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PIPE CUTTER BLADES FOR WELDING END PREP
A full line of cutter blades from ESCO Tool produce a heavy, thick chip without cutting oils by using a radical chip breaker that transfers heat away from the pipe and into the chip.
PULSED ND:YAG LASER DRILLS DEEPER AND LARGER HOLES
The new Convergent Laser CL-R from PRIMA North America combines up to 50 kW peak power with low divergence resonator optics to produce a high intensity laser spot.
MEDIUM VOLUME, ODD-SHAPED BEAM DRILLING
The Atra Ace automatic drill from Nitto Kohki eliminates costly material handling by allowing operators to bring the drill to the beam, rather than the beam to the drilling line for processing.
COST EFFECTIVE RADIAL DRILL PRESS
KNUTH Machine Tools offers its R Series radial arm drill press equipped with front panel, programmable logic controls for increased reliability and decreased maintenance costs when drilling, reaming and tapping.
CAM NESTING SOFTWARE OFFERS MORE CONTROL
ProNest 2010 nesting software from MTC Software improves machine setups, cut quality and productivity for all common plasma, laser, and waterjet systems.
SEVER, BEVEL, SINGLE POINT, COUNTERBORE AND FACE FLANGES ON LARGE PIPES
The HDSF? series of weld prep machine tools from E.H. Wachs will cut and bevel simultaneously and are ideal for large diameter pipelines and maintenance.
SWIVEL BASE PORTABLE DRILL IS A WORKHORSE
The Swivel Base HMD914S from Hougen Manufacturing is ideal for challenging fabrication, bridge rehab projects or jobs involving horizontal or overhead/inverted drilling where supporting and energizing the magnet while locating the drill can be awkward.
Machine Tool OEMs Collaborate to Create New Event
The biggest names in the industry are working together to create a new type of event designed to revitalize U.S. manufacturing. Scheduled for Sept. 12-14, 2011, in Las Vegas, the Interactive Manufacturing Experience (imX) will combine the best features of…
CUT TIGHT PROFILE CURVES IN LIGHTWEIGHT SHEET, TUBE, CORRUGATED METAL
Highly maneuverable KD-446 profile shears from Kett cut tight curves at a radius of only three inches in C.R. mild steel up to 18 ga at up to 28 ipm.
July Industry Watch: People
D&S MANUFACTURING (BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI) . . . announced that Joe Lane, manufacturing engineer, was named to the American Welding Society‘s (AWS) D16 Committee on Robotic and Automatic Welding. Lane commented, “D&S is a company that is driven by…
YOUR CNC SHOULD ALWAYS SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE
Whether in ISO or its own dedicated programming terms, Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry explains why your machine control should make your job easier, not harder.
HOLE IN ONE
In a business where everything starts with a hole, tube hones are key to perfect hole size, geometry and surface finish on long parts. Larry Robinson of Hole Specialists shows us how he uses Sunnen machine tools to hone oil drilling and extraction tools for flawless function 28,000 feet down.
