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CHANGING SHAPE IN A DOWN ECONOMY
Despite this economy, some shops are still thriving. This story of Proteus Manufacturing, a New England shop that moved to horizontal automation from Methods Machine Tools to meet the demand for highly precise parts in the defense industry, shows how.
VALUE ADDED: MACHINING CENTERS
This showcase of new machine tools displays the latest technologies that could make your machining processes more competitive.
PIERCING THICKER PLATE WITH PLASMA
New technology from Hypertherm combines with an old technique for piercing perfection.
PIERCING THICKER PLATE WITH PLASMA
New technology from Hypertherm combines with an old technique for piercing perfection.
CUT MORE PARTS WITH LESS POWER IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME
The TruLaser 3030 NEW system from Trumpf Inc. uses a single cutting head strategy equipped with a 5 kW CO2 laser standard to increase productivity and flexibility when cutting sheet thicknesses up to 1 in.
LOW COST 100 HP WATERJET INTENSIFIER PUMP
The iP60-100S waterjet intensifier pump from Jet Edge, Inc. produces 2.0 gpm (7.6 lpm) of ultra-high pressure water for precision waterjet cutting, water blasting, cleaning and surface preparation applications.
MILD STEEL CUTTING FROM THINNEST UP TO 1 IN THICK
The HyperGear 510 Champion from Mazak Optonics Corporation has a flying optics two pallet changer with linear motors on 5 axes for a low initial investment.
REDUCE CUTTING TIMES ON SHEETS BY UP TO 40 PERCENT
The BySprint Pro 3015 4.4 kW laser system from Bystronic Inc. uses high machine dynamics to not only optimize thin sheet metal processing, but process thick plates as well.
LARGER 3-AXIS CNC ROUTER FOR SHEET WORK
The SR-200 Sheet Router from Haas Automation, Inc. is for specialty shops and manufacturers that need to machining large sheets of material or oversized flat parts that requires high speed rather than heavy milling.
PRECISION PLASMA CUTTING AND MARKING COMBINED IN ONE SYSTEM
The Acer DX from ESAB Cutting Systems provides high-speed, high-precision plasma cutting and marking with the same plasma torch for any size fabrication shop in a compact footprint with easy installation.
ADD LASER CUTTING TO YOUR IN-HOUSE SERVICES
For a great price, the energy-efficient TruLaser 1030 system from Trumpf Inc. provides productive laser cutting capabilities in a small footprint that only requires half of the floor space of a typical 5 ft x 10 ft machine.
AUTOMATED “LIGHTS OUT” LASER CUTTING
For running an unmanned lights-out operation, the BySpeed 3015 6 kW laser system from Bystronic Inc. incorporates advanced mirror detection that monitors and shuts down the resonator in case of a fault.