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3D Precision Welding Tables Simplify Part Handling
With loading capacity up to 20,000 pounds, Bluco’s high-tolerance 3D welding tables are hardened to protect against spatter buildup, provide a corrosion-resistant surface, and come with a lifetime warranty.
Orbital Welding Controller With Touchscreen Interface, Data Analytics
The Model 317 from Arc Machines features the first orbital welding controller that manages data. The system improves performance and increases production efficiency by gathering and presenting information that enables pipe fabricators to better control the weld.
BVC Interface, Additional Inch Sizes for Hydraulic Chuck Line
Big Kaiser’s HDC jet-through hydraulic chuck line is designed for high-precision 5-axis machining. It’ll fit practically any application in the automotive, aerospace, medical, and die and mold industries.
Plasma Power Source Cuts 20% Faster
Ultra-Cut 130 is the high-precision system from Thermal Dynamics Automation with 30% more power than its predecessor. With a compelling price point, it’s got the 3/4-inch market covered.
Need Small-Diameter Deep Holes? Here’s Your Micro Drill
Walter delivers high precision and productivity with the Supreme DB133, a solid carbide micro drill that prolongs tool life in steel, cast iron and nonferrous materials. They’re available in diameter range from 1/32-5/64 in. and 0.5 to 2.95 mm
High-Precision VMC for High-End Die and Mold Machining
Methods Machine Tools has introduced the OKK VB53a vertical machining center to the North American market, giving operators 50% more accessibility than conventional machines. They’re designed for less vibration to improve final surface finishes.
Palletizer’s Robot Arm Simplifies Complex Processes
With a compact design that consumes 40% less space, Flexlink’s RI20 can be relocated in a few hours and used in multiple lines in a single day. Meanwhile, operators and robots can safely coexist on the production floor.
Fast-Access Storage Saves the Day for Metal Products Specialist
The increased demand in the cut-to-size sheet segment was making storage space tight at AMCO Metal Service GmbH’s premises in Germany – then they discovered KASTO’s Unigrip 3.0 storage system that increased productivity and fast access to materials and finished parts.
Automatic-Indexing Vertical Tilt-Frame Band Saw
Amada Machinery America’s Marvel Series vertical tilt-frame band saws for cutting structural steels include the high-speed VT5063SW. The machine’s graphics-based control software with material selection chart and customizable material library enables operators to easily program and store 500 jobs.
You Are Now Entering a New Welding Era
ADDere’s laser hybrid wire welding system achieves single-pass welding for thick plate fabrication – on material up to 25 mm. But speed is far from compromised at 60 inches per minute.
Work Instruction Solution Pushes Pset Straight to Smart Assembly Tools
Keep your manufacturing ‘tribal knowledge’ intact and face workforce deficiencies with confidence using VKS’ upgraded ToolConnect loT. Employees like receiving digital work instructions in real time .
Welder’s Stick Electrode Resists Moisture for 24 Hours, Not 9
Lincoln Electric’s Excalibur 7018 XMR exceeds AWS requirement for low moisture content by 15 hours. Use it where hydrogen cracking is likely, such as fabrication in structural, pipeline, chemical processing and ship building industries.
