Applications: Can cut a wider variety of materials than either laser or EDM machining including reflective materials such as aluminum or copper with precision tolerances. CNC and multi-axis cutting is available.
Advantages: Comparable to laser cutting tolerances and faster than EDM machining with lower capital and operating costs, water jet cutting is also environmentally advantageous and provides many other benefits.
Advantages:
Precise, clean cutting and often does not require further processing. Ideal for carbon and stainless steel ,sheet metal, and intricate patterns. A fast, repeatable and highly accurate process which is ideal for high production runs. Not recommended for conductive materials like copper.
No physical contact with work piece
Small heat affected zone(less than plasma)
Minimal Material Warping
Precision Cutting
Complex Contours
Intricate shapes
Quiet
Clean Edges
Narrow Kerf
Part Nesting
No Tool Wear
Technology: A computer controlled high power laser beam is focused on the workpiece and the resulting heat energy melts or vaporizes the ...
Applications: A cutting process used for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Ideal for cutting steel and other conductive metals less than one inch thick. Manual, CNC and multi axis cutting is possible.
Sheet Metal
Pipe
Automobile Frames
Beams
Advantages: Much faster than mechanical cutting and ability to easily make non-linear cuts. Can be used for aluminum and stainless steel which is not possible for oxyacetylene torches.
Small heat affected zone.
Safe - no flammable gases
No pre-heating required
Narrow kerf
Technology: A pressurized inert gas (often compressed air) is blown at a high speeds ...
Many industries today are turning to CNC machining as a means to speed manufacturing ability and increase repeatable accuracy. The ability to machine complex shapes, undercuts and difficult angles in a single setup reduces tooling cost and labor time, resulting in a better cost per part in addition to maintaining parts conformity throughout the run of the part.
Specs: TRAVELS
Max X Axis - 30"
Max Y Axis - 16"
Max Z Axis - 20"
TABLE
Length - 36"
Width - 14"
Max Table Load (evenly distributed) 3000 lb
T-Slot Center Distance - 4.92"
T-Slot Width - 0.625"
Number of T-Slots - 3
SPINDLE
Max Rating - 20 hp ...
Our CNC punches are state of the art. Improvements in press drive technology, machine control design, tooling, and CAD/CAM programming software are increasing the throughput capability and the overall versatility of CNC turret punch press equipment in our shop.
CNC punches have high hit rates on the mechanical ram system as a direct result of the faster axis speeds and quicker acceleration and deceleration supplied by servo systems. A mechanical ram has a fixed stroke length, which starts at the fully retracted position and finishes with the ram at the exact bottom position. This type of system is simple to program and operate. This means that we can take smaller orders and be competitive in pricing as well as fulfill larger ...
A press brake is a press used to bend, form or punch metal. It is a press that exerts a force on a set of dies. The force can be created by mechanical, hydraulic, electric or manual means.
Older systems used dies made to the angle of the bend desired. When sheet metal was pressed between the dies it took the angle of the dies when the dies bottomed. This is called bottom bending. If enough tonnage is exerted on the metal to make a sharp corner, this can also be called coining.
Most press brakes today use air bending. This is a process where a sophisticated control determines the depth that the punch or upper die extends into the lower die. Air bending takes much less tonnage than bottom bending or coining.
ABC Sheet Metal is fully equipped with today's latest equipment and techniques to meet our customer's specifications. An appropriate welding quality system is the foundation of delivering a quality welded product or service. Utilizing American Welding Society (AWS - link to http://www.aws.org) standards, ABC's certified welders and inspectors assure that daily manufacturing operations are more consistent and traceable. This system also allows for new weld procedures to be written as necessary to meet specific customer requirements.
Specs & Capabilities:
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW):
Also known as stick welding. Electric current is used to strike an arc between the base material and consumable ...
