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Roll Forming - Page 10
- From The Fabricator
Uncover the hidden costs of roll forming
- By Patrick Kitchen
- Oct 6, 2016
- Article
Tooling is of course a significant cost driver in roll forming. But reducing costs takes more than scrutinizing the number of passes a roll formed cross section requires. It also calls for looking at the big picture and questioning the status quo.
Roll-Kraft acquires Chicago Roll
- Oct 5, 2016
- News Release
Roll-Kraft, Mentor, Ohio, has announced its acquisition of Chicago Roll Co., a Lombard, Ill., company offering design, manufacturing, and refurbishing of tooling for the tube, pipe, and roll forming industry. The Lombard facility has more than 48,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space with 17 CNC...
OMCO adds custom welded tube capability
- Sep 8, 2016
- News Release
Wickliffe, Ohio-based custom roll former OMCO has announced that it now has custom welded tube manufacturing capability. The company’s new 200-ft.-long mill is highly automated, permitting the manufacture of highly processed standard-shaped tubes and custom profiles to fit specific requirements....
- From The Fabricator
Samco adds two staff members
- Aug 24, 2016
- News Release
Samco Machinery, a Toronto-based provider of roll forming and coil processing equipment, has announced two staff additions. Gary Sanford has been named project manager in the project management office. He previously worked for Samco and has extensive training and experience in lean manufacturing,...
- From The Fabricator
Samco Machinery hires production manager, mechanical engineer
- Aug 8, 2016
- News Release
Toronto-based Samco Machinery, a manufacturer of roll forming machines, uncoilers, roll tooling, presses, and material handling systems, has hired Stephen McPherson as production manager in the rolling division and Sarim Khalil as a mechanical designer in corporate engineering. McPherson has...
- From The Fabricator
Rafter ships weld squeeze box and straightener to roll formed parts producer
- Jul 18, 2016
- News Release
Strongsville, Ohio-based Rafter Equipment Corp. has delivered an RT-3000 high-frequency induction five-roll weld squeeze box and an RT-3000 double-sided turkshead straightener to a North American custom roll formed parts producer. The equipment is used for the production of HSLA welded seam...
- From The Fabricator
Multiproduct roll forming line is hands-free
- May 16, 2016
- Product Release
Samco Machinery has introduced a hands-free, multiproduct roll forming line for users performing JIT production of multiple profiles. The machine can perform at variable speeds up to 60 FPM, depending on the punching pattern and part lengths. The process is automated from the moment coil leaves...
- From The Fabricator
Strut roll former includes material handling system
- Apr 13, 2016
- Product Release
Samco has developed a roll forming line designed to produce 12-ga. strut channels in a postpunch, postcut, continuous operation with variable speeds up to 100 FPM. A nonpowered roller conveyor with pneumatic side discharge automatically kicks finished channel to the strand conveyor, where it is...
- From The Fabricator
The Bradbury Group announces staff promotions
- Apr 11, 2016
- News Release
The Bradbury Group, Moundridge, Kan., a manufacturer of roll forming and coil processing equipment, has announced the promotions of two staff members. Jerry Graber has been named vice president manufacturing. He has been with the company since 1981, serving as senior manager manufacturing for...
- From The Fabricator
Dreistern names after-sales service manager
- Mar 16, 2016
- News Release
Dreistern Inc., Telford, Pa., has hired Thomas P. Hoey as after-sales service manager.
The company, a subsidiary of Germany-based Dreistern GmbH & Co. KG, is a manufacturer of turnkey roll forming installations and tube mills.
- From The Fabricator
Samco Machinery appoints VP of Rolling Division
- Feb 25, 2016
- News Release
Samco Machinery, a roll forming machinery manufacturer based in Toronto, has appointed Darryl Levesque as vice president, Rolling Division.
Having joined the company in 2014, Levesque has a background in automotive parts production and implementing new processes and improvements.
- From The Fabricator
Omco adds three roll forming lines at Alabama facility
- Nov 4, 2015
- News Release
Omco, a manufacturer of custom rolled formed parts based in Wickliffe, Ohio, has expanded its Talladega, Ala., facility with the addition of three new roll forming lines, bringing its corporate-wide capacity to more than 50 active roll forming mills. In addition to custom roll forming, the...
- From The Fabricator
Khan retires from Bradbury
- Oct 20, 2015
- News Release
The Bradbury Co., a provider of roll forming and leveling equipment in Moundridge, Kan., has announced the retirement of Anwar Khan after 32 years of engineering service. Khan joined the company in 1983 as a designer and spent the last 15 years serving as mechanical engineering manager. He was...
- From The Fabricator
Shape Corp. to build plant in Alabama
- Oct 15, 2015
- News Release
Shape Corp. has announced plans to build a $24 million manufacturing plant in Athens, Ala., creating 170 jobs. The facility is expected to be operational by late summer 2016. The company offers roll forming and injection molding services for industries including automotive, office furniture,...
Chicago Roll Co. names VP of engineering
- Oct 13, 2015
- News Release
Chicago Roll Co., Lombard, Ill., has promoted Mike Quintao to vice president of engineering. He has been with the company for 15 years.
Chicago Roll Co. designs, manufactures, and refurbishes tooling to support the tube, pipe, and roll forming industry.subscribe now
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