Coil Handling Enterprise Zone

Laser-Cut Blanks, Parts from Coil

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Chicago Slitter, Itasca, IL, has developed a new coil-fed laser-cutting system that combines the benefits of continuous coil feeding with the precision and flexibility of laser cutting. Laser cutting from coil promises to reduce part cost by improving flexibility and enabling fabricators to quickly change between production runs. Labor for handling sheets and stacking finished parts is reduced or eliminated.

Leveled Sheet and Plate Improves Manufacturability

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Processing leveled sheetmetal can provide enormous added value, as evidenced by the experience of heavy-duty trailer manufacturer Goldhofer, Memmingen, Germany. The need for leveled sheetmetal becomes obvious, say Goldhofer officials, when it comes to stamping presses, laser-cutting machines and press brakes, proven out when the firm recently installed an Arku FlatMaster 120 roller leveler.

Four-Roll Servo Feed at the High End of the Toughness Scale

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

One-stop shopping is the mantra at toll processor Voss Clark, Jeffersonville, IN, which recently brought in a coil of steel, sent it through pickling and oiling, slitting and blanking departments in less than 6 hr. The material went directly into an automotive application.

Ten New Coil-Processing Lines--Three of Them Zig-Zag Equipped--Headed to North American Stamping Group

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, MI, has received an order for 10 coil-processing lines from North American Stamping Group, for its facilities in Portland, TN; Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; and Queretaro, Mexico. Among the lines, seven are conventionally equipped for progressive-stamping operations, and three feature zig-zag servo-feed capabilities.

Harrington Hoists’ Growth Spurt

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST

The manufacturing plant in Manheim, PA, which has served as the home of Harrington Hoists, Inc., no longer is large enough to support the company’s growth, so the firm has leased a 97,000-sq.-ft. facility in Elizabethtown, PA, to house its warehousing and assembly operations. The new facility should be operational by May 2013; operations, fabrication and production manufacturing remains at the Manheim plant. Harrington Hoists manufactures electric-chain and wire-rope hoists, air-powered hoists, lever hoists, trolleys, cranes and other products.