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Bending and Forming - Page 70
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MC Machinery Systems, Adira partner to provide press brake line to North American market
- Nov 27, 2019
- News Release
Mitsubishi subsidiary MC Machinery Systems Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Portugal-based sheet metal working machine manufacturer Adira have formed a sales and service partnership to deliver press brakes with capacities from 100 to more than 2,000 tons throughout North America. MC Machinery now...
- From The Fabricator
How to spot and avoid common press brake hazards
- By Douglas Raff
- Nov 27, 2019
- Article
Ill-informed press brake operators face numerous on-the-job hazards every day. The following are a few of the most common circumstances that raise press brake injuries.
- From The Fabricator
Press brake system includes automatic tool change storage
- Nov 26, 2019
- Product Release
Prima Power has introduced the eP Genius 1030 bending system, comprising an eP-1030 servo-electric press brake and automatic tool change storage. The press brake has 15 axes and a maximum tool capacity up to 32 m. It offers tonnage of 105 with a bending length capacity of 3,060 mm. It also features...
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Kellstrom Defense acquires Airborne Technologies
- Nov 26, 2019
- News Release
Kellstrom Holding Corp., El Segundo, Calif., has announced the acquisition of Airborne Technologies Inc. (ATI), based in Camarillo, Calif. ATI is a long-term Lockheed Martin Hologram Product Program licensee for the F-16 and C-130 B-H aircraft programs, with additional capability to manufacture...
Schwarze-Robitec’s compact CNC 25 E TB MR bender made for small-diameter tube
- Nov 22, 2019
- Product Release
Schwarze-Robitec has developed the CNC 25 E TB MR bender for small tubes. It is available in both left/right bending versions, as well as in a rotary variant, with the bending head capable of rotating 180 degrees. This allows bending of complex tube geometries in one process step. The bender’s...
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Coe Press Equipment hires national sales and marketing manager
- Nov 21, 2019
- News Release
Sterling Heights, Mich.-based Coe Press Equipment, a manufacturer of coil handling and servo roll feed equipment, has hired Dave Byer as national sales and marketing manager. Before joining the company, Byer was a part of the Yamaha Motor Corp. digital marketing team for 13 years. He has a...
- From The Fabricator
Wemo appoints area sales manager
- Nov 19, 2019
- News Release
Wemo Nederland B.V. has hired Tom Rodenberg as area sales manager. The company plans to expand its presence in its focus regions and explore new markets for its automated sheet metal processing lines. Rodenberg previously worked for a company that manufactured and sold roll-formed metal profiles....
- From The Fabricator
Advances in MG’s 4-roll plate rolling technology
- Nov 18, 2019
- News Release
MG srl has made advances on its 4-roll plate bending machine. Electronic Parallelism. A dedicated electronic control enhances precision and repeatability on each roll. Two proportional electro-valves, two digital readouts, and transducers grant the positioning of each roll. The oil flow is...
- From The Fabricator
2019 Awards of Excellence in Metalforming winners announced
- Nov 18, 2019
- News Release
The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), Cleveland, has announced the winners of its 2019 Awards of Excellence in Metalforming. The annual awards recognize metal forming organizations' high achievement in design, quality, training and education, process control, product development, and...
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Automotive Aluminum Advisors to host aluminum body sheet course
- Nov 18, 2019
- News Release
Automotive Aluminum Advisors, Plymouth, Mich., will hold its inaugural aluminum body sheet course Feb. 11-12, 2020, in Plymouth, Mich. The course, designed for the continuing education of automakers and their suppliers, will cover aluminum body sheet alloys and applications, forming and stamping,...
- From The Fabricator
Okay Industries launches NexTech Labs for R&D
- Nov 14, 2019
- News Release
Okay Industries, New Britain, Conn., a contract manufacturer that engineers components and subassemblies for OEMs in the medical device and industrial markets, has launched NexTech Labs. These prototyping and process development labs are dedicated spaces offering equipment, resources, and staff who...
- From The Fabricator
Braner delivers slitting line to Calstrip Industries
- Nov 13, 2019
- News Release
Calstrip Industries has installed a Hi-Performance 72- by 0.250-in. Braner/Loopco Turret Head™ slitting line at its new Blytheville, Ark., coil processing center. The line is designed to process 30-ton critical-surface-coated carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless coil in gauges from 0.015 to...
- From The Fabricator
Taking a deep dive into press brake tonnage, Part I: Improving formulas
- By Steve Benson
- Nov 12, 2019
- Article
Taking a deep dive into press brake tonnage: Why do bends turn sharp when they do? It has to do with how bending forces affect the workpiece.
- From The Fabricator
FABTECH Day 1: Game-changer in automated folding; Amada unveils fiber lasers
- By Gareth Sleger
- Nov 12, 2019
- Blog Post
Day 1 of FABTECH couldn’t be slowed down by an unseasonable polar vortex in Chicago. The first day was busy as Amada unveiled two new high-powered fiber lasers and MetalForming introduced game-changing automation for folding large metal parts.
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Study: North American auto vendor tooling spending to drop $2B in 2020
- Nov 6, 2019
- News Release
Harbour Results Inc., a business and operational consulting firm for the manufacturing industry based in Southfield, Mich., has released the results of the Harbour IQ in-depth study on the current state of the automotive vendor tooling industry. The analysis predicts that 2020 automotive vendor...
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