{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mate Precision Technologies","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mate.com\/cs\/","author_name":"Devin Sundquist","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mate.com\/cs\/author\/mate-dsundquist\/","title":"Three Things You Need to Know to Prolong Punch Life","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GC6FFOvrLa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mate.com\/cs\/news\/three-things-need-know-prolong-punch-life\/\">Three Things You Need to Know to Prolong Punch Life<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mate.com\/cs\/news\/three-things-need-know-prolong-punch-life\/embed\/#?secret=GC6FFOvrLa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8222;Three Things You Need to Know to Prolong Punch Life&#8220; &#8212; Mate Precision Technologies\" data-secret=\"GC6FFOvrLa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.mate.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"To increase the life of punching tools, fabricators must understand the reasons why tools wear prematurely. While there are many, for this article we will focus on three. Die Clearance The number-one reason why tools wear prematurely? Improper die clearance, whether too tight or too loose. This fact requires that machine operators understand the physics [&hellip;]"}