Making holes is a critical capability for fabricators. This technology area covers ironworkers, perforating machines, piercing machines, drills, slotting machines, single-station punch presses, turret punch presses, and combination laser/punch presses.

Minneapolis-based Mate Precision Technologies, a manufacturer of workholding, punch press tooling, press brake tooling, and laser components, has won two awards for its CheckMate Wellness Program for employees.

Punching is the long-standing choice for adding forms to laser-cut parts, but combining punching tool components in press brake tooling can eliminate the need for that machine.

DEVELOP YOUR METALWORKING SKILLS WITH PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND GUIDED COACHING Explore the basics of cutting, bending, and welding all in one condensed, interactive format. Using FMA’s textbook Metal Fabrication: A Practical Guide, the workshop follows the full process of metal fabrication....

Nick Martin of Barnes MetalCrafters details how he and his job shop designed and fabricated a wet bar countertop made of a material they rarely use: brass.

Even with the advancement in laser cutting technology, punching machines still stand out as a suitable technology for metal fabricators who need to punch a multitude of holes.

Texas metal sculpture artist and welder Rae Ripple is featured in the first episode of our Talkin' Shop with Metal Shop Masters series, where we speak with contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters.

With key employees aging, Auciello Iron Works was like a dying church. Now the Hudson, Mass.-based bridge railing, structural, and miscellaneous fabrication shop is on a different, more sustainable path with new technology and a modernized workforce.

Portable magnetic drilling up to 1-1/2 in. dia. for general fabrication from Michigan-based manufacturer Hougen Mfg.

LVD North America has introduced the Strippit V30 1550, a heavy-duty, 33-ton turret punch press featuring a 200-in. X axis.

Increase the productivity of your turret when you run complex and small lot parts with a progressive pierce, form and blank tool from Wilson Tool International. More Information.

Amada’s EML-AJ series is a high-speed punch/fiber laser combination machine designed to perform multiple processes on a single machine.

The compact TruMatic 3000 from TRUMPF combines punching technology with fiber laser cutting.

Machine programmers who think of the big picture, including sheet metal yield and how a nest affects downstream fabrication processing—can help boost manufacturing throughput and make life easier in the shop.

Mika Metal Fabricating, a Willoughby, Ohio, custom sheet metal fabricator, has launched a new website at www.mikafab.com.

The Scotchman Industries 5014-ET 50-ton ironworker features a three-station revolving turret that accepts up to three different punch sizes, changeable in seconds, the company states.

The FABRICATOR is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The FABRICATOR has served the industry since 1970.

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