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01 Jul

Top Tips for Maintaining CNC Beam Drilling & Coping Machines

Structural steel fabrication shops face a very competitive landscape. In order to get ahead, it is imperative to have the right machines. Whether these machines bend, cut, or drill, maintaining them will keep them up and running. Here are the top tips for maintaining CNC beam drilling and coping machines. Establish a Regular Maintenance Routine Read the user’s manual in its entirety before operating your new machine. The user’s manual will outline different maintenance tasks and the frequency they need to [...]

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23 Jun

Daily Maintenance Tips for Fiber Laser Cutting Machines

Machines and tools, including fiber laser cutting machines, are invaluable assets to your fabrication shop. These machines can cut with high quality, speed, efficiency, and precision, making them an essential component of every shop. However, you need to maintain the fiber laser cutting machines in order to keep producing high-quality parts. Check the Cutting Head Every part of the fiber laser cutter is critical in performing well and continuing to produce high-quality cuts, but the most crucial part of your laser [...]

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23 Jun

Press Brake Safeguarding: What You Need To Know

Press brakes are one of the most common machines in metal fabrication shops, but they can also be one of the most dangerous ones. Press brakes are the backbone to all your sheet metal and plate forming processes, but they are also a frequent cause of crushing and amputation injuries. Here’s what you need to know about press brake safeguarding, ensuring that everyone in your shop stays safe. Press Brakes Are Dangerous Press brakes are one of the biggest machines in [...]

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16 Jun

What To Consider Before Buying a Laser Cutting Machine

Businesses need to innovate in order to stay relevant; metal fabrication shops are no exception. Organizations continually look for ways to adopt new processes, introduce new materials, and add newer innovations, such as laser cutting machines, to their fleet, broadening the range of products offered to their customers and keeping their organization relevant. Thinking about adding a laser cutter machine to your machine shop? Here’s what to consider before buying a laser cutting machine Material Considerations Laser cutting machines are capable [...]

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13 Jun

Press Brake Bending Basics & What You Need To Know

It’s no secret that metal fabrication shops are the superheroes for all things sheet metal, including bending, forming, shaping, and cutting. These shops do it all, and the equipment required for such jobs are just as impressive as the operators who utilize them. The press brake is one of those machines, and it is capable of bending and shaping even the largest pieces of sheet metal. Here are the press brake bending basics and what you need to know [...]

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10 Jun

3 Ways Your Manual Press Brake Machine Limits Productivity

Every business thrives on productivity, but none more so than metal fabrication shops. There are strict timelines and quotas throughout the day, and when jobs don’t run efficiently, the whole shop is affected. Manual press brakes can really slow the production process down. Here are three ways your manual press brake machine limits productivity. Susceptible to Errors A big issue with manual press brakes is that they are susceptible to errors. Human error is inevitable; even with the most skilled operators, [...]

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03 May

4 Major Factors To Consider Before Purchasing a Press Brake

Press brakes are big pieces of machinery that bend and shape metal, but there is much more to consider before purchasing one. Here are the four major factors to consider before purchasing a press brake. What Is the Press Brake Accuracy? When creating your product, both big and small, you need to make it accurate. If the metal bend is a little too much or not enough, it can cause significant problems down the line. The metal won’t work, or your [...]

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29 Apr

A Brief Guide to Beam Drilling & Coping Machines

Even though you are working with large pieces of metal and big machines, metal fabrication is a precise job. Unfortunately, the slightest miscalculations can result in significant errors, especially if they exist throughout the whole process. This human fallibility is part of why people turn to machines. Here is a brief guide to beam drilling and coping machines so that you can determine if they sound right for the future of your metal fabrication shop. What Is Beam Drilling? Before understanding [...]

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20 Apr

3 Ways To Speed Up Production Using Tandem Press Brakes

Whatever industry you find yourself in, minimizing expenses and maximizing profits is necessary. To increase productivity, you find innovative ways to do business and increase production. When you work somewhere with significant metal production, tandem press brakes might be the best way to do just that. Here are three ways to speed up production using tandem press brakes. Cut Larger Pieces of Metal Quicker A significant challenge that many metal fabricators face is how exactly to work with large pieces of [...]

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13 Apr

Advantages of Using the PCR41 for Advanced Steel Cutting

Steel manufacturing is a complex industry full of complicated operations. Working with large pieces of metal and machines can be dangerous, so using robotic systems may be the future of this industry. There are many advantages of using the PCR41 for advanced steel cutting, and, as time progresses, it may seem like the only option for the future. It Can Run Continually One of the most glaring issues with manual machines is that the operator can’t always be working. People need [...]

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