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Laser Cutting - Page 2
- From The Fabricator
Striving for predictable throughput in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 20, 2024
- Blog Post
A fabricator might have amazing cutting power—huge lasers, massive material handling towers, ability to run lights-out or all weekend, largely unattended. Then, a team of laborers vigorously shake parts out of sheet metal skeletons. What’s wrong with this picture?
- From The Fabricator
Hypertherm Associates names successor to CEO
- Jan 17, 2024
- News Release
Hypertherm Associates, Hanover, N.H., has announced that Aaron Brandt will succeed Evan Smith, CEO, upon Smith’s planned retirement at the end of 2024.
- From The Fabricator
OSH Cut expands, adds laser tube cutting
- Jan 16, 2024
- News Release
OSH Cut is moving from Orem, Utah, to a 52,000-sq.-ft. plant in Spanish Forks, Utah, and adding laser tube cutting.
- From The Fabricator
How high-powered fiber lasers bevel plate
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 12, 2024
- Article
Cutlite Penta now offers fiber lasers up to 50 kW, and some machines have heads capable of cutting bevels. It’s all made possible by highly controlled assist-gas mixing, the cutting head design, and novel use of software.
- From The Fabricator
Assist gas mixing drives fiber laser technology forward
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 10, 2024
- Article
What used to be cut with solely oxygen or nitrogen now uses a mix of both. Laser assist gas mixing has been a key enabling technology, and today’s ultrahigh-powered fiber lasers couldn’t cut the way they do without it.
- From The Fabricator
TRUMPF Inc. appoints product managers
- Jan 9, 2024
- News Release
TRUMPF Inc., a Farmington, Conn.-based manufacturer of machine tools and laser technology, has announced the appointment of three product managers.
- From The Fabricator
Top episodes of The Fabricator Podcast from 2023
The Fabricator Podcast host Dan Davis shares his favorite five episodes from 2023.
- From The Fabricator
Nesting fundamentals for laser cutting stability
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 18, 2023
- Article
Laser cutting has become extraordinarily productive—if the head doesn’t halt or crash, of course. Considering how productive the latest laser cutting technology is, smart nesting has become more important than ever for metal fabrication shops.
- From The Fabricator
5 metal fabrication trends for 2024
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 17, 2023
- Blog Post
It’s a complicated time for metal manufacturers. The industry faces wage pressures and a skills gap, but metal fabrication technology continues to march forth faster than ever.
- From The Fabricator
Laser tube cutting technology accessible to all
- By Caleb Chamberlain
- Dec 11, 2023
- Blog Post
OSH Cut offers automated quoting for flat sheet cutting and bending. The fabricator now is diving into near-instant quoting for laser tube cutting.
- From The Fabricator
How one fabricator obtains the perfect edge on a laser cut
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 22, 2023
- Article
Jackson, Tenn.-based fabricator Cupples’ J&J Co. has a reputation for pushing the fiber laser cutting envelope. To obtain that perfect cut edge using high-powered fiber laser technology requires optimal gas flow, good material, attention to detail, and a lot of patience.
- From The Fabricator
Automated deburring/finishing system brings efficiency to laser cutting shop
- Nov 22, 2023
- News Release
Precision Tube Laser acquired an EdgeBreaker 6000 deburring machine, designed for complete processing of materials after punching and laser cutting.
- From The Fabricator
Sheet Metal Supply expands in-house equipment line to fabricate thicker metals
- Nov 14, 2023
- News Release
Sheet Metal Supply, a fabricator and supplier of custom metal construction products in Grayslake, Ill., has invested in new equipment to expand its capability into heavier metal products.
- From The Fabricator
MC Machinery Systems names senior laser applications manager
- Nov 10, 2023
- News Release
Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based MC Machinery Systems has promoted Michael Koch to senior laser applications manager.
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