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“Efficiency can be measured in kW and dollars.”
Barry Lewalski, NAFTA Product Manager ServoDirect Technology
Setting the standards.
ServoDirect Technology sets the standard for production efficiency by driving reduction in energy consumption per part and cycle times.
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booth #3344 in the MetalForm section of FABTECH
from November 14 - 17. To find out more, call 734.207.7200 or visit schulerinc.com
Helicopter-Engine Maker Orders Third Six-Axis Laser System
The Turbomeca facility in Tarnos, France, has ordered a six-axis laser-processing system from Prima Power Laserdyne, Champlin, MN. The Laserdyne 795XS sys- tem is Turbomeca’s third Laserdyne unit, and boasts a work envelope measuring
1 by 1 by 1 m. Also included: a 320-mm-dia. rotary work- table and a PC-based CNC.
Metal Fabricator
Expands Rapid-
Prototyping Capabilities
Integrated Ideas & Tech- nologies, Inc. (IIT), which per- forms CNC machining, CNC press-brake forming, waterjet cutting and other sheetmetal- fabricating processes, has added a new Haas VF3 verti- cal-milling machine to increase its capacity to pro- vide quick-turn prototypes. The firm, which operates a 23,000-sq.-ft. facility in Post Falls, ID, supplies prototype parts and sheetmetal enclo- sures. Its new Haas is a high-speed three-axis machine with 40- by 20-in. cutting area.
Stamper Shows
Growth in Advanced
Battery Market
Kramski North America, Inc., Largo, FL, has installed new capital equipment to support its growth in the lithi- um-ion battery market. The firm added an injection-mold- ing machine (an Arburg 420C Allrounder) to produce cases, covers and buttons for bat- tery packs used in the med- ical industry. It also is stamp- ing the BeCu terminals, assembling the battery
packs, and is charging, test- ing and barcoding each fin- ished assembly.
Kramski also recently installed a new assembly area for production of lithi- um-ion battery systems for Lithionics Battery products used in automotive engines, golf carts and other vehicles.
Stamper/Die House
Adds Robotic
Arc-Welding Cell
New Bremen Machine & Tool Co., New Bremen, OH, has added a robotic welding cell to its arsenal. The cell, from OTC Daihen, Charlotte, NC, features a six-axis Almega-AX-V6 robot with 55-in. reach, a DP400 arc- welding power supply, and a 60-in.-dia. electric turntable positioner. New Bremen Machine & Tool Co. provides tool design and build, machining, assembly, stamp- ing, laser cutting, welding and other processes.
Lee Steel to Install
New Multiblanking Line
The Wyoming, MI, service center of Lee Steel Corp., Southfield, MI, will soon install a new precision multi- blanking line equipped with
a stretcher-leveler. The line, from Red Bud Industries, Red Bud, IL, will be capable of processing material to 0.135 in. thick by 72 in. wide, in coil weights to 70,000 lb. The adjustable stretcher-leveler will result in ultra-flat material well-suited for laser-cutting applications. Also included in the line is a CNC programmable slitter, automatic part diverter and part sorter and a slit stack separator, among a slew of other equipment. Maximum part length is 144 in.
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