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Punching and Other Holemaking

Punching and Other Holemaking - Making holes is a critical capability for fabricators. This technology area covers ironworkers, perforating machines, piercing machines, drills, slotting machines, single-station punch presses, turret punch presses, and combination laser/punch presses.

Multicyl's Press-In-A-Box is a compact air-powered unit for punching applications. The MC series cylinder delivers enough force to punch 1.8-in.-thick steel or aluminum. automatic packaging system

Special Products & Manufacturing (SPM) purchased its first punch/laser combo more than a decade ago. The Texas-based contract fabricator (No. 39 on the 2024 FAB 40) now has four automated systems that together have reshaped the company’s blanking operation.

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Tecoi’s new LS series laser and drilling machine incorporates the choice of either one or two drilling heads.

The Multicyl Linear Rail is an adjustable gang punching press system designed to punch multiple holes at once and change hole locations quickly to accommodate different parts.

Wilson Tool Intl., a manufacturer of tooling systems for punch presses and press brakes, has appointed Jason Semerad as CCO.

Vaski Group Oy, a manufacturer of coil blanking and slitting systems, has announced its acquisition of Pivatic Oy, a provider of coil-fed punching and bending lines for thin sheet metal processing.

Prima Power offers the Combi punch-laser system, which offers two levels of high-productivity processing in a small footprint.

Hougen Manufacturing has introduced a new battery-powered Hougen-Ogura Punch-Pro electrohydraulic portable hole puncher.

Kaast Machine Tools has introduced the PS series multipurpose ironworker.

Belcamp, Md.-based Trilogy Machinery Inc., a distributor of bending rolls and tube punching machines, has appointed Russell Steele as director of operations.

A fabricator might have amazing cutting power—huge lasers, massive material handling towers, ability to run lights-out or all weekend, largely unattended. Then, a team of laborers vigorously shake parts out of sheet metal skeletons. What’s wrong with this picture?

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Sheet Metal Supply, a fabricator and supplier of custom metal construction products in Grayslake, Ill., has invested in new equipment to expand its capability into heavier metal products.

At its Moundridge, Kan., headquarters, Bradbury, a provider of leveling, cutoff, punch, folding, and roll forming machines and automated systems, has added space to its assembly and testing area as well as its inventory area.

The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.

Jeff Cupples, the president of Jackson, Tenn.-based Cupples J&J Company, discusses his experience with laser cutting machines and...

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