Hot Off the Press
Metal-Enclosure Fabricator Earns Supplier Recognition
Friday, February 12, 2010
Metal-enclosure fabricator Melitron Corp., Guelph, Ontario, Canada, received the Gold Supplier Award for excellence in quality and delivery from a customer in the aerospace industry. Melitron was one of two companies to receive the award. Melitron is a contract metalformer of electronic chassis, industrial enclosures, frames and similar products;
www.melitron.com.
Minnesota Fab Shop Adds
Servo-Electric Punch-Laser Combo
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Quality Tool, Inc., St. Paul, MN, a contract sheetmetal fabricator serving the medical, computer-hardware, telecommunications and defense industries, has installed a new servo-electric turret punch-laser combination machine. The machine, an Amada EMLK3610NT, combines 33-ton punch capacity and a 4000-W laser. It can process 10-ft. sheets without repositioning and deliver 400 hits/min. on 1-in. centers. An automated load/unload unit optimizes machine run time. Learn more about the machine
here; Quality Tool is online at
www.qualitytool.com.
Michigan Fabricator Adds
6000-W Laser-Cutting Machine
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Metal fabricator Prototech Laser, Inc., Chesterfield, MI, has installed a Trumpf TruLaser 5030 6-kW laser-cutting machine to enhance its capabilities for customers in the defense, automotive and other industrial markets. The machine can cut mild and stainless steel to 1 in. thick and aluminum to 0.60 in. Learn more about the machine
here; Prototech Laser is online at
www.ptlaser.com.