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Roll Forming - Page 13
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Omco’s management system certified to ISO 9001
- Apr 3, 2014
- News Release
Omco, a custom roll former in Wickliffe, Ohio, has announced that its management system has been certified to ISO 9001. The certification applies to all of its operating locations: Wickliffe; Pierceton, Ind.; and Phoenix. The company develops engineered shapes for industries including...
Roll former cuts prototyping time
- By Eric Lundin
- Mar 31, 2014
- Article
Prototyping a roll formed profile doesn’t have to be done in the conventional way, with hardened tooling and short runs made from long strips of material (or coil). American Roll Form uses butt-welded strips of steel, fed into a roll former outfitted with soft tooling, to prototype roll-formed sections. It uses a few other strategies that substantially reduce prototyping cost and lead-time.
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HRH Capital/Roller Die acquires Pyramid Mouldings
- Mar 26, 2014
- News Release
HRH Capital LLC/ Roller Die & Forming Inc., a Louisville, Ky., producer of standard and custom roll formed parts, has acquired Pyramid Mouldings Inc., a manufacturer of roll formed products in Green Cove Springs, Fla. The business continues to operate as Pyramid Mouldings and maintains its...
- From The Fabricator
Kent supplies coil end welding machine to roll former in India
- Mar 25, 2014
- News Release
Kent Corp., North Royalton, Ohio, has supplied a second coil end welder to a large roll forming company in India. The coil end welder eliminates rethreading the roll form, tube, and stamping lines. The machine offers a three-blade crop shear that gives a distortion-free cut, says the company....
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Samco Machinery names international sales manager
- Mar 20, 2014
- News Release
Samco Machinery Ltd., Toronto, a provider of roll forming and coil processing equipment, has promoted Jorgo Ruco to international sales manager.
In this position, he manages international prospects and customers, working directly with the company’s agent base worldwide.
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Omco breaks ground for expanded Indiana plant
- Mar 18, 2014
- News Release
Custom roll former Omco, Wickliffe, Ohio, has broken ground on a 42,000-sq.-ft. expansion in Pierceton, Ind. The $6.7 million project is expected to increase plant capacity by more than 50 percent. The expansion will include the addition of roll forming lines and the redesign of existing...
- From The Fabricator
Roll forming line produces shelves automatically
- Mar 3, 2014
- Product Release
Samco’s automated shelf roll forming line allows for the manufacture of shelf products from raw coil to finished shelf. The machine feeds coil strip to a prepunch and prenotch system, producing cut-to-length blanks that are roll formed and wing-bent into complete shelves. The duplex-type roll...
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Bradbury adds location in Italy
- Feb 21, 2014
- News Release
The Bradbury Co. Inc., Moundridge, Kan., has announced the addition of Bradbury Group Italy S.r.l. in Tribano, Italy. The acquisition of the assets of Industrie Pu.Ma. expands the company’s product offering to include continuous PUR/PIR insulated sandwich panel equipment. The 214,000-sq.-ft....
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American Roll Form Products receives award for innovation, safety
- Feb 20, 2014
- News Release
American Roll Form Products (ARFP), a custom metal fabricator in Painesville, Ohio, has received the Pitcher Insurance Agency Safety Award from the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA). The annual award recognizes high achievement in the metal forming industry in the areas of design, safety,...
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Formtek Maine adds CNC turning center
- Feb 4, 2014
- News Release
Formtek Maine, Clinton, Maine, has purchased an Okuma LB4000 turning center. The machine — the company’s fourth CNC turning center — adds capacity for manufacturing parts for the company’s press feed and coil metal processing equipment. The turning center can turn parts up to 16.93 in....
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Omco to export turnkey roll forming facility to Australia
- Dec 5, 2013
- News Release
Custom roll former Omco, Wickliffe, Ohio, has entered into an agreement with IXL Solar of Australia to provide technical expertise related to IXL Solar’s design and production of roll formed parts for use in the construction of a 155-MW solar project near the towns of Nyngan and Broken Hill in...
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Omco announces plant expansion, equipment upgrade
- Dec 3, 2013
- News Release
Omco, a manufacturer of custom roll formed parts in Wickliffe, Ohio, has announced plans to begin a major plant expansion and upgrade project at its facility in Pierceton, Ind. The project, expected to cost about $6.7 million, is slated to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2015. The project...
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Omco president/CEO named one of four finalists for Entrepreneur Of The Year
- Dec 3, 2013
- News Release
Omco Corp., a custom roll forming company in Wickliffe, Ohio, has announced that Gary M. Schuster, president and CEO, has been named one of four finalists among distribution and manufacturing firms for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year™ competition. A 30-year veteran of the...
Cutoff blades cut cleanly to produce dimple-free tube sections
- Oct 16, 2013
- Product Release
Engineered for the metal tube, pipe, and roll forming production industries, new tube cutoff blades from Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions are designed to produce dimple-free tubes far down the line. The vacuum heat-treated, precision-ground, high-speed steel blades are available in a variety of...
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Roll form and shine bright
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 9, 2013
- Article
As revenue tumbled nearly 80 percent during the downturn, OMCO’s sales team searched for new markets that could carry them through the tough times and beyond. Ultimately, they found a sector that grew faster than anyone expected. They found solar.
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