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- From The Welder
Tool protects material from oxidation during welding
- Jun 19, 2017
- Consumables
- Product Release
COB Industries offers the Weld Trailing Shield®, which can be added to a GTAW torch before beginning a pipe weld. The lightweight tool is connected to an argon gas source, and when the weld is started, it has extra argon flooding to the sides of the weld and covering the HAZ adjacent to the weld....
Portable tube bender includes flaring attachment
- Jun 19, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
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,...
- From The Fabricator
Press brake automation software flattens 3-D model for bending in one click
- Jun 16, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
SigmaTEK offers SigmaBEND 3-D press brake automation software. Designed in partnership with some of the largest press brake manufacturers, the software takes a 3-D model or flat-pattern CAD drawing through tool selection and bend sequencing automatically. According to the company, it takes the...
- From The Fabricator
Compact beveling machine creates bevels to 3/8 in. wide
- Jun 16, 2017
- Machining
- Product Release
Saar-Hartmetall USA has announced the availability of the MMB 100 stationary beveling machine. The compact machine, which measures 26 by 14 by 20 in., can create smooth, burr-free bevel widths up to 3/8 in. on steel, stainless, and aluminum. It allows manual feed for total control of a workpiece,...
- From The Welder
Scanning head provides high-power stir welding
- Jun 15, 2017
- Laser Welding
- Product Release
Laser Mechanisms offers the FiberScan™ HR, a scanning head for high-power laser sources including fiber, disk, CO2, and diode lasers. Available for collimated beams up to 1.89 in. dia., the head can deliver 20+ kW of laser power to any point within the system's field of view. The scanning head...
- From The Fabricator
Plasma cutting machine introduced
- Jun 15, 2017
- Plasma Cutting
- Product Release
Park Industries has introduced the Kano HD CNC plasma cutting machine, made of heavy-duty steel with a unitized design.
The machine is configured with a Hypertherm® EDGE Connect CNC, an HPRXD plasma system, and the company’s exclusive TracKlean self-cleaning downdraft air table.
- From The Fabricator
Greases prevent cross-contamination, corrosion
- Jun 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
WD-40 Co. has introduced WD-40® Specialist® greases. The line includes multipurpose grease; heavy-duty, high-temperature grease; heavy-duty, extreme-pressure grease; and marine-grade, water-resistant grease. The products are interchangeable with each other; they won’t cause cross-contamination...
- From The Fabricator
Wall-mounted hook stores tubes, pipes
- Jun 15, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
The E-Hook from Kinedyne turns empty wall space into a usable storage area for tubes, pipes, beams, cables, hoses, and other linear cargo. It mounts to any vertically installed A-Track, E-Track, or logistic post system. The user inserts the hook’s patented brackets into the track slots and slides...
- From The Fabricator
Transfer system works on single press
- Jun 14, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Product Release
Schuler Inc. has introduced the Intra Trans transfer system for single presses. The transfer rails do not work through the press window; they are mounted between the press uprights. Parts are moved in the transport direction by movable carriages that sit on the transfer rails, and servo drives are...
- From The Fabricator
Digital tool aids selection of stainless tube sizes
- Jun 14, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Stalatube has introduced the digital Stalafit tool to help designers choose stainless steel tubing. This application allows for optimizing and manufacturing tube sizes according to the requirements of the installation site, with outer tube dimensions defined to the millimeter. The tube dimensions...
- From The Fabricator
Lubricants suitable for rotary swaging applications
- Jun 13, 2017
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Zeller+Gmelin has developed lubricants for use in rotary swaging.
Multipress RK 20 is considered a universal lubricant, while RK 15 is suitable for all types of steel.
- From The Fabricator
Laser thickness gauge is compact, portable
- Jun 13, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Advanced Gauging Technologies LLC has introduced a portable laser thickness measuring system designed for use in limited-space applications.
The AGT600 compact, optical-based thickness measuring system is designed to measure any material that is processed in coil, sheet, or strip form.
- From The Fabricator
Stainless steel withstands temperatures to 1,562 degrees F
- Jun 12, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- Product Release
Ugitech has added UGI® 4550 to its line of austenitic, heat-resistant stainless steel grades. The material is suitable for such applications as steam lines, super-heater tubes, and exhaust systems in reciprocating engines and gas turbines. The addition of niobium allows the finished steel grades...
- From The Fabricator
Laser tracking system designed for real-time edge detection
- Jun 12, 2017
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
Servo-Robot has launched the JUPITER-S™ robot vision system, designed for real-time edge and feature detection and tracking in very harsh environments such as oxyfuel, plasma, and high-power laser metal cutting. In this patented laser triangulation technology, a scanning laser beam provides a...
- From The Fabricator
Process monitoring unit provides feedback on insert installation
- Jun 8, 2017
- Assembly and Joining
- Product Release
The new Atlas® process monitoring unit from PennEngineering® monitors the operation of standard Atlas tools during the installation of blind threaded inserts. The unit provides instant feedback and defect detection. The monitor pairs with standard Atlas RIV938 or RIV939 installation tools and...
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