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Elrae Adds 400-Ton Minster to its Stable
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Metalforming company Elrae Industries, Inc., Alden, NY, has installed a 400-ton Minster E2 Hevistamper press, the second high-tonnage Minster press the company has installed in recent years (it previously purchased a 600-ton E2 Hevistamper). The new straight-sided press features a 108-by-54-in. bed and a 12-in. stroke, and can process sheet to 0.312-in. thick. Elrae is online at
www.elrae.com.
Morgal Adds New Feeder-Straightener
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Feed Lease Corp., Rochester Hills, MI, has sold a new servo-feed pull-through straightener combination unit to Morgal Machine Co. for installation at its newly opened stamping plant, S.C. Metal Products LC, in Aiken, SC. The unit, rated for steel to 0.140-in. thick and 42-in. wide, will feed and straighten flat blanks used for making V-grooved pulleys. The servo control includes a four-function two-button remote pendant for jog-to-length in fast and slow speed modes, and stores 200 job recipes.
Roll-Kraft Boosts CNC Machining Capabilities
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
To increase its capacity to produce tooling or the tube and pipe and rollforming industries, Roll-Kraft, Mentor, OH, has installed two new CNC lathes in its manufacturing plant, and will install a third vertical lathe by year end. This third machine is a space-saving side-by-side turning center that the firm can use to rough-out parts on one side and finish-machine on the opposite side. Learn more at
www.roll-kraft.com.
