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A new racing class, the 4.60 Index, has revived the Pro Mod class of motorcycles, breathing new life into the sport. Bruce Van Sant and his racing teammate, his brother Craig, think that this sport and others like it have unlimited potential to draw young people into manufacturing.
Wisconsin Steel & Tube Corp. has announced a 58,500-sq.-ft. addition to its Manitowoc, Wis., fabrication facility.
Too many times, a fabricator bids on a tube bending project using the results of a couple of test bends. When ramping up to production speed, the fabricator then finds that the process generates much more friction than before and it needs a lubricant to protect the tooling. Adding a lubrication operation after signing a contract is troublesome at best and likely to require a costly remedy (and lost production time) at worst.
With its compact size, the Garboli LT200 planetary tube finisher from J&S Machine is designed for processing large tube ODs with long abrasive belt life, limiting production downtime.
Esco Tool now offers its COHOG split-frame pipe cutting machine with a hydraulic motor that permits low-speed operation with high torque for chatter-free cutting. of pipe.
Unison Ltd. has launched Synergy HBM, a new line of hybrid, multistack, all-electric tube bending machines.
After a year off, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event is back in person and ready to move forward. Here's a breakdown of what to expect.
At FABTECH 2021 Messe Düsseldorf will promote its “Join the best – worldwide” portfolio of international tube and pipe trade fairs.
If a fab shop is bending tube with a rotary draw machine and seeing wrinkles on the inside radius, it might need a wiper die.
HGG offers the RPC 1200 Mk3, which it says is the first beam coping machine with the capability to profile structural beams, angle bars, channels, square tubes, plates, T-bars, and bulbs.
A high-mix, low-volume fabricator through and through, Custom Tube Products has developed a core competence in automation. The skilled labor shortage is as acute in the local area as it is anywhere else, and the company has been automating processes for more than 15 years. To that end, it recently invested in a tube bender that fits its business plan and culture like a glove.
George A. Mitchell Co. has been contracted to supply a 33/50,000-lb. four-die inline hydraulic push pointer for a North American manufacturer of cold-drawn copper tubes.
ProSite is the digital logistics system from GF Piping Systems.
Vulcan Tool Co. has named France-based Seyame to represent its products and support customers in Europe.
Norway-based Framo has taken delivery of a CNC 80 HD tube and pipe bender from Schwarze-Robitec, its second from the manufacturer.
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The Tube and Pipe Association focuses on the unique needs of tube and pipe producing and fabricating professionals.
Follow the link below to find a TPA member supplier near you.