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Tech Update
Enclosure Fabricator Invests in CNC Milling, Drilling, Tapping and Engraving
Custom-enclosure fabricator Haewa Corp., Duluth, GA, rep- resents the new generation of metalforming shops and panel builders utilizing the latest forming and fabricating technologies to radically improve workflow, accuracy and output.
the workpiece” scenario, result- ing in a substan- tial increase in productivity.
Traditionally, such enclosure suppliers would stock a variety of standard models, and modify them with hand tools to suit a par- ticular customer’s requirements. This scenario, however, can cause a bottleneck in production workflow. Haewa recently addressed this issue by acquiring a Steinhauer eCab WorkCenter for CNC milling, drilling and engraving, all controlled by a Siemens Sinu- merik 802D control.
Onboard the eCAB WorkCenter, the CNC operates a three-plus- one axis working tool, designed specially for the flat materials processed and the specific enclosure modifications performed by Haewa and other panel builders.
Steinhauer Elektromaschinen Ag: www.steinhauer.de;
Siemens Industry, Inc. 847/640-1595; www.usa.siemens.com/cnc
Says Haewa CEO Clemens Heinrici: “We needed the CNC machine to customize our work orders and respond to very short lead times from most of our customers. That’s the rule, not the exception, for us.” The eCab WorkCenter, which uses a sin- gle, versatile cutting spindle that works in tandem with a side-mount- ed tool magazine, can process flat sheetmetal as well as pre-fab- ricated boxes. The Siemens control can be programmed in less than 10 min. for new jobs.
Webinars Feature Award-Winning Pioneer Metalformers
Heinrici credits use of the eCab WorkCenter with returning more than a 50-percent reduction in that critical “time to first hole in
Plan to attend a pair of webinars providing presentations from the first six metalforming companies earning recognition from PMA and the Hitachi Foundations as Metalforming Pioneers. Each award-winning company has been recognized for achieving successful business results through well-defined values, culture, policies, prac-
Tailor Welded Coils: Unlimited Possibilities
Tailored products for coil fed operations such as; progressive die, roll forming and coil fed transfer presses
Slit Product Benefits:
Tailor Welded Coil
The new light weight steel
Customer
Progressive die
Roll forming
Weld
Coil

Wide coils
Coil fed
transfer presses
TWB Company
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