Automotive supplier processes high-strength steel at tighter tolerances

Compact bending cell has integrated robot for automated processing or can run parts in manual mode

Press technology gives growing fabricator quicker setups and higher throughput

"We found that the sample run on the machine nearly doubled our capacity on average," says Joseph Rashleigh, Amerex Corp.

"We struggled with our other equipment to move back and forth between material thicknesses, but not with the ToolCell press brakes," says Zack Fennell, AmeriTex Machine & Fabrication LLC

"Controls and stamping machines can no longer operate as islands unto themselves," says Jim Finnerty, Wintriss Controls Group

"At the end of the day, it’s all about how fast [customers] can get parts off their machine and get on to the next job," says Mark Collins, Wilson Tool

Davi’s MCP 24 angle roll equipped with its iRoll-Camera system allows Holloway Steel to process up to 8-in.-diameter pipe for shorter drops.

Behind the scenes, making movies with a Sahinler HPK 50 angle and shape bending roll

Sensorization and servo-mechanical advances help fabricators’ energy efficiency, cycle time and reliability