Monday, 30 January 2017 07:15
Handling the heavy weight of the steel industry
The volatility of the global steel industry has fuelled demand for highly efficient and flexible handling equipment. Botros Hanna from Hyster Europe explains some of the key handling challenges faced by the steel industry today, and how the company is…
Tuesday, 10 January 2017 09:26
AMADA MIYACHI EUROPE offers MIYACHI EAPRO NOVA3
Laser Welding Workstations for precision laser spot and seam welding AMADA MIYACHI EUROPE announces the availability of its MIYACHI EAPRO NOVA3 Laser Welding Workstations, ideal for precision spot- or seam welding of metal parts, including medical, automotive, electronic, and aerospace…
Friday, 28 October 2016 09:46
High performance bandsaw reduces cutting times by up to 50%
German metal sawing and storage equipment manufacturer, KASTO, has introduced a new, high performance, economically priced bandsaw, called KASTOwin pro AC 5.6, said to offer short cutting times, long blade life and intuitive operation. Availability in the UK and Ireland…
Monday, 01 August 2016 07:12
30,000th Combilift handed over at CeMAT
Combilift Ltd, the Irish specialist manufacturer of multidirectional forklifts, straddle carriers and other innovative handling solutions for long loads, containers and palletised goods recently celebrated a milestone in the company’s history. The 30,000th Combilift to roll off the production lines…
Friday, 04 September 2015 14:58
A Bewo automatic cutting line on the Fabtech
During the Fabtech in Chicago (USA) from 9 up to and including 12 November 2016 Kent Corporation (OH) will be presenting a Bewo full automatic cutting line for tubes. Bewo Cutting Systems B.V. is the Dutch deloper and producer of high performance automating cutting lines for…
Monday, 01 June 2015 07:20
New Automatic Deburr for Mitre Cut and Bent Tubes
Kent Corporation has developed a new Burrmaster deburring machine to automatically deburr the ends of mitre cut and bent tubes. This machine, which can be used in many industries, was purchased by a major US manufacturer of exhaust systems. This…
Friday, 24 April 2015 09:25
Second Unison all-electric bending machine for fast-growing tube fabrication specialist
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of grab poles for public transport vehicles, Dealercast, has installed a second Unison all-electric CNC tube bending machine to expand manufacturing capacity at its Manchester plant. The order for the machine was placed during…
Wednesday, 25 February 2015 08:43
SigmaTEK Announces Dates for SigmaTEK Academy Productivity Workshop 2015
SigmaTEK Systems, LLC, the world’s leading authority on CAD/CAM Nesting, Material Optimization, and Shop Floor Automation, announces its upcoming SigmaTEK Academy Productivity Workshop. The annual event will be held on May 5-6, 2015 at the company’s global headquarters in Cincinnati,…
Tuesday, 01 October 2013 17:36
Agellis receives first Scandinavian order for unique furnace measurement system.
AGELLIS Group, which develops and sells products and solutions to the global metals industry, has received an order totaling 660 KSEK for a new measurement system to be installed at Ovako Hofors Sweden. The order relates to a system EMLI-FBL…
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Wednesday, 28 August 2013 11:49
Dos and Don’ts When Buying a Second-Hand Machine
So Your Second-Hand Machine Does Not Become a “Failure” Lower investment volume, adequate production capacity – the arguments for buying a second-hand machine are obvious. Is it that simple though? Particularly in the case of complex tube bending machines, there…
Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:00
United States Steel Corporation And Kobe Steel, Ltd., Of Japan Commission PRO-TEC Coating Company Continuous Annealing Line
United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) and Kobe Steel, Ltd., of Japan formally commissioned the new Continuous Annealing Line at their joint venture PRO-TEC Coating Company. PRO-TEC will now process some of the strongest and most formable grades of steel…
Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:00
Siemens to modernize copper rod mill in France
Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Nexans, a cable manufacturer, to equip the company's copper rod mill in Lens, France, with a modular crop shear solution. The project also includes a mechatronic package that will facilitate an automated…
Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:00
New mill for Bolivia
OTO just completed the production of a 1 ½” high productivity tube mill for delivery to Ferrotodo, a leading tube manufacturer located in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This is the third tube mill that OTO havesupplied to this customer in ten…