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Focusing on downtime reduction in laser cutting
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April 30, 2013
Figure 1 As metal fabricators take on more low-volume, high-mix work, they have to minimize downtime of laser cutting machines to maintain a high level of productivity. Automated management of laser optics can save hours of downtime over... Read more... -
No holes in modern laser cutting story
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February 1, 2012
Figure 1 Rotary motion technology used in the drive systems of laser cutting machines doesn’t necessarily mean a step down from linear-motion drives. New rotary motor technology is designed to offer similar performance as linear... Read more... -
Engineering firm enters the 3-D world of laser cutting
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October 20, 2011
Figure 1 What began as a simple redesign job for a component on the Expeditionary Fire Support System for the U.S. Marine Corps has become a full-scale fabrication effort to produce several parts for the vehicle. Photo courtesy of U.S.... Read more... -
Nesting software keeps the “lights-out” on
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September 9, 2011
Figure 1 Material movement is the key to “lights-out” manufacturing. This flexible manufacturing system delivers blanks to the laser cutting machine and then removes the laser-cut parts and skeleton when done, allowing the process to... Read more... -
The “hole” picture in laser tube cutting
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May 6, 2011
Figure 1 The tube cutting laser at Ace Metal Crafts has an integrated tapping head, allowing the job shop to cut and tap tubes in one operation. For decades design engineers have embraced the efficiency and elegance of the... Read more... -
Saying 'yes' when others can't
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August 1, 2009
These days a shop manager may look at material handling towers, offloading stations, and other automated setups and think the technology might be good for healthier times, but not today. What good is automation when even manual machines... Read more... -
Getting lean, job shop style
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August 26, 2008
Most managers at Ace have been with the company for years. President Dale Ball joined the firm 21 years ago. CEO Jean Pitzo took the reins of her father's business in 1989. Visit Ace Metal Crafts Co. in Franklin Park, Ill., a stone's... Read more... -
Tube fabricator, machine tool builder automates to accelerate
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June 12, 2007
Stealth Manufacturing Inc. fabricated its own tube unloader for its cutoff line. Instead of relying on special Allen wrenches to adjust the unloader each time a different-sized tube is switched out, the operator just turns the hand cranks for... Read more... -
Turning a machine shop into a fabrication shop
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April 10, 2007
Like most contract manufacturers, Target Laser & Machining Inc. started out as an idea that became a concept that evolved into a plan that eventually developed into a business. It was Gary Reiter's idea, machining was the concept, and... Read more... -
Fabricator finds tubular niche
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November 7, 2006
Although Illinois is known primarily for its fertile fields and agricultural output, it's home to many manufacturing companies too. John Deere incorporated Deere & Co. in Moline. DaimlerChysler manufactures automobiles in Belvidere.... Read more... -
Lasers loom larger in tube, pipe cutting
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October 10, 2006
In today's manufacturing environment, 2-D lasers are the standard for cutting flat sheets and plate. Nearly everyone is familiar with laser technology's capabilities and speed for 2-D part processing. What may not be as well-known,... Read more... -
Laser cutting 3-D preformed parts
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July 11, 2006
In as little as 20 minutes, some of today's offline multiaxis CAD/ CAM software for laser cutters can automatically design and generate NC code for a sheet metal workholding fixture, create NC code for 3-D parts, perform cutting... Read more... -
Boiled over by laser's performance
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August 9, 2005
Kvaerner Power's Mazak SpaceGear SG 510 MK II 3-D laser cutting system with automated load/unload has taken over the metal cutting chores that used to be the domain of two manual shears. When television cameras show up at a metal... Read more... -
Construction Junction
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March 8, 2005
Two six-axis robot arms perform full-penetration gas metal arc welds on structural steel. Millions of construction companies strive every day to cut production time while maintaining, or even improving, quality. Robert J. Simmons owns... Read more... -
Six-axis tube laser adds new dimension to job shop
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November 20, 2003
Nine years ago co-owners Phil Kooima and his father, John, got out of the stamping business and into lasers. They now have seven flatbed laser cutting machines from 1,000 to 6,000 watts, along with press brakes, robotic welders, and other... Read more... -
Agriculture equipment manufacturer cultivates productivity improvements with laser technology
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September 25, 2003
The seeders are large, heavy equipment and weigh as much as 50,000 pounds when fully loaded. They are constructed primarily of mild steel sheet, plate, hollow structural steel (HSS), round pipe, and shaft. The sheet steel used is from 16... Read more... -
Focusing on tube cutting lasers
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November 7, 2002
Object It travels at 186,287.490 miles per second (299,792,458 meters per sec.). Its visible spectrum ranges from 400 to 700 nanometers. Its smallest unit is a packet of energy, a photon. While its chief use is illumination, it has many... Read more... -
Remote control fabrication
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October 24, 2002
Caterpillar®'s Technical Center relentlessly pursues a manufacturing vision for "...one of the world's largest welding shops." It started as another of the proliferating industry open houses organized by a supplier of metal forming and... Read more... -
Science Nonfiction
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August 8, 2002
Forty years ago no one would have thought it possible to cut plate steel with focused light. Over time it has not only become possible but common in manufacturing operations. However, making this science fiction into fact wasn't enough,... Read more...
