Stainless Steel Air Bending on a Press Brake
Set stainless air-bend corrections from representative production material and tooling. Control the measured angle after unloading, not the programmed punch stroke.
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Laser-Cut Bend Reliefs for Press-Brake Parts
Use a bend relief where a press-brake bend ends beside constrained material or meets another flange. Set its shape, width, depth, and remnant around the actual bend zone and the finished corner the part needs.
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New Tech Machinery SSM Metal Siding Rollformer
New Tech Machinery introduced the pre-production SSM portable rollformer at METALCON 2026 for on-site metal siding production. Its profile groupings and announced material range offer a basis for application review, while configuration, field conditions, and launch timing still matter.
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Accurate Fabrication’s Sheet-Metal Workflow Expansion
Accurate Fabrication’s planned Richfield facility offers a workflow-planning example. Existing shops can apply the same route-based thinking while phasing upgrades around retained equipment and current production.
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Amazon Plans Robotic Welding and Fabrication Facility
Amazon’s planned Greenwood facility combines robotic welding with fabrication, powder coating, and assembly. For other manufacturers, the central decision is whether recurring work and balanced production flow can support similar integration.
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Laser-Cut HSS Openings for Beam Connections
Laser-cut slots and shaped openings can support fit-up for approved HSS beam connections. Before evaluating an HSG TX3R, confirm the connection drawing, actual section and machine fit, cut-quality requirements, and shop workflow.
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AMOB MDH Tube Bender for Prototype and Small-Batch Work
The AMOB MDH is an electromechanical NC tube-bending option for prototype and variable-run work. Compare the actual tube, bend geometry, tooling, and control axes before treating its family diameter range as a fit decision.
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Carolina Heavy Steel’s $15M Fabrication Investment
Carolina Heavy Steel’s planned $15 million operation pairs a 10-foot-by-40-foot CNC plasma table with equipment for forming, fabrication, and finishing. The announced scope offers fabrication leaders a concrete case for evaluating connected capacity without treating a planned equipment mix as proof of production or return.
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ProNest for Multiple CNC Plasma Tables
One ProNest workflow may serve multiple CNC plasma tables, but each table needs confirmed machine-specific NC output. Compare controls, required machine functions, license scope, and representative programs before relying on a shared setup.
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