Metal Forming & Fabricating
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All-Electric Tube Bending of Multiple Radii in a Single Setup
For tube production in HVAC, furniture, automotive, aerospace and other applications, Elect 9-axis all-electric tube benders from BLM Group are suited for tube diameters from 1.5 in to 6.0 in and have multiple tool stack capability that can produce fixed and variable radii in a single setup.
Integrated Visual Work Instructions for The Factory of the Future
The Electronic Work Instruction system from Visual Knowledge Share provides a more visual platform to operators that cuts the time in half that is spent by managers creating and maintaining work instructions.
Continuous Chain Mesh Belt Shot Blaster Reduces Operating Costs
Parts are presented to the blast wheels of the MB1824 from Viking Blast & Wash Systems on a manganese woven wire belt conveyor extending 2 ft on the loading end and 2 ft on the discharge end of the vestibules for loading, blasting to specifications in one pass and unloading.
Industry 4.0 Press Brake Tool Management
The Smart Tooling App from Wila includes a smartphone app for Android and iOS that allows users access to their press brake tool data anytime, anywhere for major time savings, error-free tool data entry and simplified stock management.
Highly Productive Universal Bending Machines Deliver Superior Performance
The TruBend 5130 universal bending machine from TRUMPF uses a highly dynamic On-Demand Servo Drive with four-cylinder drive technology that runs extremely quiet to deliver significantly more productivity than conventional drives.
Trilogy Machinery Celebrates Milestone
Ten years of growth in distributing high quality fabricating machinery across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Software Nests Packs or Bundles for Greatest Material Yield
For fabricators of windows, doors, furniture, curtainwall, MEP, and more, Dynamic Pack Optimization software from TigerStop mathematically and precisely determines the best order to process packs/bundles of like-profiled material for optimal material yield.
Breaking the Barrier in Multi-Process Fabrication Machines
The Plasma Nova system from Soitaab can combine plasma cutting with a straight or bevel head, oxy-fuel cutting, various kinds of marking, variable size drilling and tapping, and even three-dimensional shapes like pipe cutting, all in a single easy-to-use system.
Auto Loading Circular Cold Saw System Saves Time, Reduces Scrap, Eliminates Costly Mistakes
The CPO 350 Auto Loader from Scotchman cuts multiple lengths of tube up to max 3 in diameter using a 5 hp variable rpm speed motor and 315 mm diameter blade, and runs unlimited cut lists from ½ in to 23 ft lengths with accurate cut lengths within ± 0.002 per diameter inch in squareness.
FMS Approach to Industry 4.0 Factory Digitalization
The FlexCell automated kit blanking and short run bending system from Salvagnini combines press brake and panel bending technologies for the fastest, least expensive, most profitable way to form parts.
Accurately Pinpoint Bottlenecks and Inefficiencies in Coil Processing Lines
The Time Tracker System from Red Bud Industries is a production monitoring system with an organized, easy-to-use interface a supervisor needs to monitor multiple coil processing lines in a single factory or several locations.
Modular Safety Controller for Flexible, Fast Monitoring of Press Brake Operations
The modular Fiessler Elektronik FMSC PLC safety controller from Press Brake Safety is flexible, fast and easy to configure for monitoring up to 17 axes according to performance level e. Each FMSC module has 12 inputs, four safe outputs and five standard outputs.
