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Punching and Other Holemaking
Punching and Other Holemaking - Making holes is a critical capability for fabricators. This technology area covers ironworkers, perforating machines, piercing machines, drills, slotting machines, single-station punch presses, turret punch presses, and combination laser/punch presses.
- From The Fabricator
Laser cutting machine also performs drilling and tapping
- May 15, 2024
- Product Release
Tecoi’s new LS series laser and drilling machine incorporates the choice of either one or two drilling heads.
- From The Fabricator
Gang punching press system accommodates different parts quickly
- May 7, 2024
- Product Release
The Multicyl Linear Rail is an adjustable gang punching press system designed to punch multiple holes at once and change hole locations quickly to accommodate different parts.
- From The Fabricator
Wilson Tool names CCO
- Apr 22, 2024
- News Release
Wilson Tool Intl., a manufacturer of tooling systems for punch presses and press brakes, has appointed Jason Semerad as CCO.
- From The Fabricator
Vaski Group Oy acquires Pivatic Oy
- Apr 1, 2024
- News Release
Vaski Group Oy, a manufacturer of coil blanking and slitting systems, has announced its acquisition of Pivatic Oy, a provider of coil-fed punching and bending lines for thin sheet metal processing.
- From The Fabricator
Combination punch-laser machine delivers five fabricating options in small footprint
- Mar 12, 2024
- Product Release
Prima Power offers the Combi punch-laser system, which offers two levels of high-productivity processing in a small footprint.
- From The Fabricator
40-V cordless hole puncher works on-site, anywhere
- Feb 27, 2024
- Product Release
Hougen Manufacturing has introduced a new battery-powered Hougen-Ogura Punch-Pro electrohydraulic portable hole puncher.
- From The Fabricator
Dual-cylinder ironworker allows two operators to work simultaneously
- Feb 15, 2024
- Product Release
Kaast Machine Tools has introduced the PS series multipurpose ironworker.
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Trilogy Machinery hires director of operations
- Feb 5, 2024
- News Release
Belcamp, Md.-based Trilogy Machinery Inc., a distributor of bending rolls and tube punching machines, has appointed Russell Steele as director of operations.
- From The Fabricator
Striving for predictable throughput in metal fabrication
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 20, 2024
- Blog Post
A fabricator might have amazing cutting power—huge lasers, massive material handling towers, ability to run lights-out or all weekend, largely unattended. Then, a team of laborers vigorously shake parts out of sheet metal skeletons. What’s wrong with this picture?
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- Jan 2, 2024
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- From The Fabricator
Sheet Metal Supply expands in-house equipment line to fabricate thicker metals
- Nov 14, 2023
- News Release
Sheet Metal Supply, a fabricator and supplier of custom metal construction products in Grayslake, Ill., has invested in new equipment to expand its capability into heavier metal products.
- From The Fabricator
Bradbury expands Kansas facilities
- Sep 27, 2023
- News Release
At its Moundridge, Kan., headquarters, Bradbury, a provider of leveling, cutoff, punch, folding, and roll forming machines and automated systems, has added space to its assembly and testing area as well as its inventory area.
- From The Fabricator
Chancey Metal Products acquires Exact Inc.
- Sep 18, 2023
- News Release
Chancey Metal Products, a portfolio company of Indigo South Capital, has acquired Exact Inc., a Jacksonville, Fla., precision sheet metal fabricator.
- From The Fabricator
Compact machine integrates turret punching, laser cutting
- Sep 5, 2023
- Product Release
Murata Machinery USA Inc. has launched the Muratec MF3048HL combination punch press and fiber laser for performing precise cutting, punching, tapping, and forming operations on a variety of materials.
- From The Fabricator
Wilson Tool Intl. appoints COO
- Aug 17, 2023
- News Release
Wilson Tool Intl., an independent manufacturer of tooling systems for punch presses and press brakes in White Bear Lake, Minn., has appointed Chris Lawless as COO.
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