Content tagged with "ironworkers"
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Article
February 9, 2010
Reinvigorating your ironworker
Adding accessories to an ironworker can increase the productivity of metal fabricating activities, while eliminating the need to move parts to larger fabricating machines or possibly purchase a much more expensive piece of equipment. Photo courtesy of Peddinghaus Corp.
What is the... Read more...
Article
August 1, 2009
To think 'in tube'
Emerging from the plane at the new terminal of the Indianapolis Intl. Airport earlier this year, Michael Lee looked up and saw a sight: intersecting tubes carrying roof lines, supporting glass walls, opening space. "For a tube guy, it's an architectural masterpiece," Lee said. "It's a... Read more...
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July 22, 2009
Corte con el caballito de batalla de la industria
Mucho ha cambiado en el taller de fabricación con los años, pero no la necesidad de máquinas cortadoras multiusos. Con poco ruido o fanfarreas, estos caballitos de batalla de la industria han perforado, entallado, cortado con cizalla, y recortado metal por décadas.
Aunque aun existen... Read more...
Article
January 27, 2009
Cutting with an industry workhorse
Much has changed in the fabrication shop over the years, but not the need for ironworkers. With little fuss or fanfare, these industry workhorses have punched, notched, sheared, and coped metal for decades.
Although mechanical versions still exist, hydraulic ironworkers make up the brunt of... Read more...
Article
April 15, 2008
Of cars, this specialty vehicle manufacturer can do it
M&M Vehicle President Chris Miller stands in front of a cart of fabricated aluminum parts that help change a golf car into "anything other than a golf car." When you first hear Chris Miller describe his company as a fabricator that customizes parts to turn used golf cars into "anything... Read more...
Article
May 10, 2005
The ABCs of CNC
This full ironworker has an X-Y coordinate CNC punch positioning table and a CNC plate feeding and measuring system. In today's production shops, time is critical, and money—whether it's how much of it you make or what you invest it in—is vital. For these reasons, an... Read more...
Article
March 25, 2004
Maximizing your ironworker's potential
It is unsafe to punch a hole smaller in diameter than the material thickness, because the punch can break and harm the operator. Most ironworkers have many things in common. You can punch, shear, notch, bend, and even use an ironworker as a press, yet each ironworker may have a... Read more...
Article
January 16, 2003
How to select the right IRONWORKER for your application
Since its invention in the late 1800s, the ironworker's main strength has been its ability to perform a variety of operations. It can punch a range of materials with punches of various sizes and shapes. It also can shear rod, flat bar, angle, and channel. In addition, it can notch angle... Read more...
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