the material moving through its lineup of CNC punching machines, lasers and press brakes. Sponsored Eliminate 10 Things From Your Day to Elevate Your Manufacturing Your climb to excellence starts now. Compete with the best and elevate your manufacturing when you cut these bad habits. Download the 10 Things Great Manufacturers Won't Do whitepaper and take the steps you need to beat your competitors. SHOW ME THE WHITEPAPER >> Heading into the New Year, Metal Formers Continue to Expect Economic Activity to Stabilize Metal forming companies expressed increased confidence that business conditions will continue to stabilize in the first quarter of 2024, according to the December 2023 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report. More than half (57 percent) of surveyed companies expect no change in general economic activity in the next three months (compared to 49 percent in November), while 13 percent anticipate an increase in activity, up from 9 percent last month. Sponsored Last Chance to Obtain Your Free Sample of SAF-T-VANISH! Don't miss your final opportunity to experience SAF-T-VANISH for FREE! Our hazard-free evaporative fluid line, powered by "Green-Fluid" technology, is VOC and HAP-free. It excels in performance, offering exceptional tool life, superior cooling, cleaning, and corrosion protection, ensuring a safe and efficient workspace for all. Benefits of On-Demand Manufacturing Software …to manufacturers include cost effectiveness, speedier time to market, and greater customization and flexibility, according to 3YourMind, a provider of such software. MetalForming LIVE: Recruit, Retain, Train New to the MetalForming LIVE virtual-event lineup for 2024 is a session on workforce development. This event, slated for January 16, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET, will feature a panel discussion presenting ideas for recruiting, upskilling and retaining workers. Panelists include workforce-development leaders from PMA, and three executives from metal forming companies. ERP Upgrade Nets Improved Delivery, Lower Costs for Resistance-Welding Supplier ERP software has made Tuffaloy Products' entire business more metrics-driven and transparent, resulting in employees feeling more connected to the company's mission. Creating the Hummer EV SUV At Great Designs in Steel 2023, we learned about GM's record-setting development cycle, and the design, material and manufacturing challenges required to put this vehicle on the road. Sponsored PMA Membership Position your company as an industry leader when you utilize PMA resources—ITR Econ Trends reports, trade publications, One Voice and FABTECH trade shows. A PMA membership will provide your company and all of its employees with a range of valuable industry resources that are designed to help you become more connected, more informed, more efficient, more competitive and ultimately more profitable. Two Industry Titans Set to Keynote Metal Stamping Technology Conference PMA has announced that Laurie Harbour, president and CEO of Harbour Results, and J.B. Chronister, senior director of business development at Cleveland-Cliffs, will be the keynote speakers at the 2024 Metal Stamping Technology Conference, January 23-24, 2024, in Nashville, TN. LISTEN: A Discussion on AI for Metal Formers     …via PMA's and MetalForming magazine's Destiny of Manufacturing podcast, where host Dean Peters explores the topic with Scott Prince, president and CEO of Tower Metalworking Fluids. Hot Off the Press Delta Motion Launches Updated Website EV Sales Leading to a Decoupling of Economic Growth from Oil Demand Watch: Wico Metal Products' Twin 2000-Ton Aida Servo Presses in Action Manufacturing Technology Orders on the Rise from Western U.S. Manufacturers From the December Issue of MetalForming Smooth Moves via Laser Cutting Automation Automation pays off for a variety of processes at this Michigan metal former and fabricator, especially for sheet load/unload of its stable of laser cutting machines. Inspirational Forces Over the course of history, omen have been instrumental in shaping the landscape of U.S. manufacturing.  New Products One-Click Cost Calculation for Sheet Metal-Fabricating Processes ECI Software Solutions Debuts Scalable ERP Platform for Batch and Process Manufacturers Upcoming Issues January/February Industry Outlook Servo Technology Lubrication Laser Cutting Press Brake Bending/Tooling Technology and Enewsletter Focus: Software for Manufacturing Special All-Automotive Issue (February) Automotive/Electric Vehicle Stamping and Fabricating PREVIEW: Great Designs in Steel Technology and Enewsletter Focus: Stamping Presses March Pressroom Automation Press Controls/Sensing PMA Chair Article Additive for Metal Forming and Fabricating PREVIEW: RAPID + TCT Robotics/Cobotics Technology and Enewsletter Focus: Shop-Floor Robotics/Automation Subscribe to this enewsletter MetalForming magazine is the official publication of Precision Metalforming Association. 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