Burch Tank & Truck has added a fiber laser cutter to its Mount Pleasant, Mich., manufacturing facility. The machine, which has an 8- by 20-ft. double bed, can cut small, intricate pieces to large items from carbon steel up to ¾ in., stainless steel and aluminum alloy up to 7/16 in., and brass up...

Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has promoted Michael J. Whitehead to senior vice president and president, overseeing the strategic planning and growth of the Americas Welding segment’s automation and additive services businesses. Whitehead joined the company in 2005 as chief...

Muratec offers the LS 3015 GC fiber laser with flying optics. The small-footprint machine cuts through ferrous and nonferrous materials, including steel, stainless steel, brass, and bronze. The fiber laser’s short wavelength beam also allows processing of highly reflective materials, such as...

Mazak Optonics Corp. has introduced the Optiplex Champion 3015 Fiber 2D flying-optics laser cutting system for production environments or low-volume job shops with fewer job changeovers. Available in 2.0- and 3.0-kW generator configurations, it handles thinner-gauge material. The machine features...

TRUMPF has introduced the TruLaser Cell 5030 for prototypes and low- to medium-volume production. It comes with a disk laser as standard for low maintenance and energy efficiency. Flying optics help keep the process consistently accurate, regardless of the weight and position of the part, says the...

TRUMPF has re-engineered the TruLaser Series 1000. The machine now can be automated with the manufacturer’s entire automation portfolio. The laser system autonomously handles more processes to reduce cost per part, states the company. Equipped with collision protection, the machine processes...

Volumetric 3D printing creates parts by overlapping three laser beams that define an object’s geometry from three different directions, creating a hologram-like 3D image suspended in the vat of resin.

Dellinger Enterprises, which specializes in light sheet metal processing and welding, in Belmont, N.C., has made efficiency and lean manufacturing a cornerstone of its 40-year-old business with the help of its unique and fully customized shop floor MRP system.

This installment of “Top 5 in 365” is about safety, possibly the single most important aspect of running any business. Failure to provide a safe work environment is illegal and unethical. Metal fabrication shops have many potential safety hazards that must be addressed.

Bystronic has introduced a new, next-generation BySmart Fiber laser cutting machine, designed to laser-cut parts from thin to medium-thickness sheet metal in the simplest, quickest, most cost-effective manner, the company reports. The machine platform delivers up to four times faster cutting speeds...

Okay Industries Inc., New Britain, Conn., an engineering and contract manufacturing company, has received a 2018 Supplier Excellence Award from Medtronic, a Dublin-based medical technology company. It is one of only 13 companies from Medtronic’s supply base of approximately 48,000 to receive the...