Pat O’Neill

Pat O’Neill

Regional Sales Executive of Americas/National Product Manager

Born and raised in the southern suburbs of Chicago, graduated from Illinois State University where I also played rugby, moved to Milwaukee in 1991 and continued to play rugby for another 8 years. Married for over 30 years to my wife Lezli we have 2 sons and we love Wisconsin, Milwaukee and the Brewers.

Contact Pat

Phone

414-232-7929‬‬‬‬

email

pat@mac-tech.com‬

Toll-Free

888-MAC-9555‬

ERBEND MFE Radius Bending for Curved Panels
The ERBEND MFE supports radius programming with ERFOLD BASIC. Match curved-panel geometry, bend segmentation, tooling clearance and material compensation to the job before choosing numerical or graphical control.
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Hydraulic Shear Setup for Narrow Strips
Correct width alone does not make a narrow strip suitable for forming. Evaluate the HOCHSTRATE hydraulic plate shear around blade settings, feed-stock retention, support and representative formed blanks.
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Stefa VDB7.5 Coil Tilter Applications
The Stefa VDB7.5 turns coils 90 degrees before staging or loading downstream equipment. Learn where a dedicated orientation step fits and what coil, handling, and installation details to verify.
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Erbend MFD for Box-and-Pan and Profile Parts
The Erbend MFD offers two clamping-tool geometries on a rotating beam for shops mixing box-and-pan work with straight profiles. Actual part clearance, bend sequence, and model capacity determine whether the machine fits a specific job.
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S&J Tube Plans Roll-Forming and Tooling Expansion
S&J Tube’s planned $2.4 million project combines enhanced roll-forming operations with in-house roll-tooling production. The announcement gives OEMs a timely reason to evaluate forming equipment and tooling together, while leaving the machine, profiles, and production results unspecified.
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HOCHSTRATE Hydraulic Plate Shear for Straight Cuts
The HOCHSTRATE HYDRAULIC PLATE SHEAR is suited to recurring straight cuts into strips and blanks. Match the quoted machine’s capacity, positioning, blade setup, support, and discharge options to the work.
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PMA’s September Survey and Coil-Line Capacity
PMA’s September survey shows cooler order expectations across a broad U.S. and Canadian metalforming sample, not a roofing or coil-line forecast. Coil-fed roll-forming buyers should weigh the signal against their own bookings, line use, profile mix, and production constraint.
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ERBEND MFE CNC Folder for Long Sheet Metal Parts
The ERBEND MFE METAL FOLDING MACHINE fits repeatable long-profile work when supported sheet handling, CNC positioning, and programmable folding matter more than press-brake tonnage or deep tooling access.
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STEFA VH315 for Thin-Sheet Cutting and Folding
The STEFA VH315 combines folder bending with a built-in shear and slitting function for suitable thin-sheet profiles. It fits variable roofing trim, flashings, rectangular profiles, narrow U-flanges, and custom architectural work when the material, blank, geometry, and feature requirements stay within the machine’s envelope.
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Hydraulic Plate Shear vs. Coil Processing
CMG’s new Omaha distribution facility makes sheet-to-part material flow worth revisiting, but the machine choice still depends on whether a shop needs batch blanking or continuous coil processing.
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Recoiler or Cut-to-Length Stacker?
Choose a recoiler when slit material must remain in coil form for shipment, storage, roll forming, or another coil-fed process. Choose cut-to-length stacking when the finished product must be a flat blank, then confirm the STEFA EH1000 configuration against the actual coil, strip, speed, handling, and downstream requirements.
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2026 Construction Rollforming Show: Fixed Roofing Roll-Forming Line Fit
With the Construction Rollforming Show set for September 16–17, 2026, the STEFA ROLL FORMER LINE provides a concrete way to examine when fixed, multi-profile roofing production fits a plant—and what profile, coil, cutoff, handling, and site facts still need proof.
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