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Voss has introduced the VOSSLok40 tube coupling system, which the company reports is an alternative to 40-degree ferrule fittings. It is based on the principle of tube forming established in hydraulics. The metal-sealing forming system helps ensure precise sealing at nominal pressures of up to 700...
Bystronic has added an integrated rotary axis option to its Bystronic ByStar Fiber laser cutter. The operator inserts the tubes that are to be processed through a hatch on the side of the machine housing or directly through the sliding door on the long side of the machine, which gives unlimited...
Heavy-duty aluminum plugs manufactured by COB Industries, available in 1.5 to 36 in., handle exposure to high temperatures and immersion in chemicals. They are suitable for use in leak testing, isolation, sealing, stopping, and weld purging of pipes. The plugs are manufactured with a standard...
Following specified pipe welding procedures and ensuring proper weld preparation can save significant time and money and ultimately improve productivity of the entire operation.
The 3D Fabri Gear 400 III from Mazak Optonics performs laser cutting of tube, pipe, and structurals. Available with a 2.5- or 4.0-kW resonator, it cuts round, square, rectangular, and triangular materials, as well as I- and H-beams, C-channel, angle iron, and additional user-defined shapes from...
Esco Tool offers the HOG TIE® boiler tube weld alignment clamp for aligning pipe or tube for tack welding. The tool has two matching sides: one with two through-holes and one with threaded inserts that accept two bolts that draw the sides together. Offered in 11 sizes for pipe and tube from 1.125...
Sturgis, Mich.-based Burr Oak Tool Inc., through its European branch, Oak Eurasia s.r.o., and in collaboration with its Italian partner, SMI srl, has appointed additional representatives in Europe: Process Automation Ltd., Ireland/U.K. Vossi Group Oy, Finland Bend and more GmbH, Germany...
Falcon Steel America has been making lattice towers for utility companies since 1965, and recently increased its capacity to make a similar product, monopoles. To do so, it cuts, bends, and welds steel from 3/16 to 1 inch thick.
Tube processing machine manufacturer transfluid recently invited the employees of its sales and service partners in the U.S.—Advanced Fabricating Machinery and Modern Machinery—to its headquarters in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, for service training workshops. The intensive training...
CAD Partner has introduced a Smap3D Plant Design Studio. The 3-D CAD system, suitable for small companies and offices without a CAD program that are seeking a pipeline design program, simplifies and partly automates pipeline planning. The basic system includes a CAD program with an integrated...
Magnatech has introduced the model 517 tube welding controller for orbital tube welding with the EZ system. The compact, 17.5-lb. controller integrates the operation of a standard, commercial GTAW power source with the weld head. It has a symbol-based color touchscreen user interface. The user...
BLM Group USA, a manufacturer of tube and sheet metal processing equipment, has opened its new headquarters in Novi, Mich. The 75,000-sq.-ft. facility includes a 35,000-sq.-ft. showroom, a separate machine setup and tooling area, multiple training rooms, and an expanded parts department with...
Tube bending machine manufacturer Schwarze-Robitec is expanding its U.S. branch office, moving the North American service and distribution team to Grand Rapids, Mich. The site also includes a 2,000-sq.-ft. warehouse that stores the most important spare parts for its custom-made tube bending...
Square Deal Machining Inc., Marathon, N.Y., has installed a tube laser for processing round and square tubes up to 10 in. dia., as well as structural beams and other open profiles. In addition to providing new opportunities for product design and customization, the tube laser has streamlined...
Lomar offers the S1140 portable tube bender with an interchangeable 37-degree flaring attachment. It is designed for short-run bending and flaring of hydraulic tubing. It uses a 5,000-PSI hydraulic power source to process 3/8- to ¾-in.-dia. (0.049- to 0.065-in.-wall) mild steel tubing. The unit,...
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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.