Plasma Technology: In the driver’s seat
Left: when it comes to cutting parts, manufacturers need cut quality, smooth surface edges and speed. Above: Steel truck components mus be cut with precision plasma or oxyfuel cutting machines. Photo courtesy of Vac-Con. How Messer Cutting Systems helps fabricators navigate the digital highway with technology and Automation. It’s estimated …
Celebrating 60 years of precision cutting technology
Photo Above: Messer formally C.R.O.’s first machine the Profimill. Photo Above: Sixty years later in contrast TMC4500 Dual Beam, is the biggest and most powerful heavy-duty work-horse in Messer’s machine line. Menomonee Falls, WI – Messer Cutting Systems celebrates 60th Anniversary and 60 years of precision cutting technology in North …
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Messer Cutting Ranked in Top Five
Menomonee Falls, Wis. – Messer Cutting Systems is one of the leading makers of cutting systems in the US. Service center executives reveal their favorite makes of metal processing equipment in an informal brand survey by Metal Center News. The goal was to determine which brands they would recommend to others …
It all starts with a cut
Photo Left: Holtech Manufacturing’s primary cutting table is equipped with dual plasma cutting heads, one which also has oxyfuel torch. New plasma cutting tables speed fabrication of heavy steel into mission-critical capial equipment. February 2014 – Located just east of Pittsburgh in Turtle Creek, Pa., Holtec Manufacturing Division operates one of …
Excavating Mining Profits: Carriere Industrial Supply builds equipment that wears well
Photo Left: Jean-Marc Valade (left), president, and Pierre Levesque, IT manager, of Carriere Industrial Supply, Lively Ont., stand by the recently commissioned 118-ft.long Messer combination table with 12-ft.-wide cutting bed. Grab a torch. Cut the new bucket into cage-sized sections. Transport them underground, piece by piece. Weld them back together. …
Gary Norville to retire, Bill Heller new President and CEO
Menomonee Falls, WI, USA. – Effective September 1, 2014, Bill Heller will be the new President and CEO of Messer Cutting Systems, Inc. Gary Norville started at Messer Cuttings Systems Inc. in September 1980 selling and installing cutting machines. During Gary’s career with Messer, he worked in many different departments …
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Bill Heller to become President and CEO
He will be replacing Gary Norville acting President and CEO who will be retiring in August, 2014. Gary Norville has spent 32 years at Messer Cutting Systems, starting as a sales representative for the Midwest region. Norville has worn many hats over the years as he moved his way up …
Top 10 Service Center Equipment Brands
Service center executives reveal their favorite makes of metal processing equipment in this informal brand survey by Metal Center News. The top three vote-getters in the category “Cutting” were Hypertherm, Messer Cutting Systems and Trumpf; Generally, only a handful of votes separated the market leaders. Information for these brand rankings was …
Air Products New Manufacturing Plant
The video also shows comments from Gov. Rick Scott, Florida Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope and John McGlade of Air Products at the opening of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in Palmetto, FL. Video courtesy of Enterprise Florida, Inc
WMS Stepping into the Light
West Memphis Steel began nearly 40 years ago as a typical distributor handling mostly secondary material, but has since evolved into a multi-process service center with first-stage manufacturing capabilities. Its latest investment, a high-tech burning machine, moves the company further into the realm of part production. Located just across the …
No plate too big for Xtreme Steel
Steel sheet and plate seems like a commodity business to many fabricators, but in Georgetown, Ontario, north-west of Toronto, Xtreme Steel & Profiles attacks the multiple problems of low and medium volume part making with a mass-production mindset. Occupying 27,000 square feet of high-bay with extensive gantry crane coverage, the …
Superior technology in a reduced Footprint
Sturdy wheel cases measuring some three meters in length ensure sufficient stability, enabling even the heaviest units to be handled with precision. The advantage of this design is that tools are fitted on both sides. The work area is increased while the overall width is reduced. The TMC4500 DB is …
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New enhanced Deltae Plasma Rotator Market Launch at FABTECH
The launch of the Delta e is scheduled for the 2013, Fabtech Show in Chicago, IL, North America’s largest, metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. With over 35,000 attendees and 1500 exhibitors this provides an excellent platform for the market launch of the Delta e rotator. The Delta e …
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Beyond the cut: Shorter production cycle time proves to be the real money saver
Gazing at the architectural grandeur of the New York City skyline, it is easy to overlook the foundation that keeps this metropolis in motion. The underside of this bustling city is lined with networks of tunnels used to provide utilities like water or subway transportation. To build these complex systems, …
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Lose weight and do good
After five months, and having weighed the participants four times, the final results were known: 494 pounds had been shed, raising 500 dollars for the US health organisation American Cancer Society. Ourcolleagues are not only delighted about the great fundraising result, but also about how much better they feel. Picture: …
New Capabilities Attract Customers
Family-owned and operated Willbanks Metals Inc., Texas, opened its doors in 1974 with a shear and a press brake, providing fabricating services to customers. In 1978, the company bought its first decoil line and expanded into the steel distribution business. Because of its past experience, Willbanks puts a high priority …
Maximum precision
This is a laser measuring device that maps 3-D coordinates and delivers real-time information on the precision, parallelism and perpendicularity of the cutting machine. Comparison with the desired value allows precise calibration of the machine. Measurements can be made from any point of the machine with an accuracy of less …
Plasma Technology – Timely Upgrades
FF Journal, September 2012 © By Gretchen Salois When times get tough, people tighten their belts, conserve where they can and try to do without. Unemployment statistics leave the public unsettled and unsure of what the future holds. While it can be easy to sensationalize the negative, the manufacturing sector is optimistic …
Plasma beveling reduces manual labor and saves time at North American Shipbuilding
To streamline workflow, North American Shipbuilding selected a TMC4500ST with plasma beveling capability, a machine that’s built for tough environments like shipyards. David Becker is the panel line coordinator for North American Shipbuilding, Larose, La., part of the Edison Chouest Offshore family of companies, and he knows quite a bit …