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Laser Cutting - Page 37
- From The Fabricator
Wisconsin family turns autobody business into metal fabrication shop
- By Gareth Sleger
- Nov 13, 2018
- Article
Matt and Chris Brunner closed their longtime autobody shop to start a small-scale metal fabrication operation in Manitowoc, Wis.
- From The Fabricator
Precision Cut Industries announces $2.4 million expansion in Pennsylvania
- Nov 7, 2018
- News Release
Laser cutting contract manufacturer Precision Cut Industries (PCI) is launching a $2.4 million expansion of its Hanover, Pa., facility, adding more than 3,000 sq. ft. of office space and 25,000 sq. ft. of additional manufacturing space. The project is expected to be completed in 2019. The company...
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF Inc. to open technology center on West Coast
- Nov 7, 2018
- News Release
Fabricating machinery and industrial laser manufacturer TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn., has announced it will open a 20,000-sq.-ft. West Coast Technology Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., in early 2019. The facility will offer operator and programmer training, machine demonstrations, and technology...
- From The Fabricator
Compact fiber laser resonators from nLIGHT deliver power up to 10 kW
- Nov 6, 2018
- Product Release
New from nLIGHT are compact fiber laser sources with output power up to 10 kW. The lasers deliver hardware-based back reflection protection, easy on-site service, and reliable operation in harsh manufacturing environments, the company reports. The fiber lasers are available in compact formats that...
- From The Fabricator
nLIGHT’s Corona CFX-5000 delivers 5 kW
- Nov 5, 2018
- Product Release
nLIGHT® Inc. has introduced the Corona™ CFX-5000, an all-fiber laser with programmable beam characteristics that offer speed with superior thick metal edge quality, the company states. The user can tune the size and shape of the output beam, choosing from small-diameter, top-hat beams or...
- From The Fabricator
Gaining an edge up in fiber laser cutting
- By Hank White
- Oct 29, 2018
- Article
To keep a fiber laser cutting quality, consistent edges, look at the entire process, from programming and nesting to the effects tabs have on hardware and other downstream processes.
- From The Fabricator
Former TRUMPF CEO dies
- Oct 17, 2018
- News Release
TRUMPF has announced that former CEO Professor Berthold Leibinger died Oct. 16, 2018, following a long illness. He would have been 88 on Nov. 26. After studying engineering in Stuttgart and spending two years in the U.S., Leibinger joined TRUMPF in 1961 when the company was still a fledgling...
- From The Fabricator
A new level of flexibility in fiber laser cutting technology
A new fiber laser technology that can adjust beam size inside the fiber can efficiently tackle thin and thick materials and deliver high-quality cut edges while doing so.
- From The Welder
Prima Power Laserdyne appoints regional sales manager
- Oct 12, 2018
- News Release
Prima Power Laserdyne, LLC, Champlin, Minn., a manufacturer of industrial laser systems, has appointed Ray Regan to the position of regional sales manager for the Laserdyne product line in the central U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Regan previously was business development manager for Innovative Laser...
- From The Fabricator
3 gas-generation trends in fiber laser cutting
- By Steve Albrecht
- Oct 10, 2018
- Article
Nitrogen generators, dry air assist systems, and special hybrid systems are making fabricators think hard about how they should be running their fiber laser cutting machines.
- From The Fabricator
TruMatic 1000 fiber from TRUMPF combines punch and laser
- Oct 8, 2018
- Product Release
TRUMPF has developed a compact, automation-friendly punch/laser machine designed to grow with a user’s business. The TruMatic 1000 fiber is a combination punch/laser machine achieved by adding a 3-kW TruDisk solid-state laser and retrofitting the TruPunch 1000 with a laser cutting system, a laser...
- From The Fabricator
HK Laser opens new U.S. headquarters
HK Laser & System’s new facility in Bartlett, Ill., has 25,000 sq. ft. of room for showcasing equipment, storing parts, and providing CAD and equipment training to fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
Bystronic plans new Americas headquarters
Bystronic Inc. breaks ground in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on a new administrative, sales, service, and manufacturing facility, slated to open in the summer of 2019.
- From The Fabricator
Corona fiber laser from nLIGHT features programmable beam quality
- Sep 18, 2018
- Product Release
nLIGHT® Inc. has introduced Corona™, a fiber laser with programmable beam quality that can be used across a variety of materials and processes. According to the company, the laser expands the range of metal thicknesses that job shops can cut with a single machine. The laser incorporates...
- From The Fabricator
Preco partners with HSG Laser on laser sheet metal and tube cutting machines
- Sep 6, 2018
- News Release
Preco Inc., Somerset, Wis., and China-based HSG Laser have announced the formation of a U.S.-focused partnership whereby Preco will demonstrate, sell, install, and service HSG-built industrial laser machines for metal sheet and tube cutting applications. The new offerings include fiber laser...
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