Metal Forming & Fabricating
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Kalamazoo Industries Adds 5,000 Sq. Ft. Custom Fabrication Center to Its Facility
Orders for increasingly larger units drove demand for roomier fabricating accommodations.
Sheet Metal Fabricator’s Side Business is Helping Other Manufacturers
When it couldn’t find an acceptable digital work instructions solution, CMP Advanced Mechanical Solutions in Quebec developed one in-house: Visual Knowledge Share (VKS). The spinoff business earned CMP a prestigious best-practices award from the provincial government.
Sheet Metal Fabricator Corners Tube Fabrication Market with Fully Automated System
A Nevada company became a single-source supplier after installing a fiber laser tube cutter and replacing a CO2 sheet cutter with a fiber laser cutter. With a fiscal year of April to April, B&J Inc. is on track to surpass its yearly sales goal by 20%.
Flexible Solution for Loading, Unloading Laser Cutting Systems
ByTrans Cross supports large parts removal and selection of residual sheets. Available for use with the new BySmart Fiber, BySprint Fiber and ByStar Fiber laser cutting systems.
2D Scanner for Nondestructive Testing
Zetec’s manual Sweeper Scanner can replace multiple specialized scanners, lowering costs and reducing the amount of equipment needed to conduct inspections in oil and gas, aerospace, and other applications.
Tube-Bending Machines for Small Diameters
A Chinese components supplier is meeting the continuing strong demand for cars and trucks by using Schwarze-Robitec’s CNC 25 E TB MR and CNC 80 E TB MR tube benders to manufacture small-diameter parts more quickly and easily.
Multihit Tube End Forming Machine
Innovative Engineered Solutions’ newest end former is a digitally controlled 3-hit, wide-vise ram machine. Featuring the FormPro II control system, the fully programmable machine allows the operator to select up to three progressive ram form hits in a single clamping.
Aluminum Plugs Achieve Leak-Free Seals
Used to temporarily block water and sewer pipes and drainage systems for low-pressure testing during maintenance and emergencies, single- and double-steel plugs from the Pipestoppers division of Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT are suitable for pipes ranging in diameter from 2 in to 48 in (50 mm to 1,200 mm).
Electric Pipe-Beveling Tool and Tube Expander Extensions
Equipped with a variable-speed electric motor, Esco Tool’s portable but powerful Prepzilla bevels any angle, face, and bore simultaneously on-site or in the shop. A line of boiler tube expanders with universal pivoting extensions is also available.
Tube Laser Cutting Machine for Entry-Level Operators
Bystronic’s ByTube 130 enables sheet metal fabricators to quickly and easily enter the tube-processing market. Available with 2kW or 3kW fiber laser power, the machine provides fast, flexible, and affordable processing for a wide range of materials and thicknesses in a fully automated workflow.
Two New Tube-Forming and -Cutting Solutions
BLM Group’s compact E-Shape eliminates interference from overhead structures with a punch table that works horizontally. The LT8.20 allows users to choose their preferred laser source, loader/unloader style, and positioning of peripheral equipment to maximize floor space.
Precise Engine Manifold with Two-Blade Cutting
Transfluid’s T-bend system processes tubes up to 2.36 in (60 mm) with a bending radius of 1xD. Most have two or three bends, with the cut made straight after the last bend or between two bends. No additional follow-up cuts are required.
