Light-Gauge Laser Tube Cutting

January 19, 2022

January 19, 2022

…at VanRon Steel Services positions the full-service supplier of tube and steel products to take on prototype and short-run jobs for office-furniture and medical-equipment OEMs, among others, quickly and cost-competitively. Now, it’s considering graduating to higher-throughput cutting equipment.

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Resistance-Welding Training Helps the Best Get Better

Knapheide Manufacturing’s entire welding team recently completed the industry’s first Certified Resistance Welding Training (CWRT) seminar, with three attaining the CRWT credential so far. Here’s how the training has paid off for the truck-body and bed manufacturer.

Create Cost-Effective Digital Twins with SaaS Application-Development Platform

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Compact Fiber Laser Ideal for Bringing Cutting Inhouse

Cincinnati Inc. (CI) has unveiled the CLi, a high-quality cost-effective fiber laser with a compact footprint. The lowercase “I” in CLi stands for “introductory,” meaning it’s an ideal starting laser that has all the functions necessary for shops that want to make parts rather than outsource, according to CI officials.

Retrofit CNC Systems to Safeguard Against Cyberattacks

Fanuc America has introduced an upgrade for legacy CNC machines running on operating systems older than Windows 10: The Panel i Replacement program retrofits Fanuc CNCs with a powerful industrial PC available with touch or non-touch LCD display, solid-state drives and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.

Five Questions: Planning Considerations for Vertical Storage and Material Handling Systems

1. How can metal formers justify the expense of a new racking or material-handling system?
Establishing goals and defining the expected financial benefits are critical for winning approval of any new capital project. As operators we tend to focus on obvious goals like freeing up more floor space for production and organizing inventory so it’s easier to find. While these goals are important and offer a tangible ROI, take the time to tie those benefits, and identify others, that will align the project with the company’s strategic goals.