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Product line manufacturing meets contract fabrication
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April 30, 2013
Tie Down has made a significant investment in fiber and disk laser technology. Sloan MacKarvich remembers eating at downtown Chicago’s Firehouse Restaurant, an all-too-appropriate venue considering the cellphone call he received... Read more... -
Strong metal, light cutting
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March 7, 2013
The automotive world is undergoing a sea change in vehicle design. Fuel efficiency and crash protection requirements have led to smaller and lighter yet stronger passenger vehicles. Center stage in this development is ultrahigh-strength... Read more... -
Tooling changeover can be a pressing issue
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March 7, 2013
How long would it take a press brake operator to change out tooling from one bending job to the next? Press brake manufacturers are providing automatic tool-changing options and systems to reduce tooling setup times. Photo courtesy of Amada... Read more... -
EuroBLECH 2012 recap: Fighting for more efficiency
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December 3, 2012
Figure 1 Salvagnini was a pioneer in laser fiber machines, debuting its first machine at EuroBLECH 2008. At this year’s event, the company demonstrated the versatility of its L5 fiber laser as the machine cut thick materials and... Read more... -
Is a laser/punch machine right for you?
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July 16, 2012
Figure 1 Laser cutting/punching combination machines have been around for more than 30 years, but today’s machines are nothing like those of earlier generations. Perhaps most important has been the advancement of laser resonator... 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... -
Introducing solid-state laser technology
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January 9, 2012
Lately many in the metalworking industry have been discussing solid-state lasers. New offerings from equipment suppliers in this field have generated many questions among fabricators. How are solid-state lasers different from conventional... Read more... -
Concentrating on little things leads to big success
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November 7, 2011
Figure 1 The TruBend 7036 electric press brake is the perfect tool for bending small parts that used to occupy the capacity of Metal Dynamics’ larger V1700 press brake and its 10-foot-long bed. This is a whole other world,”... Read more... -
The power of sheet metal design
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February 25, 2011
Smart sheet metal design can ease downstream manufacturing. This design gives space for a mechanical locknut, eliminating the need for welding. Sheet metal design. These three simple words can have a tremendous impact on a company's... Read more... -
Laser cutting thick stainless steel—fast
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January 17, 2011
PCI cut these components for the nuclear industry using a 7-kW CO 2 laser cutting center. Photo courtesy of TRUMPF Inc. The sale of safety products—especially ones designed to prevent unlikely but seriously scary... Read more... -
Through thick and thin, punching tooling can help
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December 2, 2010
Figure 1 Punching is still the most efficient way to make holes of the same size on a steel sheet, no matter whether it’s 16 gauge or 0.25 in. thick. Photo courtesy of W.A. Whitney Co., Rockford, Ill. Ask a metal fabricator... Read more... -
New metal fabrication player touts high-value engineering
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October 4, 2010
Figure 1 Marlin employs 29 people, six of whom are designers or mechanical engineers. Standing on the far left is Drew Greenblatt, company president. In 1990 Drew Greenblatt probably couldn’t have imagined he’d be sitting... Read more... -
Where the tool meets the sheet metal
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September 16, 2010
Figure 1 This duplicator punch press worked similarly to a duplicating wood lathe. When an operator dropped the stylus in a hole on the template on the right, the punch would fire into the workpiece placed inside the work envelope on the... Read more... -
Progress in punching
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July 30, 2010
Figure 1 Thanks to advances in punching technology and tooling, punching machines can form shapes above and below the material surface without scratching it. Photos courtesy of TRUMPF Inc. These days it’s often difficult—if not... Read more... -
How to make grinding safer and more productive
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April 1, 2010
Figure 1 Besides the standard personal protective equipment for hands, eyes, and ears, an operator should be given the right grinder and abrasive for the job. Photo courtesy of CS Unitec. Even people who sell hand power tools for a living... Read more... -
Punching holes in aerospace manufacturing theories
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December 4, 2009
Figure 1 A TRUMPF TruMatic 3000 punch-laser combination, like this one, is helping Unison Industries accomplish fabricating tasks, such as quickly making holes 0.125-in. thick in INCONEL, which wouldn't have been possible with the company's... Read more... -
Laser welding update
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November 4, 2009
Figure 1 Disk lasers combine the pumping efficiency of a semiconductor laser with the beam quality of a solid-state laser. Since industrial lasers were first introduced nearly 40 years ago, revolutionary developments in laser... Read more... -
Redesigning parts for cost savings
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April 28, 2009
Figure 1 On the top, a paper model becomes the model for the redesign of a machine tool device holder. On the bottom is the actual device holder, before and after the redesign. Modern machine technology has changed in the past... Read more... -
EuroBLECH 2008: A celebration of metal fabricating and forming
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January 13, 2009
What does a European metal fabricating and forming tradeshow mean for a U.S. fabricator? Apparently, a whole lot. "It means everything. It has influenced who we are," said Don Begneaud, speaking about his company, BEGNEAUD Manufacturing, in... Read more... -
Reasons for a press brake upgrade
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October 14, 2008
Figure 1 Adaptive bending, either through laser sensing (pictured here) or internal devices, can help overcome problems with material variation. Photo courtesy of LVD Strippit, Akron, N.Y. The press brake remains one of those last bastions... Read more... -
When does a punch/laser make sense?
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August 26, 2008
Shops that process enough of the right parts can increase uptime and reduce secondary operations with a combination punch/laser machine. Photo courtesy of TRUMPF Inc. Business growth led Hawkeye Industries President and CEO Bryan... Read more... -
Laser optics: Special delivery
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July 15, 2008
Figure 1 Advanced optical components are required in beam-shaping devices for high-powered lasers. In CO 2 laser cutting and welding, optics is where the rubber hits the road. No matter how precise the motion control or the beam... Read more... -
6 keys to laser welding
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July 15, 2008
Some of the keys to laser welding success may surprise you, especially if you are an engineer or scientist. In the world of high technology, it's very tempting to reduce the success of a manufacturing process down to a keen understanding of a... Read more... -
Nothing standard about this fab shop
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February 12, 2008
After five years of working for a family-owned metal fabricating business in eastern Connecticut, Rob Marelli wanted to do things his way. He approached the president with an offer to buy the company from him, but he was soon gone with a... Read more... -
It's a wrap
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January 15, 2008
It's no surprise that show organizers, attendees, and exhibitors alike are billing the 2007 FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show as one of the best ever. If you were there, then you know why. If not, the numbers tell the story, albeit... Read more... -
Fabrication in transition
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September 11, 2007
Arcadia's five-axis waterjet cutting machine allowed the company to provide a service that other nearby metal supply houses didn't offer. As a result, the company developed a reputation as a fabricator of large, 3-D stainless steel and aluminum... Read more... -
3 ways to get the most from your laser operation
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August 8, 2007
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. —Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp. To say Mr. Gates lived his conviction successfully... Read more... -
Air cutting revisited
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March 13, 2007
Oxygen and nitrogen, two standard assist gases used in laser cutting, create two different reactions at the laser head. Oxygen produces an exothermic reaction, and the laser burns the metal. Nitrogen fosters a melting process, and the laser... Read more... -
Cutting lead-times with lasers
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February 13, 2007
Midwest Precision (MPI), Tulsa, Okla., has held onto its goal of remaining flexible since opening in 1973. Known as Miller Manufacturing back then, the only equipment in the garage were a drill press and a small hand former. In the beginning... Read more... -
Safety still pressing for press brakes
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January 9, 2007
Press brake safety equipment must ensure safety without hindering speed or productivity. The leading trend in press brake safety is to protect the operator without sacrificing speed or hampering operators' ability to work productively,... Read more... -
A breath of fresh air
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August 8, 2006
Ten years ago laser cutting offered a distinctive advantage to those who invested in the technology. For the most part, successful laser cutting required gas, optics, and patience. The decade has brought many changes to laser cutting,... Read more... -
Wading through the world of welding
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January 10, 2006
Many high-tech gadgets that once were handy extras are becoming indispensable in the workplace. A personal digital assistant (PDA) device makes programming a welding power supply faster and easier than manual programming. Photo provided by... Read more... -
'Star Wars,' move over: Presenting ... the Job Shop Trilogy
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October 11, 2005
Laser welding is the basis of hybrid laser-arc welding. First flat-sheet bed cutting expanded job shop capabilities. Then multiaxis processing came along. Today, even as the dark side squeezes hard on job shop profits, new opportunities... Read more... -
Fitness equipment manufacturer pumps up
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October 11, 2005
Given the spirited competition in the fitness industry these days, Los Angeles-based Paramount Fitness Corp. can't afford to get the slightest bit out of shape. A leader in the design and manufacture of commercial strength training... Read more... -
Tube mill cutoff die setup for square and rectangular profiles
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September 13, 2005
Modern high-speed tube mills produce square and rectangular tubing very efficiently. They typically reshape square and rectangular tube from a welded round in the sizing section of the mill ( Figure 1 ). Figure 1 Tube Mill Cutoff -... Read more... -
Keys to success in laser welding
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September 13, 2005
A technician explains the features of an Nd:YAG laser. Involving production personnel early in the process is an important way to ensure the success of a laser project. Engineers and project managers sometimes... Read more... -
Laser welding in Singapore
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July 12, 2005
Amtek uses this 3-kW, high-power CO 2 laser welding system to join steering column casings. The system is equipped with five-axis beam manipulation and robotic part loading and unloading. Prototyping parts for projects... Read more... -
Anchor's a way down the road to improvement
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March 8, 2005
Anchor Fabrication has a reputation for the ability to form long and awkward parts. A 1,200-ton, 52-ft. Pacific press brake in the Precision Division assists in reducing downtime and material handling costs because the parts no longer have... Read more... -
Manufacturing more efficiently south of the border
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February 8, 2005
World-class manufacturing requires more than efficient, flexible, and productive machinery, according to Industrias John Deere (IJD), a subsidiary of John Deere in Mxico. It also takes reliability and service. In the 1990s IJD... Read more... -
FMA goes to China
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February 8, 2005
The group had just spent 11 days last November traveling through Taiwan and China, visiting sheet metal stamping and fabricating operations, as well as the facilities of tour sponsors SEYI Presses and The TRUMPF Group. They had seen global... Read more... -
Getting your assets in order
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September 14, 2004
A new 4-kilowatt laser just hit the floor. The technician will arrive on Monday to install it. It's your responsibility to make sure the gases arrive. The preinstallation manual was faxed to your local gas supplier, and all is well. Not... Read more... -
A most excellent fabricator
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April 6, 2004
One recent afternoon Don Begneaud was on the phone with his contractor trying to drive home a point. "I don't want to drill shafts. I don't want to hear that we have to drill shafts," he said. It was an indication to the visiting... Read more... -
Three optional techniques for beveling
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February 26, 2004
All of these methods generate no dust or fumes and produce paintable edges without distortion or a heat-affected zone (HAZ). Finished edges have consistent angles along the bevel's entire length. Punch and Nibble Method Punch... Read more... -
Cutting through five myths about modern lasers
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February 12, 2004
The following five myths about modern laser cutting machines can help the experienced user stay on top of the game and give the prospective laser user a few things to keep in mind. Myth 1: Automated laser cutting systems are too... Read more... -
Laser tube processing
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November 20, 2003
Although many new applications are made possible by modern lasers, laser processing is not entirely new to tube production. Manufacturers have used lasers to cut tube and pipe since the late 1970s. At job shops most of this laser tube... Read more... -
Pinpointing future laser welding markets
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October 23, 2003
While some laser welding equipment manufacturers are thriving right now, others still fight a battle as old as the technology itself—gaining acceptance for equipment that carries a hefty initial price tag (albeit one that can... Read more... -
Laser-integrated robotics for assembly
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June 26, 2003
Recently a cell phone manufacturer set out to be the first to develop an all-aluminum flip-type package for its ultracompact cell phone. Conceptually, the manufacturing seemed feasible, except for the joining of the materials.... Read more... -
Five ways to add punch to productivity
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January 16, 2003
One of the easiest ways to increase productivity is by getting the most out of existing punching machinery. Following are some basic but often overlooked ways to do this. 1. Eliminate the Shearing Step According to lean... 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... -
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... -
Embracing change
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July 25, 2002
It's been ages since horse-drawn carriages routinely transported passengers. In today's world, bypasses and interstates weave paths across the country, and many of the classic cars we see on the road are being carted from one classic-car show to... Read more... -
Cash in on lean manufacturing
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February 14, 2002
Everyone is promoting lean manufacturing today, but some fabricators still have a lot of questions about it. The FABRICATOR® looked at three types of manufacturing operations to characterize lean manufacturing, what’s required... Read more... -
In search of the perfect bend
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August 16, 2001
Press brake manufacturers have made tremendous advances in the art of machine design and manufacturing. Machine frame components are designed to use proven mechanical engineering principles combined with CAD technology to identify the areas most... Read more...
