Content tagged with "shear"
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Article
March 8, 2005
The cutting edge of cut-to-length lines
When a company plans to invest in a cut-to-length line, basic line configuration is the first decision—and one of the most important—to make. The fixed-shear line is a common configuration. It can be an entirely stop-start (or "tight") line, or it can include a decoiling... Read more...
Article
November 9, 2004
Selecting a tube cutting process
Tube fabricators use a variety of methods—sawing, lathe cutting, rotary cutting, supported shear cutting, dual-blade shear cutting, and laser cutting—to cut tubing from mill lengths into shorter pieces for use in final fabrication. No single method is optimal for cutting the... Read more...
Article
February 13, 2003
Aluminum stands tall as a structural metal—Part 2
The whole Palm House roof had to be fabricated off-site, then lifted and set on the support structure, so it had to fit perfectly. The accuracy of the measurement and fabrication of all of those aluminum members in the roof was critical. The new roof was transported to Washington, D.C.,... Read more...
Article
January 24, 2002
Tube and pipe cutting techniques; advantages and limitations
Many factors are involved in choosing a particular method or technology for cutting tube or pipe. The basic factors that affect the cut are the tube or pipe material, wall thickness, squareness of ends, end-conditioning requirements, and secondary process requirements.Other factors that play a... Read more...
Article
July 26, 2001
Analyzing shear features
Figure 1:
A guillotine shear has a moving blade that runs on straight slides. The moving blade is almost parallel to the fixed blade during the entire stroke.
Sheet metal and plate shearing machines are used in many fabricating and sheet metal operations. Before... Read more...
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