Al Bohlen

Al Bohlen is the West Coast Operations Manager for Trumpf Inc., 47273 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538, 510-657-2657, www.us.trumpf.com. For more information, call Al at 510-557-0335 or email him at [email protected].

Articles by Al Bohlen

WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD:
SOLID STATE OR CO2

Deciding what type of power plant (resonator) will go into your laser machine must be a decision based upon the materials you will be processing and the style of resonator that offers the best performance and the lowest total cost of operation. Al Bohlen of Trumpf explores some specific considerations to think about.

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HEULE DEFA tooling, HEULE Precision Tools, chamfering, machining, bore surfaces, cross holes, DEFA blades

New DEFA Adjustable Chamfering Tooling Eliminates Burrs in Exotic Materials

HEULE’s DEFA tooling provides a wide range of adjustment for chamfering operations in difficult-to-machine materials like Inconel, Titanium, 4140 Steel, and others with large burr formation.

Cetec ERP Capacity Utilization, Cetec, ERP, cloud-based ERP, software, Daily Set Capacity, production, machines

New Capacity Utilization ERP Software Feature

The Cetec ERP Capacity Utilization report shows all work locations with respective total capacity in minutes, work scheduled, and what is remaining. It also provides accurate foresight into production resources available for future orders.

enclosed safety shower, Bradley, Halo Eye/Face wash, stainless steel slats, UL Certified to ANSI/ISEA Z358.1, eye/face wash

New Enclosed Safety Shower Provides Innovative Drenching Technology

Bradley Corp. expands wash-down solutions with stainless steel enclosed Safety Shower and Halo Eye/Face Wash.

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Bonus Coverage: Siemens’ Vivek Furtado Discusses Digital Twins

The September issue of Fabricating & Metalworking features a cover story entitled: “Seeing Double, How Smart Factories Use Digital Twins.” F&M Editor Rachel Duran visited with Vivek Furtado, head of machine tool digitalization for Siemens, about digital twins and Industry 4.0. Furtado provided a compelling discussion regarding the digitization of machine shops.

The September issue of Fabricating & Metalworking features a cover story entitled:...