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Bending and Forming - Page 2
- From The Fabricator
Wila announces relocation of North American headquarters
- Feb 19, 2024
- News Release
Wila, a producer of clamping, crowning, and tooling systems for press brakes, has announced the relocation of its North American headquarters and the establishment of manufacturing facilities in Louisville, Ky.
- From The Fabricator
The process of building a successful fabrication company culture
When Ludlow Manufacturing began establishing processes to help improve quality and on-time delivery, the foundation was set for a major cultural change and, in turn, improved quality metrics and increased sales. For that, the Waukegan, Ill.-based metal fabrication business has earned The Fabricator's 2024 Industry Award.
- From The Fabricator
Trilogy Machinery hires director of operations
- Feb 5, 2024
- News Release
Belcamp, Md.-based Trilogy Machinery Inc., a distributor of bending rolls and tube punching machines, has appointed Russell Steele as director of operations.
- From The Fabricator
Operating a new heavy-duty press brake
The Fabricator speaks to O’Neal Manufacturing Services to find out what it’s like to have a new 1,100-ton press brake.
- From The Fabricator
Tooling system takes fabricator from setup to bending in 10 seconds
- Jan 26, 2024
- News Release
Bilan Metalworks benefited from using Mate Precision Technologies' American Precision Style press brake tooling with Maglock.
- From The Fabricator
Predicting the radius without test bending on the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Jan 25, 2024
- Blog Post
The 20% rule can estimate the air-formed radius that a press brake operator is likely to achieve, yet it remains imperfect. Data based on empirical evidence—test bends—can help most bending departments in a metal fabrication shop.
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- Jan 24, 2024
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- From The Fabricator
Upgraded plate rolling system boosts fabricator’s output, quality
- Jan 16, 2024
- News Release
MP&C increased output of tank shells and circular metal forming shapes with a new Faccin plate roller.
- From The Fabricator
Infrastructure fabrication focus: Pole forming at scale
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 5, 2024
- Article
Today, massive press brakes—singles, tandems, and tridems—form poles at an unprecedented rate. Advanced process control and automated material handling make it happen for the metal fabrication niche.
- From The Fabricator
Top episodes of The Fabricator Podcast from 2023
The Fabricator Podcast host Dan Davis shares his favorite five episodes from 2023.
- From The Fabricator
The humanity behind precision sheet metal bending
- By Steve Benson
- Dec 23, 2023
- Blog Post
Steve Benson strays from his usual prose to dive into the humanity behind precision sheet metal bending and why Murphy's Law applies.
- From The Fabricator
New technology loads four strips simultaneously into folding machine
- Dec 8, 2023
- Product Release
Cidan Machinery Group has introduced the patented Multi Head Side Loader TD feature for the Thalmann TD Double Folder.
- From The Fabricator
Panel benders process large, complex geometries in high volumes
- Nov 29, 2023
- Product Release
LVD has added panel benders, including high-speed systems, to its line of sheet metal processing equipment.
- From The Fabricator
Bradbury Group CEO earns Executive of the Year
- Nov 21, 2023
- News Release
Bradbury Group, Moundridge, Kan., has announced that its CEO, David Cox, has been named as an Executive of the Year through the Wichita Business Journal.
- From The Fabricator
Dialing in the k-factor for bending sheet metal parts
- By Steve Benson
- Nov 20, 2023
- Blog Post
Dialing in the k-factor matters, but it’s just a piece of a puzzle that incorporates myriad variables, including material consistency, forming methods, and the tooling a forming department uses.
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