Water Jet: Over Flow to Drain System

April 25th, 2012

 Overflow to Drain System      

150 Micron Nylon Bag Pre Filter
50 Gallon Stainless Steel Settling Weir with Removal Baffles
Stainless Steel 07A Size 1 Bag Vessel
5 Micron, Size 1, Polyester Felt “ Posi-Seal ” Final Filter
.5” Cast Iron Heavy Duty Sandpiper AOD Pump
Adjustable Air Regulator with Gauge
Pre Plumbed and Mounted on an 18” x 42” Steel Base with Casters

over flow ro drain system  Water Jet:   Over Flow to Drain System

 

The Masters “April: 5 6 7 8″

April 3rd, 2012

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Strippit Punches: Can you replace the guide bushings in your turret?

April 3rd, 2012

Precision Alignment

Hardened steel guide bushings ensure accurate punch and die alignment and are keyed to    accept shapes in every station. Bushings can be quickly and easily replaced by the machine operator, eliminating the need for costly remachining of the turret.

tool guiding Strippit Punches:  Can you replace the guide bushings in your turret?

Hardened shot pins provide precise alignment of punch and die for exceptional hole quality
and long tool life. Gear-driven turret drive design ensures fast, precise indexing. Bi-directional turret rotation automatically selects the shortest possible route to the next punching station for fast station-to-station positioning

Inland Empire manufacturing index improves

April 2nd, 2012

Inland Empire manufacturers “registered an impressive gain” last month as firms increased production, new orders and even hiring, according to a Cal State San Bernardino report.

The San Bernardino campus’ Institute for Applied Research, which produces a monthly survey on inland manufacturing, reported the new numbers this morning.

Researchers survey manufacturers’ purchasing managers to gauge whether San Bernardino and Riverside county’s goods producers are expanding or contracting. The researchers then take those responses to compile an index in which any number above 50 signifies growth.

In March, the Purchasing Managers Index jumped from 53.5 to 60.8. Perhaps more impressive is the jump in the hiring index, which in March reached 63, the highest it has been since May 2005.

“This report is especially strong, suggesting that the recovery noted in prior ROB (Report on Business) reports is gaining momentum,” researchers Shel Bockman and Barbara Sirotnik wrote.

andrew.edwards@inlandnewspapers.com

909-386-3872, 909-483-8550, @InlandBizz

Read more:http://www.sbsun.com/business/ci_20307872/inland-empire-manufacturing-index-improves#ixzz1qv6rPDao

A Guillotine Shear vs A Swing Beam Shear

March 31st, 2012

Guillotine

The most important factor in providing a precision cut, is the manner in which the upper blade cuts though material from beginning to the end of the cut  A Guillotine drive system insures that the upper blade crosses down in a straight line from directly above  the work piece.  From the beginning of the cut all the way to the end of cut, the relationship of the upper blade to material never changes.guill1 A Guillotine Shear vs A Swing Beam Shear

Swingbeam 

In direct opposition to this  a swing beam pivots from the side of the end frames and brings the ram down in an arc of a “swing” (like a welding helmet coming down over your face). This causes the relationship of the top blade to the work piece t change throughout the entire cut. Because the blade comes down in an arc, the cut is distorted from the beginning of the cut all the way through the cut.

swing beam A Guillotine Shear vs A Swing Beam Shear

LVD Strippit: Improving Bending Quality and Production

February 20th, 2012


 LVD Strippit: Improving Bending Quality and ProductionImproving Bending Quality & Productivity with Angle Measurement Technology

Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:00 P.M. (CST)

Presented by LVD Strippit

Put an end to bending challenges — lengthy setups, test bends, scrap — by applying angle measurement technology. Learn how your bending requirements — whether for simple or complex parts, small or large batch production — can be met more efficiently and cost-effectively. This Webcast details the advantages of using angle measurement technology, how it works and why its application can significantly improve the accuracy and throughput of your bending process by providing consistent bending results. Join us for a comprehensive look at angle measurement technology and its potential for your bending operation.

Presenters: 
Paul LeTang, Bending Product Sales Manager 
Bob Mathien, Press Brake Applications Manager

  By clicking on the webcast title, interested persons will be taken to a site to register for the event.  All registrations are reviewed by LVD Strippit for acceptance.  The registration list will be provided to you for follow up. 
  There is also a reference to the event on The Fabricator home page with a vertical banner on the lower right hand side of the page.  This ad rotates with other webcast advertisements.  You will also see advertisements for the webcast in upcoming print issues of The Fabricator magazine.

LVD Pullmax Series

February 14th, 2012

With an LVD Pullmax Series Punch, Bend and Forming Center you can Punch (all tool rotation 360°), Form, Bend (up to 2.95″/75 mm high) and Tap all in one machine! Want to add automation? No problem, modular 24/7 lights out Automation Solutions are available to suit your needs.Your next punch press just got a lot more ?exible. To help your shop on the way to perfection, call us.  800-924-4540.

 

MADE ON A PUNCH PRESS

pullmax2 LVD Pullmax Series

Comparison of major cutting processes:

February 10th, 2012

Waterjet machines – fast speed, able to cut thick material, good accuracy and finishing surface. Cuts virtually anything with no heat affected zone(HAZ). Some burr occurs near cut. Waterjet is widely used as metal cutting machine, glass cutting machine, ceramic tile cutting machine, marble cutting machine, and granite cutting machine. Waterjet cutting machine typically can cut as much as 4″ thick of steel (100mm).

Wire EDM – slow cutting speed, but able to cut very thick material. EDM has very high accuracy and excellent surface finish. No burr, a little HAZ. Only electrically conductive materials can be cut with EDM. Also there must be a way to drill a hole for putting through the wire for cutting.

Laser – good speed and precise cut when cutting thin material. Laser yields little burr, a little HAZ. Laser is suitable to cut non-reflective mild steel. A 6kw laster machine can cut as much as 25mm (1 inch) steel. Laser cutting machine is also very expensive.

Plasma – cuts at high speeds and generates heat that leaves rough edges. Accuracy is not very high with plasma cutting. Plasma cutting Can cut electrically conductive materials, up to 6″ of aluminum. Process yields HAZ. Special gas need to assist the process.

Extending LVD’s Punch Press Product Range

February 3rd, 2012

The Pullmax Series now forms part of the LVD punch press product range, providing
cost-effective punching, forming, marking, bending and tapping in a single machine.
LVD’s punch press product family now offers more choices and the greatest range of
flexibility of any punch press manufacturer.

pullmax  Extending LVD’s Punch  Press Product Range
An extremely efficient hydraulic punching unit combined with table accelerations
and speeds that match high hit rates make punching and forming operations highly
productive and lower the cost of per part production for prototypes, short or long run
operations. Punch sheets up to 60? x 120? (1500 x 3000 mm) without reposition in
0.135? (8 mm) material.
The Pullmax Series includes standalone machines and automated systems. Pullmax
520, 530, 720 and 730 punch presses offer an array of capabilities to maximize the
value added to components during the punching process.

Machine Tool Salesman Jobs – Openings Nationwide

January 26th, 2012

Full or part time work selling cnc machine tools

We are heading towards a great year and would like to invite a few ambitious people to join the team. We are based in Southern California and have salesman nationwide. Browse through our machinesand see which types you have experience selling. We represent a large line of machine tools with several premier equipment lines like LVD Strippit and Jet-Edge.We are offering positions on a commission basis that matches any in the industry. Contact Melvin Caldwell for more information on what we have available in your area.

Best of luck this year,

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