Amada Cutting Technologies Inc.
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Airtronics adds new laser to robotic fleet
Airtronics Metal Products (AMP) has added a new Amada Gemini FO M2 3015 laser to its 100,000-sq.-ft. San Jose, Calif., plant. The 4,000-W, dual-processing robotic laser machine includes a rotary index to cut medium to thick materials. The rotary index is located on one of three shuttle pallets,...
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Pulse-cutting band saws engineered to reduce noise, vibration, cutting resistance
Amada Cutting Technologies Inc. has launched two band saw models to help eliminate noise, vibrations, and cutting resistance. The PCSAW430AX single-pulse cutting machine cuts material up to 16 in., and another single pulse machine, the PCSAW530AX, cuts material up to 21 in. The machines feature...
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Better safe than saw awry
When a machine operator cut a bundle of barstock open to load into a saw, the bands popped, moving the blocks that were put there to safely contain the bars. The bars fell on the operator's foot and trapped it. Not wanting to duplicate that nightmare, engineers at Kirsan Engineering, Kenosha, Wis., set about to create a method of loading barstock that relied on lift trucks, not cranes.
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Job diversity through a waterjet
Pacific Metal Cutting of Placentia, Calif., wasn't struggling when it bought its first waterjet in May 2004. After two years of waterjet ownership and the addition of a second table, the metal cutter is struggling to keep up with new business.
Understanding how rotary tube and pipe cutting works
Innovations and new developments in rotary tube and pipe cutting, such as high-speed cutting, minimal heat generation, special holding collets, and automatic loading, trim and sorting have reduced or eliminated time required for secondary operation, improved efficiency, and reduced costs.