The HGG Multi-Profile Cutting machine is a cost-effective and flexible option for manufacturers with production volumes that do not justify dedicated machines for profiling pipe alone....More
Marlin Steel installed a new NC welding system, developed by Ideal Welding Systems specifically for wire welding, but capable of switching tooling to perform sheet metal welding too....More
ABB Robotics introduced a new dual-arm robot it calls the first in the world that is “truly collaborative” with individual workers in the production line or fabricating cell....More
Miller Electric's training center in Rancho Cucamonga, CA is the ultimate gearhead welding paradise. We take a look at some of the cool new products there like the Multimatic 200 and Millermatic 211!...More
Proteck selected a Kollmorgen direct-drive system to make its new series of flat-sheet laser cutting machines as cost-efficient as they are productive.
To ensure high-quality weld performance and good fusion of parts, the weld preparation stage requires a manufacturer to be able to control certain factors prior to welding....More
Chrysler Group plans to invest $63 million at its Warren (Michigan) Stamping Plant to expand capacity for forming sheet-metal parts used to assemble several Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram Truck models....More
Bernard offers its most flexible and rugged semi-automatic air-cooled MIG guns in a new format: the Best of the Best (BTB) MIG guns online platform....More
Parts leveling cannot free you from the stress of missing a delivery date, but it can relieve the frustrations caused by metal loaded with internal stresses....More
Minnesota’s Centura Oil adopted Jet Edge’s water-jet cutting technology to process downhole casing and pipe products, so it’s now able to cut multiple layers of grouted casings at depths of 2,100 feet, in a single pass thanks to ultra-high pressure.
SKS Welding Systems developed the Wire Select equipment package option, largely from standard components, to replace systems that depend on changing a torch or setting up a second welding robot....More
Working closely with automotive welding operations, Fronius International updated the design of the pincer guns used in its resistance spot-welding system....More
Lincoln Electric’s Helix® C663 and C450 clamp-on orbital TIG (gas tungsten arc welding) weld heads are targeted at welding operations in refineries and in manufacturing power generation and pressure vessel systems....More
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products’ new Columbus III™ version 1.2 CAD/CAM programming and nesting software for plasma, oxy-fuel, laser and waterjet cutting is easier to program for more streamlined workflow....More
Miller Electric Mfg. Co.’s new LiveArc™ reality-based training program is designed to recruit, screen, train, and manage trainees’ performance in a virtual-reality version of welding that builds experience and develops skills....More
Colfax Corporation completed its purchase of Victor Technologies Holdings, the welding, cutting, and gas-control equipment and technologies group that has been a rival to Colfax’ own ESAB product line....More
