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Why are metal fabricators automating?
- Aug 3, 2021
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What is driving automation in metal fabrication? Lack of skilled labor? Increasing throughput? Tim Heston, senior editor at The FABRICATOR magazine, and Robert Colman, editor of Canadian Fabricating & Welding magazine, share highlights from a new e-book and study by Salvagnini that serves as a useful guide for shops at any stage of their automation journey.
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Impact of Automation on Metal Fabrication
- Jul 28, 2021
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The typical North American manufacturing narrative goes something like this: If your job can be automated, it one day will be. But this study—a collaboration between The FABRICATOR, Canadian Fabricating & Welding, and Salvagnini—describes how this statement remains a vast oversimplification.
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Is a punch/laser machine right for your operation?
As with any technology, punch/laser machines have their advantages and disadvantages for some shops. Considering them all will help metal fabricators determine if such a machine is a good fit.
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Consolidated Machine and Welding to expand in Missouri
- Jul 26, 2021
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Metal fabricator Consolidated Machine and Welding has announced it will expand its facility in Hannibal, Mo., creating 30 jobs.
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United Precision Services, MicroStep announce strategic partnership
- Jul 23, 2021
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United Precision Services Inc., a provider of turnkey medium to large CNC machine tool systems, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with MicroStep.
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Amace introduces a 3D printer for metal parts that features a 410- by 410- by 450-mm build chamber
- Jul 23, 2021
- Product Release
Metal SLM-style 3D printer is powered by two 1,000-W Yb-fiber lasers
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Jenoptik appoints automation sales manager in Mexico
- Jul 22, 2021
- News Release
Jenoptik, a provider of optics and photonics, has appointed Ivan Cardenas as automation sales manager for Jenoptik Light & Production Mexico.
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High-powered lasers help fabricators keep up
Metal fabricators can’t find enough workers, so Bystronic held a customer event to show shops how advanced fabricating technology can help them add capacity without necessarily adding workers.
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Laser myths: What fabricators don’t know can hurt the process
- By John McCauley
- Jul 13, 2021
- Article
If an industrial laser cutter is supposed to operate as it is designed, machine operators need to regularly measure the laser, collect the data, and analyze it to ensure optimum performance. Here are 5 myths that separate fact from fiction.
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ipLaser cutting quotation suite shortens customer response times
- Jul 12, 2021
- Product Release
New cloud-based laser cutting quotation software from ipLaser typically more than halves the time and manual input required by laser cutting companies to prepare precise estimates.
- From The Fabricator
TL 8525 laser tube cutting machine from LVD handles tubes to 27.8 ft. long
- Jul 6, 2021
- Product Release
LVD has introduced the TL 8525 laser tube cutting machine.
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Laser cutting machines with automation help metal service center chain expand in-house processing
- Jul 1, 2021
- News Release
In 2019 Boyd Metals formed a committee to explore what was available in the 2D fiber laser market. After narrowing their choices down and comparing systems, the committee decided to go with Prima Power.
Compact laser alleviates tube fabricator's cutting, drilling woes
- By Eric Lundin
- Jun 29, 2021
- Article
Why high-mix, low-volume kitchen equipment manufacturer Franke has substituted its manual processes for CNC laser cutting capability.
- From The Fabricator
Lasernut installs Mitsubishi fiber laser
- Jun 28, 2021
- News Release
Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based MC Machinery has installed the new GX-F Advanced series AI-enabled fiber laser at Lasernut in Norco, Calif.
- From The Fabricator
Hypertherm announces new board chair
- Jun 17, 2021
- News Release
Hypertherm has appointed Richard Lettieri to board chair after the retirement of Dick Couch from that position.
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