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RAS Systems LLC
Folders, Shears, CNC Folders, Bending, Automation, Software
RAS Systems, LLC is the American partner of the German manufacturer RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH. RAS Systems, located in Peachtree City, Georgia, sells to and supports North America with a wide range of folding machines and shears from RAS. RAS builds cutting-edge folding machines that include standalone, semi-automated and fully-automated systems. The benefits realized with a folding machine include extremely fast setup, more accurate parts, faster production time and far easier manipulation of medium to large parts. From small architectural fabrication to job shops to OEM manufacturers, RAS Systems has the support staff to meet any customer need.
Recent Content on The Fabricator for RAS Systems LLC
- From The Fabricator
How metal folding contrasts with press brake bending
- By Bill Kennedy
- Oct 15, 2021
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Your metal fab shop already has a press brake. So why would you need or want a folding machine? Examine the differences in how they bend metal, gauge, set up, and handle sheet. You may conclude that a folding machine would be useful in your plant.
- From The Fabricator
Metal folding’s place in the forming department
- By Bill Kennedy
- May 19, 2020
- Bending and Forming
- Article
If a fabrication shop is looking to boost its metal forming throughput, a folder machine can help.
- From The Fabricator
RAS Systems appoints COO, sales engineer
- May 20, 2019
- Bending and Forming
- News Release
RAS Systems LLC, Peachtree City, Ga., a provider of metal folding and cutting machinery, has named Arron Kochanowicz as COO and Tim White as sales engineer. Kochanowicz’s previous experience includes seven years of management in the HVAC service industry and sales experience with a Tier 1 OEM...
- From The Fabricator
Sheet metal folding evolves
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 31, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Article
A decades-old technology from Europe, metal folding wasn’t common in the U.S. until several decades ago. Since then the architectural metal and roofing market has embraced the technology. In recent years, so have industrial and precision metal fabricators.
- From The Fabricator
Panel benders, folding machines, and other alternatives for bending big sheet metal workpieces
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 31, 2018
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Have operators who strain their backs lifting large panels during the press brake forming cycle? It doesn’t have to be that way.
- From The Fabricator
How the sheet metal fabrication bend evolved
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 27, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The sheet metal fabrication bend presents difficulties for manufacturers. Learn how today's sheet metal bending tools are making new levels of bending productivity possible.
- From The Fabricator
Having the right information at the right time
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 29, 2014
- Shop Management
- Article
Advanced Metal Components has endured tragedy and evolved into a major employer in rural Swainsboro, Ga. Part of it comes from having the right technology, but most of the company’s evolution has involved a perception change about inventory management.
- From The Fabricator
The science of bending perforated sheet and tread plate
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 1, 2011
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Tread plate and perforated sheet present significant bending challenges. To help matters, fabricators may need to look beyond typical air bending with a punch and V die. Though bending alternatives vary, they have one commonality: They clamp down to ensure the workpiece stays where it should.
- From The Fabricator
The Wisconsin Family Robinson
- By Dan Davis
- May 28, 2010
- Shop Management
- Article
Anyone that works for Robinson Metal Inc. learns the business from the ground up. This approach has served it well as the De Pere, Wis., company has grown to become one of the largest fabricating job shops in the U.S.
- From The Fabricator
Thinking outside the press brake
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 5, 2009
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Automating bending with a press brake tied to a robot isn't the only option. Panel benders and folding technologies have evolved to handle more parts and various lot sizes.
- From The Fabricator
Bending up and down, no flipping required
- By Rick Wester
- Jul 15, 2008
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Folding advancements allow a single beam to fold in both positive, negative directions.
- From The Fabricator
Bending cell features automatic robot programming
- Feb 7, 2006
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
The new bending cell from RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH features software integration that automatically programs the robot when a user programs a part on the machine. After the robot has lifted the blank, it is fed directly into the machine. Optical sensors measure the position of the part and...
- From The Fabricator
Know when to fold 'em
- By Rick Wester
- Nov 9, 2004
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Folding machines aren't the fastest machines for bending sheet metal, but for low- to medium-volume production, they can provide an efficient bending process. Because the equipment operator does not support the weight of the material during the bending cycle, folding machines are well suited to large, bulky parts. Also, part quality is not dependent on an operator's skill.
- From The Fabricator
Folding technology opens doors for stainless steel appliance fabricator
- By Kate Bachman
- Mar 13, 2003
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The H.L. Lyons Co., Louisville, Ky., began 40 years ago as an X-ray equipment company in the basement of Keith and Livingston Lyons parents' house. It later became a general metal fabricating business.
- Contact Information
RAS Systems LLC
1135 Dividend Court
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Phone: 770-487-7300
Fax: 770-487-1007
- Sales Contact
Dale Kroskey
Vice President of Sales
Email: dkroskey@ras-systems.net
Sales: 770-487-7300 x209
Contact RAS Systems LLC
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