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FABRICATION
Today’s fabricating technology promises the ability to produce high-quality components job after job, in a variety of applications. And, in each issue, MetalForming is committed to informing you on how fabrication equipment delivers.
This month, an Iowa fabricator reveals how insourcing laser cutting has paid off thanks to evolving technology, and we explain how a combination of manufacturing processes can ease production of battery trays for electric vehicles.
And, make way for FABTECH 2022, as metal forming and fabrication professionals convene in Atlanta, GA, in November to check out the latest and greatest.
Contents
38 News & Technology
44 More Business Opportuni- ties from Expanded Inhouse Laser Cutting
48 Hybrid Multitasking— Machining and
Friction Stir Welding
50 FABTECH: Southern Exposure
Make plans for FABTECH 2022, November 8-10 in Atlanta, GA.
56 FABTECH Exhibitors 64 FABTECH Previews
News & Technology
New-Generation Advanced Waterjet Cutting Machine
Hypertherm’s Omax
Corp. Has unveiled the
OptiMax, a new-generation
advanced waterjet cutting
machine designed to turn
prints quickly into parts
while relying less on expe-
rienced operators. The
OptiMax is ideal for man-
ufacturers needing a ver-
satile, simple-to-operate
cutting system, and offers
Omax’ intuitive software
for optimized cutting capability and power, along with improved automation to maximize uptime, according to company officials.
New and improved features include:
• IntelliMax software, designed for ease of use and operation quickly following installation.
• IntelliVisor console with key metrics to optimize operations, and complete sys- tem monitoring to avoid unplanned down- time.
• EnduroMax pump that automatically sets the correct pressure and minimizes fluctuations to improve component life,
while providing efficient waterjet-pump technology.
• IntelliTrax drive system with advanced motion control for increased system robust- ness and reliability. This drive reportedly requires virtually no maintenance as com- pared to conventional ballscrew and rack- and-pinon drive systems.
• Garnet-delivery system to further assist in minimize downtime.
• Combine the OptiMax with an optional TiltaJet taper-compensation head for added accuracy.
Omax Corp.: www.omax.com
Economical Robotic Plasma Cutting
Prodevco Robot-
ic Solutions offers
its small-footprint
PCR41 machine for
robotic plasma cut-
ting in structural
and sheet metal
fabricating applica-
tions. Designed as
a cost-effective
alternative to other systems for smaller and medium-sized fabricators, according to company officials, the PCR41 plasma cutter features four-face processing and a simple-to-use interface. It can be used to produce copes and notches, holes and slots; make compound-angle cuts; provide weld prep via 45-deg. cuts; and perform beam splitting, scribing and marking.
The control interface uses DSTV (NC1)
files with no need for macros or other post-processing, and accepts files directly from 3D detailing software such as Tekla and SDS 2. And, the PCR41 features an advanced laser measuring system com- bined with two rotary encoders, enabling it to determine material length and devi- ations, resulting in optimal cutting accuracy, according to Prodevco officials. Prodevco: www.prodevcoind.com
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