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The new high definition plasma cutting system uses a HyPerformance® Plasma HPR130XD® that delivers near laser cut quality with minimized operating and maintenance costs.(click on photo to enlarge it)

Continual upgrades of its cutting operations with JETCAM software and Hypertherm high-definition plasma technology enabled this Canadian job shop GT Metal Products to grow its business, shrink its operating costs and become an aggressive competitor in diverse metal fabrication markets.

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Light gauge steels benefit from using nitrogen as an assist gas instead of oxygen. The use of nitrogen allows the laser to use the full power of the machine, as this process is based on the laser power doing the majority of the work. An increase in power can lead into 50 percent to 60 percent increases in cutting speeds.(click on photo to enlarge it)

MAXIMIZING PARAMETERS IN LASER CUTTING

Increased cutting speed is the answer to increasing productivity, right? Not exactly. Brian Welz of Trumpf revisits some techniques that may actually slow you down to negotiate obstacles faster, reduce the overall process cycle, and increase your productivity.

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U.S. manufacturers must learn that the entire game has changed: all manufacturers now compete in the global business environment of a new industrial era. The U.S. needs a new strategy for a new industrial era. Foreign manufacturers, armed with public subsidies and backed by national policies that protected their pricing, have unleveled the playing field by unfairly bidding on all components built for American companies, not just the low-cost parts.

UNCLE SAM’S NEW ROLE IN MANUFACTURING

The economic rebound that American manufacturing is enjoying right now will not be sustained without our government helping to create a globally competitive business climate. Mike Riley explores the good news that Uncle Sam appears to have finally heard the word.

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Adorned with an eagle head motif and the words Ronald Reagan, the 40 ft long, 10 in thick stainless steel arched wall weighs 8,000 lb (4 tons) and curves inward towards a 9 ft tall bronze sculpture of President Reagan.(click on photo to enlarge it)

AMECO USA Creates Presidential Backdrop for Reagan National Airport

The custom metal fabricator manufactures the crescent-shaped backdrop for the prestigious Ronald Reagan Memorial Statue installation in Washington, DC.

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The distributor network will demonstrate the revolutionary capabilities of these sheet hydroforming presses on a local level. Manufacturers from coast to coast will now be able to see first hand the efficiency and quality that these presses can bring to the aerospace, lighting, medical device and other industries.(click on photo to enlarge it)

Pryer Technology Group Announces Distributor Network for Hydroforming Presses

The manufacturer of Triform sheet hydroforming presses has created a new distribution network serving all 50 states, plus parts of Mexico and Canada.

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Down through the years, Walter Surface Technologies has worked on increasing efficiency, accelerating cost reduction, and improving processes that favor the well-being of workers and drive all future technical innovations.(click on photo to enlarge it)

Walter Celebrates 60 Years of Surface Treatment Technologies

The evolution of knowledge and methods by Walter Surface Technologies has led to productivity increases in Canada, the Americas and Europe.

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METAL FORMING & FABRICATING PRODUCTS

The CNC programmable straight tube cutoff line from Burr Oak Tool is the most flexible straight tube production system ever developed for the tubing industry. Feed length, speed, and batch sizes are all accurately controlled through a touch screen interface.

FABTECH 2011: TUBE & PIPE

FABTECH 2011 exhibited the latest tube bending, ring rolling, tube fabrication and tube end forming technologies, from simple single bends right through to complex welded tubular assemblies. Now our Show-in-Print brings some of those tube and pipe fabrication systems to you!

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The NS2-1600(D) 160 ton capacity straightside servo press from AIDA will stamp parts at the show in cooperation with Formtek/CWP, Dayton Progress, AG Tool & Die, and Anchor Danly.

FABTECH 2011: METALFORMING

FABTECH 2011 exhibited bending, roll forming, spinning, deep drawing, stretch forming and other sheet metal forming and assembly technologies that are used to bend, stretch and assemble materials into a variety of complex shapes. Now our Show-in-Print brings some of those metal forming systems to you!

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FABTECH 2011: FORMING & FABRICATING (Part One)

FABTECH 2011 exhibited many production technologies and techniques for OEM manufacturers and contract job shops that add value to sheet metal, coil, plate, tube or pipe stock by shaping, bending, forming, punching, welding, cutting, fabricating, assembling, or other processes. Now our Show-in-Print brings some of that forming and fabricating equipment to you!

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