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Laser Cutting - Page 27
- From The Additive Report
MKS/Ophir to present webinar on maintaining 3D printer lasers
- By Don Nelson
- Feb 14, 2020
- Blog Post
Good laser maintenance practices drive additive manufacturing process efficiency and put the brakes on scrap.
- From The Fabricator
A life spent laser cutting in the job shop
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 10, 2020
- Article
Gary Brockman worked on his first industrial laser the year the original “Star Wars” hit theaters. So much has changed, but not everything.
- From The Fabricator
Cutting's Current State: Laser cutting on the bleeding edge
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 6, 2020
- Article
In this 50th year of The FABRICATOR, we’re diving deep and running a series on the cutting department. Tennessee metal fabricator Cupples’ J&J Company takes an unusual approach to work flow with its 19 laser cutting machines. Considering the operation has near-perfect on-time delivery, the approach is working.
- From The Additive Report
Arevo’s new design-print-go additive manufacturing system speeds parts-building
- By Holly B. Martin
- Feb 4, 2020
- Article
Arevo’s additive manufacturing system eliminates the hand labor and oven curing historically needed to make composite materials, and its free-motion robot 3D-prints complex, unibody structures.
- From The Fabricator
Mazak to host The Canadian Laser Event in Ontario
- Feb 4, 2020
- News Release
Elgin, Ill.-based Mazak Optonics will host The Canadian Laser Event, April 29-30 at the Mazak Canada Technology Centre in Cambridge, Ont. The event will include live demonstrations on the high-power Optiplex Fiber 10-kW laser cutting machine, as well as Mazak machining technologies. Seminars will...
- From The Fabricator
How one metal fabricator stays agile
Bloomington, Minn.,-based Dalsin Industries has earned The FABRICATOR’s 2020 Industry Award for its ability to remain successful and evolve as the metal fabrication market has changed.
- From The Fabricator
Amada EML-AJ punch/fiber laser combination allows up to 24 hours of continuous operation
- Jan 19, 2020
- Product Release
Amada offers the EML-AJ series high-speed punch/fiber laser combination machine. The all-in-one machine integrates multiple steps for processing sheet metal such as cutting, punching, forming, and tapping. The system comes with all the punching functions inherent in single-function punching...
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF offers TruMatic 1000 fiber combination system
- Jan 19, 2020
- Product Release
TRUMPF has developed the TruMatic 1000 fiber combination punch/laser machine, a compact system that offers a working range of 5 by 10 ft. The combination is achieved by adding a 3-kW TruDisk solid-state laser and retrofitting the TruPunch 1000 with a laser cutting system, a laser evacuation unit,...
- From The Fabricator
Optimized Armor opens plant in South Carolina
- Jan 17, 2020
- News Release
Columbia, S.C.-based armor steel supplier c has announced plans to establish operations in Rock Hill, S.C. The $3.7 million investment is expected to create 100 jobs. The plant houses large-scale laser cutting machines, heavy-duty press brakes, and skilled welding engineers for the production of...
- From The Fabricator
Hi-Tec Profiles increases capabilities with new cutting equipment
- Jan 15, 2020
- News Release
Hi-Tec Profiles, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, is upgrading its cutting capabilities with the addition of new equipment at its manufacturing facility in Regina, Sask. In the past year the company has added two 8-kW Mitsubishi 4020RX-F lasers with a tower and automation. The...
Tube cutting technologies keep up with market dynamics
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 15, 2020
- Article
The relentless march of technology continues to introduce harder-to-cut materials to the tube and pipe market, quality demands continue to increase, and competitive pressures never let up. A roundup of perspectives reveals how a variety of equipment manufacturers have been advancing cutting technologies.
- From The Fabricator
Paragon Pro adds laser system
- Jan 13, 2020
- News Release
Paragon Pro Mfg. Solutions has added a Mazak Optiflex Champion laser system to the equipment at its Grand Forks, N.D., facility. The machine allows the company to move steel cutting in-house for contract manufacturing and proprietary...
- From The Fabricator
Rotation Engineering installs 6,000-W fiber laser
- Jan 10, 2020
- News Release
Rotation Engineering, Brooklyn Park, Minn., has installed an Amada ENSIS 3015 AJ 6,000-W fiber laser to replace mature equipment. The new laser and other facility enhancements are intended to alleviate current capacity and space constraints. The company is a contract manufacturer of...
- From The Fabricator
Fox Valley Metal-Tech adds two machining centers
- Jan 10, 2020
- News Release
Fox Valley Metal-Tech Inc., a custom metal fabricator with locations in Green Bay, Wis., serving commercial and defense markets, has increased its machining capacity by adding two new machining...
- From The Fabricator
Cutting's Current State: The laser/punch combo in metal fabricating
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 9, 2020
- Article
In this 50th year of The FABRICATOR, we’re diving deep and running a series on the cutting department. First up: Taking a look at the current state of the laser/combo punch. The verdict: Stand-alone punches might not be everywhere, but punching isn’t going anywhere.
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