In 3D Laser cutting, the part to be cut needs to be positioned and held in the working area of the machine in a repeatable way. One must use some kind a support to achieve this objective. Such supports are known as fixtures, reference fixtures or fixing gauge.
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Small batches? How to produce the fixtures for 3D laser cutting?
Nov 23, 2021 8:42:58 AM
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lt-free
3D laser cutting
LS5
LC5
machines
3D laser cutting machines
five axis laser cutting machines
3D laser cutting fixtures
supports for 3D laser cutting
3D laser cutting systems
one-piece batch
designing fixtures for 3D laser cutting
designing supports for 3D laser cutting
sheet metal supports for 3D laser cutting
LT3D
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Metazet FormFlex uses BLM GROUP for tube and sheet laser cutting
Nov 18, 2021 2:04:20 PM
The Dutch firm Metazet FormFlex, global total partner in horticulture, replaced its existing BLM GROUP laser cutting machines after 17 years with the GROUP’s latest technology tube and sheet machinesp.
Topics:
metal cutting
manufacturing
active tools
tube laser
drilling
laser cutting head
flatbed laser
machines
saw cutting
production efficiency
machine park
electrically driven internal transport systems
greenhouse horticulture
innovative products and systems for cultivation
metal sheet warehouse
all metalworking operations in house
production flexibility in laser cutting
greenhouse equipment
CH
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Laser cutting tube? It's easier than you think!
Sep 19, 2021 11:06:13 PM
Progress has brought many benefits, allowing us to move faster and more comfortably with increasingly sophisticated and easy-to-drive cars. Similarly, industrial production has become more efficient and cleaner with automated systems capable of achieving high productivity in safe and sustainable working conditions.
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reliability
Automotive
transfer
lathe
machines
racing cars
laser cutting parameters
precision machines
machine tools
milling machine
CNC machines
cutting
trimming
deformation
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How to optimize material usage in tube laser-cutting
Sep 8, 2021 7:17:18 PM
One of the crucial aspects of batch preparation for tube laser-cutting is the choice of bars for nesting. Material is the main cost factor in a work order and so its optimal management is essential to achieve a positive profit and yield.
With this crucial factor in mind, BLM GROUP has developed ProTube, for nesting, preparing production batches and monitoring them. The software implements advanced functions to make the best use of raw material at all stages of processing (supply, nesting and processing).
Topics:
industry 4.0
tube laser cutting
Tube production
machines
nesting
end-of-bar pieces
scrap advance
laser-cutting of bars
subcontractors
single supplier
ProTube
beam traceability
bar selection
warehouse logistics
stock
codes of the bars
scrap reduction
common cut
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Bending tool management software for tube fabricators
Jul 28, 2021 11:58:00 AM
Someone not familiar with the tube bending process is unable to imagine the complexity of maintaining the bending tool sets and using them to meet the production department’s requirements. This complexity is further multiplied when using different tube bending machines with different characteristics and needing sets to be tooled in time, whether the production batch is small or large.
Topics:
tube
tube benders
Tool Room
MES
machines
tube bending tools
tube bender programming software
pressure die
mandrel
collet
wiper die
tube bending radius
tooling
tube bending tools management
tube bending scheduling
clamp die
tube bending tool components
tube bending tool usage
tube bending tools lifetime
tube bending tools maintenance
tube bending tools database
spacers
ball mandrels
tube guides
interface plates
designer
programmer
CVBOFU#007
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A compact bending head to produce new geometries
Jul 2, 2021 3:55:22 PM
In the furniture and similar sectors, where the tubes to be bent are often very long and curved into sometimes particularly complex shapes, the bending head must take up as little space as possible to leave room for the shape that the bent tube will assume.
Topics:
design
furniture
tube bending machines
tube benders
industrial vehicles
farming machines
contractors
machines
tube bending tools
din collet
bending head
Small encumbrance
cycle time
production management
furniture manufacturers
producing furnishing objects with tubes
ELECT
CVBOFU#006
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The differences between laser and plasma in tube cutting
May 20, 2021 9:31:41 PM
The differences between laser and plasma cutting in sheet metal are well known but what are the criteria for choosing between them when cutting tubes and profiles?
Laser cutting and plasma cutting are two technologically different metal cutting methods. As can be expected, the characteristics of the cut, the types of applications and the benefits they can offer are also different.
Topics:
laser cutting
welding
tube laser
tube laser cutting
structural
kerf
Plasma cutting of section bars
constructions
Installation
Laser vs. plasma
machines
plasma cutting of beams
laser cutting of tubes
differences between laser and plasma
threaded holes
plasmatube
laser cutting of beams
laser cutting of section bars
characteristics of laser cutting
characteristics of plasma cutting
laser pipe cutting
JT
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