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Modern welding goes back nearly 100 years, but despite the many advances in welding technology, weld quality is still dependent on the thoroughness of weld preparation. Making welds that are robust enough to stand up to the rigors of many modern demands requires extreme accuracy and solid consistency in the weld preparation steps.
For many pipe-replacement jobs, sweating is the way to go, especially if the job is big. However, for many small and medium-sized jobs, the prep work and setup time can be nearly eliminated by switching to press fittings applied with a hand-held pressing tool.
RIDGID® has introduced the Quick-Acting Pipe Welding Clamp, designed for fast setup and alignment of pipe. The welding clamp comes in two sizes for pipe from 2 to 6 in. and 4-1/2 to 12 in. Both sizes feature quick-release buttons and integrated handles for fast adjustment and simplified switching...
Some precision sheet metal operations are pursuing a one-stop-shop strategy that includes tube fabrication. Any new venture involves risks, but with the right approach to tube, a fabricator can reap the rewards.
BLM Group, Novi, Mich., has appointed three new regional sales managers to support the company’s high-precision laser tube and flat sheet cutting and tube bending business in the U.S. and Canada. Misgana Mulat will serve Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and British Columbia....
Coherent|Rofin offers the Profile Welding System tube and profile laser welding system. It is equipped with an integrated process sensor for welding with gap detection and tracking. The weld sensor, in conjunction with the integrated controller, simultaneously corrects the welding position...
More than 71,500 people from 134 countries visited wire 2018 - International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube 2018 – International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, held recently in Düsseldorf, Germany. This number is up from 69,500 in 2016, says organizer Messe Düsseldorf. The 1,241 companies from...
Revolution Machine Tools has introduced the Pipe Spool Master 80. With the machine, users can program J, U, and V bevels, including C-dimension and radiused bevels and optional threading, in minutes rather than hours, the company states. The CNC machine can process complex pipe bevels on material...
Team Industries, a pipe and vessel fabricator in Kaukauna, Wis., has announced the retirement of Mike Mincks, vice president of sales and supply chain management, on his 25th anniversary with the company. Before joining the firm as estimating manager, he worked for Connex Pipe Systems Inc. in...
HGG’S new SPC 1200 RB pipe cutting and 3-D profiling machine combines the logistics of an automated roller bed for moving pipes in and out, while incorporating a floating chuck for pipe cutting accuracy, precision, and repeatability, the company reports. > The machine accommodates pipe from 3 to...
Laser tube cutting machines do more than cut a dazzling variety of features and combine processes. They also eliminate material handlings and storage of semifinished parts, making a shop run more efficiently. However, this isn’t the end of it. Maximizing return on investment means carefully analyzing the shop’s operations, reviewing all the available machine features and options, and specifying a machine accordingly.
After two lifelong friends joined forces and opened a custom auto shop, they learned what every other hot rodder learns: designing and making sheet metal assemblies is really straightforward compared to designing and making a good set of headers. Eventually they discovered header modeling system that makes designing tubular assemblies a cinch.
XL Specialized Trailers, Manchester, Iowa, sought a way to reduce the weight of one of its products, a bottom-dump trailer. It substituted conventional steel frame components for HSLA components made by Bulls Moose Tube, cutting the trailer frame’s weight by 20 percent. That’s pretty sweet.
U.K.-based Unison Ltd. has delivered an all-electric tube bender to Sharpe Products, a tube and pipe fabricator in New Berlin, Wis. This is the seventh Unison machine that Sharpe has acquired. The Breeze 3-in., CNC, multistack, 3-axis bending machine handles tubes up to 3 in. dia. It holds several...
BLM Group USA will host its biennial open house, INTUBE, at its new, 75,000-sq.-ft. facility in Novi, Mich., May 8-17. During this event the company will showcase equipment for laser tube and flat sheet cutting, tube and wire bending, end forming, end machining, and cold sawing. The theme of the...
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
The Tube and Pipe Association focuses on the unique needs of tube and pipe producing and fabricating professionals.
Follow the link below to find a TPA member supplier near you.