Punching Tech Cell

Welcome to the Punching Tech Cell. Here you will find information on drills, ironworkers, perforating machines, piercing machines, single-station punch presses, turret punch presses, combination laser/punch presses, and slotting machines.

Get more out of your punch

Several factors come into play when trying to determine the appropriate lifespan of a punch before major maintenance or replacement is required. If a fabricating operation is knowledgeable about punching activities and vigilant about organization and maintenance, it can expect to get the most out of its tooling.

First to the punch

The ability to move from one job to the next quickly is essential to a shop’s ability to produce more parts in less time. An important part of this involves shortening changeover time at the punch press.

When to cut a common line

All things being equal, it stands to reason that a single separating cut is always preferable where possible. But all things are not equal, and there are times when common-line cutting is not the best option.

10 questions to ask for safeguarding success

Applied correctly, safeguarding can add to a company’s bottom line by preventing injury, improving the manufacturing process, and optimizing the overall shop environment.

Punching up productivity

Mid-West Metal Products Co. Inc., Muncie, Ind., needed a new punching press for a large-volume order and soon found out just how fast production flow can change on a shop floor with new technology.

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Tonnage increased on ironworkers

Piranha, a division of MegaFab, has introduced a new line of single-operator ironworkers with increased tonnage and capacity. The new tonnages by model are P50, P65, P90, P110, and P140. All new models include FEA, structural changes, and new materials.

Tonnage increased on ironworkers

Piranha, a division of MegaFab, has introduced a new line of single-operator ironworkers with increased tonnage and capacity. The new tonnages by model are P50, P65, P90, P110, and P140. All new models include FEA, structural changes, and new materials.

Cylinders handle difficult tube punching applications

Multicyl cylinders are suitable for custom tube piercing applications. Their compact design, positional versatility, and self-adjusting stroke enable radial punching, punching multiple tube walls, and punching tubes with challenging shapes. The machines require a supply of shop air. The...

Integrated flattening allows hole punching without sheet metal distortion

TRUMPF® has introduced a new integrated flattening concept, available on the TruPunch 5000 punching machine and the TruMatic 7000 punch/laser combination machine. The process allows punching of a large number of holes in thin sheet metal without distorting the panel. Opposing stresses...

Sharpening system handles commonly used tooling styles

Mate Precision Tooling has introduced the new Premia™ sharpening system for automated, precision sharpening of commonly used punch press tooling styles. Its touchscreen interface is menu-driven, with three standard programs for small, medium, and large tools, plus two more that are...

CNC press brake line offered

The new Atlantic Blue Line program from Haco-Atlantic Inc. includes type ATP hydraulic press brakes from 50 to 300 tons with working lengths to 13 ft., type ATS hydraulic guillotine shears from 0.25 to 0.625 in. with cutting lengths to 13 ft., and a type ATT 30-ton hydraulic CNC turret...