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Team Industries Inc. has announced it has started an expansion of its Port Arthur, Texas, facility. This is the company’s largest expansion in Texas since acquiring the Team Fabricators facility in 2008. The project is scheduled for completion in May 2020. Phase I construction on the company’s...
The Research and Development Tax Credit saves U.S. businesses $10 billion every year and has helped manufacturers and suppliers across the country, including many in the automotive industry supply chain, to reinvest in their businesses. Those companies who use innovative approaches to design, test, and produce likely qualify for government-provided tax incentives that can help their business take the next step toward success.
Fought & Co. out of Tigard, Ore., uses automated plasma cutting technology to process large pipe.
Sweed has developed the TS450 O.D. Tube Scarf Chopper, designed to process tube scarf with a reduced amount of human interaction. The user feeds the machine once, and the chopper then pulls the scarf into itself as long as the scarf knife stays in contact with the weld. The chopper cuts the scarf...
The many choices surrounding horizontal band saws these days can make selecting one a daunting prospect. However, it doesn’t have to be an intimidating process. A little familiarity with the types of saw, features, and options can go a long way in choosing the best saw for your applications.
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...
Cutoff wheels are available in many styles, grains, and thicknesses, which makes choosing and using one a complex process. To simplify matters, follow these four selection guidelines and usage tips.
Components and capabilities provider Hickory Springs Manufacturing (HSM) has installed flow drilling equipment for the first time at its metal plant in Hickory, N.C., expanding its portfolio of value-added metal tubing used in a variety of industries. Flow drilling allows components to be fastened...
Kaukauna Wis.-based Team Industries Inc. has received the 2018/2019 Supply Chain Excellence Award from Bechtel Corp. in recognition of its on-time delivery of pipe and vessel fabrication for multiple Bechtel projects. Supplier companies were evaluated on multiple factors, including overall...
Team Industries Inc., Kaukauna Wis., has promoted Jon Viestenz to director of sales. He has been with the company for six years, working in the sales department. Team Industries is a manufacturer that distributes shop fabricated pipe, piping assemblies, pressure vessels, tanks, supports, modules,...
Fabricators looking to optimize an orbital welding system and setup, especially for high- and ultrahigh-purity applications, should look beyond the material and the machine and include the electrode.
Shape Corp., based in Grand Haven, Mich., has been named by SSAB as the winner of the 20th international Swedish Steel Prize. The award recognizes the company’s groundbreaking use of martensitic steel in a 3D-formed tube for automotive roof rail applications. “With great skill, Shape Corp. has...
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...
Material handling technology in tube laser cutting has evolved significantly. Extensive downtime for material handling may soon be a thing of the past.
Medina, Ohio-based HGG Profiling Equipment has announced that starting in 2020, PypeServer’s Enterprise software will be available as an option for HGG’s PC600 and PC900 3D pipe profiling systems alongside HGG’s ProCAM software. The software automates and simplifies the virtual design and...
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 subscriptionCameron Adams of Laser Precision, a contract metal fabricator in the Chicago area, joins the podcast to talk...
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.