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Metal fabricator BTD Mfg. has added a BLM 4K Fiber LT7 tube laser to its production facility in Lakeville, Minn. With the machine, the company can process a variety of materials, including aluminum, stainless steel, and steel. The laser processes round, square, and rectangular profiles, as well as...
An exhaust system manufacturer approached equipment builder transfluid Maschinenbau GmbH about creating a system that would achieve one-piece flow and monitor itself to make replacement parts midstream if necessary. The result is a robotic workcell that bends, forms, and unloads the parts.
Some problems in tube cutting seem to happen suddenly. Others build up gradually over time. The best operations stay on top of both.
Transfluid has further developed its t project software with two versions, basic and professional, for different areas of tube processing. It connects CAD, MES, and ERP systems to bending machines and bending robots so that bending techniques can be tested in advance to help eliminate collisions....
Progressive Pipe Fabricators, a division of Shambaugh & Son LP, has opened an 82,000-sq.-ft. facility in Trinity, Ala. The plant will fabricate more than 20,000 fire-protection sprinklers per week, with the capacity to ship more than 1 million lbs. of fabricated sprinkler pipe per week. The new...
It seems that nearly every industrial machine has automated options these days, and tube and pipe mills are no exception. Michigan-based Dundee Products recently invested in such a mill that uses tooling that automatically changes to new positions when changing to a new product size.
Scotchman offers hydraulic ironworkers, circular cold saws, band saws, tube and pipe notcher/grinders, manual measuring systems, and programmable feed and stop systems. The 5014-ET ironworker features a three-station revolving turret punch for repetitive operations, while the 50514-EC ironworker...
Even small and medium-sized metal fabrication companies can enjoy the benefits of Industry 4.0 by digitizing their welding operations.
LaserWeld Inc., a metal fabricator based in Katy, Texas, has purchased a 71,750-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Conroe, Texas, for its second location, according to REjournals.com. The company’s services include laser welding, tube and plate bending, 3D tube profiling, finishing, plate cutting,...
In 1990 two entrepreneurs joined forces to buy a small fabrication shop in Wisconsin that focused on cutting and welding. Within just a few years Sharpe Products was on its way to being a full-fledged tube fabrication shop with an OEM business on the side.
J&S Machine offers the YLM model T50D double-head bender with 2.0-in. capacity. Performing two bends at the same time keeps the bends aligned and saves time compared to single-head NC benders, says the company. The bender uses redundant safety relay for using with light curtains, safety mats, and...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Messe Düsseldorf has canceled the wire and Tube trade fairs scheduled for December 2020.
The next editions of these two international trade fairs for the wire, cable, and tube industries will be held in their traditional cycle in 2022.
Master Fluid Solutions, Perrysburg, Ohio, a provider of fluids for cutting, grinding, forming, cleaning, and corrosion control, has launched the WEDOLiT brand in North America for corrosion control, cold forming, and tube and pipe manufacturing markets. The company acquired the Düsseldorf,...
BLM GROUP’s LT8.20 laser tube cutting system allows users to choose their preferred laser source, loader/unloader style, and positioning of peripheral equipment to maximize floor space. Featuring a 3D tilt cutting head, the system performs high-precision angular cuts in round, square, triangular,...
Marposs has introduced the Aeroel Barline.X system for measuring the OD of products manufactured in cut lengths, such as steel drawn tubes and copper tubing. With online gauging and continuous through-feed measurement, the system provides real-time grinder regulation, automatically preventing the...
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscriptionIn this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
The Tube and Pipe Association focuses on the unique needs of tube and pipe producing and fabricating professionals.
Follow the link below to find a TPA member supplier near you.