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Tech Update
2—a 4- by 4-ft. cutting machine—is the primary weapon in his arsenal of fabrication equipment.
“Instead of spending days cutting parts out individually,” he says, “I can make them all at once with a push of the button. And, the CNC machine eliminates the manual and tedious part of the metal-art process.”
Since purchasing his Torchmate (now a Lincoln Electric com- pany) in 2007, Roberts has received a mostly self-taught crash course in CNC machining, and today he is passing that knowl- edge on to a new crop of metal artists. In fact, as his metal- art career has taken off, he’s featured his work on his website and used his videography skills to produce a series of instruc- tional videos on CNC machine use. In a three-part series, Roberts explains the origins of metal art, how to set up a CNC machine and how to design in CAD. Check it out at www.metalartby- dickroberts.com.
Torchmate: 866/571-1066; www.torchmate.com
40-Input Die-Protection Module
Cieco Inc., Clinton, PA, has introduced a new die-protection module for its Automator II press controller that offers as many as 40 sensor inputs—more than twice as many as originally offered—providing customers with more flexible sensor-mon- itoring capabilities. Each of the 40 sensors can be individually programmed and each bank of eight sensors can be programmed to be global. If a bank of sensors, for example, is programmed for part-out, end of coil, stock buckle, etc., and these settings are the same for each die run in the press, then this bank of sensors can be programmed globally (applied to each job). This eliminates the repetitive programming for each tool pro- grammed in the press.
The Automator II will detect a sensor fault and display the sensor name and type. The sensor fault will be time-stamped and put into fault history for later date information sourcing. Cieco: 412/262-5581; www.ciecocontrols.com
Laser Protection Tape
3M and Shale-Inland, Chicago, IL, announced the launch of 3M Protective Laser Tape, developed for metal fabricators to temporarily protect the finish of stainless-steel, carbon-steel and aluminum sheets during laser cutting and storage. The tape is a white polyolefin film coated with a high-performance adhesive that, unlike traditional protective tapes, helps prevent ballooning, edge shredding and other problems that can arise during laser cutting. Its adhesive technology provides reliable surface adhesion with excellent thermal stability, and allows easier removal than previously available tapes, say company officials.
Shale-Inland: www.shale-inland.com
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