Metal Forming & Fabricating
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Oven for Baking Radiator Cores
The 750 deg F gas-fired No. 1046 cabinet oven from Grieve provides 800,000 Btu/hr installed in a modulating natural gas burner and 12,500 CFM vertical upward airflow to the workload.
Turn Every Design into a Successful 3D Print
Sunata software from Atlas 3D works seamlessly with direct metal laser sintering printers, eliminating the expensive and time-consuming simulation process that plagues 3D design engineers.
Optomec Appoints New Vice President
Jamie Hanson is their vice president of business development.
Laser Cutting of Polished Stainless, Aluminum, Brass and Copper at Full Power
Job shops and OEMs can cut even the most reflective “red” metals using CL 900 series fiber laser cutting systems from Cincinnati Incorporated that use 8 kW nLIGHT alta fiber lasers with proprietary back reflection technology.
Press Brakes Automatically Adjust for Deflection on Tough Jobs
The EasyCrown Hydraulic Crowning System on Piranha press brakes from Mega Manufacturing eliminates guesswork and rework on tough jobs by automatically compensating for deflection through hydraulic cylinders in the brake’s bed.
Monitoring Control for Advanced Fiber Laser Cutting
The M800 laser control on the Mitsubishi Advanced 800 Series eX-F fiber laser cutting machine from MC Machinery Systems has a processing speed up to 100 m per minute and includes an expanded cutting condition library with even more flexibility for improved hole circularity and process times on small geometrically intensive parts.
The Future of Metal Trading is Digital
E-Shops, Marketplaces, Trading Systems: The fax and telephone era in the steel and metal trading business is coming to an end. The winners will be the traders who have been quick and purposeful in the digitization of their processes. This development will lead to fully automatic steel supply via the Internet of Things (IoT) – with or without steel traders.
Industry 4.0 Machinery for Smart Factory Operations
ToolCell press brakes from LVD Strippit use the Easy-Form Laser adaptive bending system for in-process angle monitoring via laser scanners located on the front and back of the press brake table.
How to Heat Treat D2 and A2 Steel for Precision Metal Stamping Operations
The Model HL7-M24 box furnace from Lucifer Furnaces has chamber dimensions of 12 in H x 18 in W x 24 in D and heats to 2,300 deg F with 15 kW heat supplied through easy to replace, coil-wired heavy duty heating elements in V-grooved radiant panels on sides, back and door of the furnace.
Extend Blanking Line Capabilities with Automated Stacking
Coil-fed laser blanking systems from LaserCoil use end-of-line robotic stackers in either single or dual stations that are side-by-side capable and can reach 120 spm.
Accelerated Fabrication of Complex Stamped and Wire Components for Appliances
The 4Slide NC system from Bihler features variable production speeds up to 250 ppm that combine with a standard servo clamp feed or optional endless “caterpillar” feed to reduce manufacturing times by up to 50 percent for a variety of part sizes.
