| DeKalb, IL, August 2003
- LMC has announced the expansion of its operations for
the straighten and cut of solids, shapes and tubing. In
2001, LMC opened it first APM Process Center, a division
of LMC, for the purpose of supporting companies in the
production of precision blanks from virtually any tensile
material utilizing exclusively the LMC patented line of
Adiabatic (extreme velocity impact) Press Systems for
the straighten and cut of wire from .040" (1mm) through
1.00" (25mm). LMC offers customers the ability to reducing
process costs with improved blank quality.
The APM Process Center now expands to its own building
in DeKalb,IL utilizing 15,000 square feet. Capabilities
include the operations of multiple units of the four
standard press systems that will cut solid round or
shape coil or bar stock and tubing using the LMC patented
fixed/floating mandrel system from virtually any metal
in its cold state.
Blank quality is consistent and high quality. The ends
are virtually burr free, smooth, minimum pull down,
and without crack formations or work hardening. Unique
to the operation is that all the LMC press systems are
considered environmental friendly and utilizes minimum
electrical consumption. The presses clean to operate
with no recyclables.
The LMC press systems utilize an extreme velocity ram
that impacts the tooling, and in less than a millisecond
creates an adiabatic effect (extreme heat without transfer)
in the metal at the point of separation. Ram speeds
accelerate up to 100 meters per second. Process cost
savings is realized because of the improved product
quality, material savings, lower energy costs, lower
labor input, extreme tooling die life and high cycle
production rates. LMC is considered the world's foremost
authority in Adiabatic Manufacturing Technology. Introduced
in the 1980's, LMC's process technology has extended
to net shape forming, blanking and powder compaction.
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