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The Metal Shop LLC, a custom fabricator in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., has purchased a Mazak FabriGear tube laser with a maximum capacity of 6 in. in the largest dimension. It handles tubes up to 26 ft. long and has a full 5-axis head and built-in tapping. The company also has installed SigmaTube...
E. H. Wachs, Lincolnshire, Ill., has moved its Houston sales, service, and rental location to Pasadena, Texas. The new location is closer for industrial customers in the oil and gas market and to refineries in the shipping channel located in the Houston area. The facility sells, services, and...
Rattunde, a global manufacturer of tube and bar processing machinery, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Caledonia, Mich. The 30,000-sq.-ft. facility produces tooling for the company’s machinery systems, which process bar and tube stock into various end products used by manufacturers...
Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Corp. has awarded Gold Partner status to CAD Partner GmbH, Nittendorf, Germany, for its Smap3D Piping design software. The direct integration of the piping software in SOLIDWORKS® decreases design time, according to the company. The software also helps prevent...
Fastenal offers portable beveling tools that create inside/outside bevels, pipe beveling, countersink, and radius paint edges. The portable tools generate no sparks or heat, and changeouts are completed in 30 sec. The electric FMT Bevel Mate can bevel depths up to 0.5 in. Proprietary cutter...
Magnatech’s Pipeliner FCAW process pipe system makes code-quality welds with the high-deposition FCAW process. Designed to weld pipe 6 to 72 in. and larger, the system can be used for construction of electric utility power piping and oil, gas, and water pipelines, as well as for fabrication of...
Fontijne Grotnes Group, Vlaardingen, Netherlands, is expanding its North American footprint by opening a new sales and service office in Monterrey, Mexico. The company also operates North American sales and manufacturing facilities in Niles, Mich., and Buffalo Grove, Ill. The new location...
Pat Mooney Inc. offers the OMP KR3 fully automatic circular miter saw. It is designed for production sawing applications requiring straight and miter cuts on bars, tubes, and structural workpieces. Its upcut design provides a cutting capacity of 8.5 in. and the ability to cut angles in the...
Henkel offers the Loctite® composite repair system for steel pipes and pipelines, which meets the requirements of the ISO/TS 24817 global quality standard. The heart of the new all-in-one repair system is a composite material made of resin reinforced with fibers. In steel pipelines, the...
The construction industry’s use of hollow structural sections (HSS) has been on the rise since the recession. Because of their high strength, HSS allow engineers to use less material, extending the maximum unbraced length between structural members. It’s in this environment that the tube cutting laser is beginning to open up new opportunities.
Innovative Tube Equipment Corp., Chicago, and TTM Laser S.p.A., Brescia, Italy, have announced the installation of an FL-400 3-D tube laser at Unverferth Mfg. Co.’s agricultural equipment manufacturing facility in Shell Rock, Iowa. The machine cuts up to 16-in. round and 12-in. square tube...
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Ltd. has manufactured a variety of weld purging systems for long tubes and pipes, with inflatable dams that can be kept outside of the heated areas. High-temperature-resistant gas hose material helps ensure that the purge dams stay inflated, firmly sealing the purged...
Mills Products, Brentwood, Tenn., a producer of hydroformed, roll formed, and tube stamped parts for the appliance and automotive industries, has appointed David Sampson as quality manager for its North American operation. A Six Sigma leader, Sampson comes to the company after working at the...
Bewo Cutting Systems B.V. will move its Netherlands headquarters to Waalwijk in October, after nearly 80 years at its Tilburg location. The move will give the company, a developer and manufacturer of manually operated circular saws and automatic cutting machines for tubes, additional space for...
The Tube & Pipe Association International® (TPA), Rockford, Ill., and the International Tube Association (ITA), Germany, will co-host their fourth conference devoted to updating seamless and welded tubular product technology and processes. Pipe & Tube Houston 2014 – Developing Technology for...
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.