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Bending and Forming - Page 4
- From The Fabricator
Automated plate roller speeds up production for custom metal fabricator
- Sep 29, 2023
- News Release
Rubin turned to Capital Machine Technologies Inc. and decided quickly on a DAVI MCB F30 plate roll to speed and simplify production.
- From The Fabricator
Precision sheet metal folding technology enables kit manufacturing
- By David Prokop
- Sep 27, 2023
- Article
Flexible metal folding equipment that form one unique sheet metal part after another open the door to kit-based manufacturing. When jobs flow as kits, work-in-process plummets, lead times shorten, and overall throughput can go through the roof.
- From The Fabricator
Ursviken Technology sells largest press brake ever built
- Sep 25, 2023
- News Release
Press brake manufacturer Ursviken Technology, Skellefteå, Sweden, has announced the sale of what the company says is the largest press brake ever built in the industry.
- From The Fabricator
MG srl delivers leveling machine to GAI Macchine Imbottigliatrici Spa
- Sep 22, 2023
- News Release
GAI Macchine Imbottigliatrici Spa, a designer and manufacturer of systems for the bottling and packaging of alcoholic beverages, has installed a leveling machine from MG srl to ensure its sheet metal is flat and ready for processing.
- From The Fabricator
Bystronic appoints new Americas region president
- Sep 22, 2023
- News Release
Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Bystronic Inc. has announced that John -Paul Surdo will take over as Americas region president on Oct. 1, 2023.
- From The Fabricator
Strategies for bending aluminum 6061-T6
- By Steve Benson
- Sep 7, 2023
- Blog Post
Aluminum 6061-T6 is notoriously difficult to bend, but skilled press brake operators can tackle the challenges with various strategies, including torch annealing.
- From The Fabricator
Winston Industries announces $1.2 million expansion
- Sep 5, 2023
- News Release
Winston Industries, a multidivisional manufacturer of circuit boards and food service equipment, has announced plans for a $1.2 million expansion in Louisville, Ky.
- From The Fabricator
A guide to tandem press brakes
Tandem press brakes aren’t commonly found in a majority of fab shops, but when a business invests in one, it’s typically for a good reason.
- From The Fabricator
Press brake includes ergonomic pendant arm, expanded console
- Sep 1, 2023
- Product Release
Cincinnati Incorporated has developed the Xform press brake with the new, ergonomic Omni-Arm pendant arm and an expanded console.
- From The Fabricator
More than 50 years of plate rolling
Saginaw, Texas-based Holloway Co. Inc. has been rolling plate for more than 50 years. While projects have changed, the company’s quality commitment hasn’t.
- From The Fabricator
Calculating k-factors for the press brake
- By Steve Benson
- Aug 24, 2023
- Article
The k-factor describes the neutral axis’s inward shift during bending. Press brake operators can calculate it precisely, especially after some test bends, but know that the k-factor is just one among many.
- From The Fabricator
Fabcor Machinery named as MC Machinery/Mitsubishi Laser distributor
- Aug 18, 2023
- News Release
Fabcor Machinery in Eureka, Mo., has joined the MC Machinery/Mitsubishi Laser distribution network for lasers, laser automation, press brakes, and shears.
- From The Fabricator
What does it take for a fabricator to run a robotic press brake cell?
Hickey Metal Fabrication, Salem, Ohio, has learned a lot since installing a large robotic press brake earlier this year.
- From The Fabricator
Wilson Tool Intl. appoints COO
- Aug 17, 2023
- News Release
Wilson Tool Intl., an independent manufacturer of tooling systems for punch presses and press brakes in White Bear Lake, Minn., has appointed Chris Lawless as COO.
- From The Fabricator
Perfecting automated processes, flow of information in the fabrication shop
- By Tim Heston
- Aug 14, 2023
- Blog Post
Automation software and the almighty algorithm are making metal fabrication technologies more intelligent and flexible than ever. And FABTECH 2023 in Chicago is poised to have even more digital transformation on full display.
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