The Belgian based metal construction company Walcarius NV wanted to stand out in the steel construction world by exploiting tube and beam machining and their interlocking potential offered by 3D laser cutting.
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Walcarius shakes up the construction world with 3D laser cutting
Oct 19, 2021 7:39:02 PM
Topics:
tube
plasma cutting
lasertube
3D laser cutting
success story
chamfering
structural
2D laser cutting
constructions
beam
cutting angle
slotted holes
fastening tabs
weldless interlocking
construction kit
steel construction industry
lead time
JT
CH
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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
metalworking
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
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Lasertube LT8 – choose the configuration that suits your requirement
Jun 25, 2021 9:13:59 AM
BLM GROUP debuted the LT8 in 2006. It became an instant success. Over the years the technology evolved and the LT8 became LT8.10 and later the LT8.20. The LT8 family is the most popular Laser tube cutting system in the world.
Topics:
metal cutting
flexibility
tube
efficiency
laser cutting
lasertube
tubular frame
LT8.10
success story
metal working
cross section
automatic tube loader
automatic tube unloader
kit concept
LT
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Sheet Metal Fabricator Expands its Capabilities
Feb 23, 2021 5:24:11 PM
B&J Inc. was originally incorporated in 1975 by the company’s founder as a Machine Shop. B&J was soon recognized for its high-quality work by its customers, and the opportunities allowed the company to expand its operations by adding sheet metal fabrication capabilities as its main source of revenue. B&J, Inc manufactures assemblies/sub-assemblies & components for various industries such as: Gaming/Entertainment, Water Utilities, Automotive, Medical, and Fitness industries, to name a few.
Topics:
tube
laser cutting
total footprint
lasertube
Job shop
tube laser cutting
sheet laser cutting
single-source supplier
welding operations
fiber laser
Artube
job estimation
B&J
unique cutting angles
flatbed laser
2D laser cutting
CH
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Transforming a tube into functional work of art
Oct 26, 2020 12:08:10 PM
Industrial design aims to create objects capable of improving our daily lives, combining fundamental and sometimes conflicting, needs of the customer and manufacturer. The main elements designers take into consideration are:
Topics:
tube
design
furniture
laser cutting
lasertube
Tube bending
consumer goods
product marketing
art
wire
wire bending
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Consider the Big Picture when Manufacturing Complex Tube Assemblies
Jun 30, 2020 4:30:00 PM
Manufacturers are continually looking for ways to eliminate waste in their manufacturing process and save cost. Tube fabricators are no different. This becomes even more evident when multiple tubes are required to build an assembly.
One of the most cumbersome challenges faced by tube fabricators is the joining of tube components. Difficulties are often encountered with fit-up, fixturing and assembly.
This is especially true when secondary process operations, such coping and mitering, are required after the bending process.
Topics:
tube
lasertube
tube cutting
tube bending machines
eliminate waste
labor time
save cost
fixturing
manufacture complex tube assemblies
multitube assemblies
machine rate/hour
material consumption
tube bending spring-back
CAD/CAM software
CNC
tube bender
fitness
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Designing a frame is much easier with joints
May 27, 2020 7:18:52 PM
Structures and frames made of metal tubes have long since become widespread in all industrial sectors. Their presence and complexity have gone hand in hand with the availability of tools and technologies capable of designing and implementing them in a way that makes them functional but also, and above all, cost-effective.
Topics:
tube
welding
lasertube
tube cutting
structural steel design
tubular frame
welding jigs
light furniture
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LT-FREE: What are the differences with other 3D lasers?
Sep 17, 2019 3:07:28 PM
As a high-end system, LT-FREE utilizies technology similar to that of the products of other major players in the sector.
Topics:
metal cutting
3D cutting
flexibility
programming
tube
active tools
laser cutting
lt-free
welding
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Fiber laser, robot handling, Active Tools, programming software: The strengths of LT-FREE
Sep 17, 2019 1:19:44 PM
LT-FREE is a 3D laser cutting system that processes all three-dimensional metal parts: curved, hydroformed, preformed, pre-welded, drawn, flat and/or stamped sheet metal.
Topics:
metal cutting
flexibility
IPG Fiber laser
programming
robot handling
tube
hydroformed
drawn
active tools
multiple pieces
stamped
lt-free
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