FABTECH 2016: Forming & Fabricating (Part Two)

North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event heads to the Las Vegas Convention Center on November 16-18 to provide a convenient ‘one stop shop’ venue for meeting with world-class suppliers, seeing the latest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing products and developments, and finding the tools you need to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to all of your needs. Here is some of the equipment that will be exhibited in the Forming & Fabricating pavilion:

Highly Effective Contract Manufacturing of Parts and Assemblies
Ohio Laser offers just-in-time deliveries, vendor-managed inventory and a wide array of TRUMPF cutting equipment for tube and flat laser processing.

Rotary Solid Bar Bender for Complex Bending
The FRH-850 rotary hydraulic bender from Fascut can bend everything from ¼ in to 1 in diameter solid steel bars, and flats up to 2 in high.

Powerful Automatic Deburring Machine
The 200/GYRO automatic deburring machine from Fladder uses a powerful gearhead mounted with six different cone spindles that oscillate and rotate over the work piece surface for uniform finishing.

Next Generation 3D Waterjet Pathing and Cutting Software
FlowXpert 2016 from Flow Corporation increases flexibility in design and pathing to improve waterjet cutting of basic and complex parts.

Semi-Automatic Horizontal Miter Band Saw
The HS1216 semi-automatic horizontal miter metal cutting band saw from HE&M Saw can miter up to 60 deg with a 12 in high x 16 in wide capacity at 90 deg, 12.5 in wide at 45 deg left, and 8 in wide at 60 deg left.

Portable Four-Speed Magnetic Drill for Demanding Holemaking Jobs
The power-to-weight ratio of the new HMD934 portable magnetic drill from Hougen can drill holes up to 4 in deep in steel, with diameters up to 3-1/16 in.

Advanced High Speed Plasma Cutting Systems
Messer Cutting Systems offers the MetalMaster Xcel, the MetalMaster 2.0, and the MetalMaster Evolution unitized cutting machine with The Slagger to increase shop production and save costly secondary operations.

Heavy Duty Carbide Cold Saws
The six new CNC Carbide Cold Saws from HYDMECH are designed for medium to high production runs, with safety features that allow one operator to run several machines.

Magnetic Sheet Separation Fanners for Stamping and Fabrication
The Air Spring Magnetic Fanner from Industrial Magnetics is ideal for handling 30 ga sheets to 3/16 in plate used in automotive, office furniture, appliance and other stamping and fabrication operations.

High Throughput Laser Cutting and Engraving System
The new LaserCELL from Kern Laser Systems is ideal for sign shops, research and development facilities, and universities.

Portable Tag Marking of Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Plastics, Tool Steel
MarkinBOX Portable Electric Pin Markers from MB Metal Technologies effectively produce high-quality small characters for a wide variety of applications.

Precision Waterjet 3D Cutting of Taper-Free Parts from Any Material
The EDGE X-5 5-axis waterjet from Jet Edge cuts sophisticated 3D parts, such as impellers, and bevels up to 50 deg in harsh industrial environments.

High Powered Fiber Laser, Intuitive Press Brake with Dual Drive
The Mitsubishi eX-F Series 8 kW fiber laser and the 135 ton BH Hybrid Press Brake with Videre from MC Machinery Systems increase shop productivity and reduce operating costs.