About two years ago the Korean giant received the order to create a colossal oil pipeline made of welded steel pipes; every pipe should have to be 150 mm thick and 4500 mm long. This is why Hyundai RB needed a machine able to bend plate of unusual dimensions.

The Korean technicians identified in MG sr.l., located in Fossano (near Cuneo), the right company which could deliver such a machine

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PrimeCut3 and PrimeCutNE

Kinetic develops and maintains two editions of its nesting software: PrimeCut 3 which is a desktop edition focussed on putting parts on plates, suitable for environments with one or two programmers, and PrimeCut NE (Network Edition) for larger multi-user environments where many people may be using the software at once. Primecut NE also extends its functionality to workflow management, plate inventory, historical recording of parts and plates cut and management reporting.

The following are common to both editions:

• Remnant plate library
• Quick part estimation
• NC Preview, with path animation
• Powerful sequencing editor
• Context sensitive online Help.
• User configurable reports
• Part-by-Part, Global and Zoned Sequencing
• Mousewheel support (pan and zoom)
• Plate Stripping Wizard
• New Auto Plate Labelling

Processing Features

• Automated Processing
  (tool allocation, ordering, leadin-placement)
• Multiple controller/machine support
• User configurable postprocessor
• New Advanced multi-process hole treatments
• Drill Piercing
• High Speed Spindle Support with tool changer
• Bevel Support: simple and advanced, transition bevels, compound and K-bevels
• Multi-torch support
• Multi-carriage support (auto spacing)
• Milling Support
• New Hypertherm True Hole Support
• New SmartSlot for slot milling
• New Automatic cutting process selection based on material and thickness for HPR plasmas

Nesting Features

• Fast Auto Nesting, with multi-plate support
• Graphical part preview on DXF import
• Full grain control,
• Nesting gap maintenance
• Drag-and-drop bump-nesting
• Force-Fit Nesting
• Draggable Arrays
• Staggered Arrays
• Array Cell Rotation with Auto Cell Respacing
• Part clustering
• Automatic Plate Cropping
• Strikethrough Bridge
• Spine Bridge Cutting
• Stitch Cutting for leaving parts in the plate
• Process Cut and Paste

The integration of multiple processes onto a plate-cutting machine minimizes downstream labor or simply adds value in service center applications.

Performing all these tasks with a computer programmable machine ensures part consistency and provides large labor savings through the manufacturing process.

Kinetic software for programming the machine has been specifically designed for seamless integration of multiple tools.

Click HERE for detailed information on the different options available.

The AP (5/2, Rugaber) reports, “US manufacturing grew last month at the fastest pace in nearly a year. New orders, production and a measure of employment all rose.” The Institute for Supply Management “says its index of manufacturing activity increased to 54.8 in April. That’s the highest level since June and up from 53.4 the previous month.”

CNN Money (5/2, Censky) reports, “Manufacturers reported that as new orders for their goods rose in April, factories ramped up production at a faster pace.” Manufacturers “also hired more workers, a welcome sign ahead of the government’s jobs report on Friday.” CNN Money notes, “Gradual improvement in manufacturing has been a bright spot in the economic recovery. Manufacturers added 120,000 jobs in first three months of the year, according to separate data collected by the Labor Department.”

Bloomberg News (5/2, Kowalski) reports, “The group’s orders gauge climbed to the highest level in a year, while its production measure put it its best performance since March 2011 and employment advanced to a 10-month high, today’s report showed. The group’s export index also improved.” According to Bloomberg News, “Stronger auto production bolstered the US economy from January through March, which may keep supporting manufacturing.”

IndustryWeek (5/2, Minter) reports economist Alistair Bentley with TD Economics “said price pressures on manufacturing ‘appear to have reached a near-term peak, as energy and commodity prices stabilize’ following their increases earlier this year.”

AFP (5/2) adds, “The manufacturing sector has been a driver of the US recovery from the deep 2008-2009 recession. But a steady drumbeat of disturbing economic and financial news from the eurozone and elevated oil prices cast a cloud over expectations, the firm said. ‘Comments from the panel generally indicate stable to strong demand, with some concerns cited over increasing oil prices and European stability,’ said Bradly Holcomb, head of the ISM manufacturing survey committee.”

From SME Daily Executive Briefing 5/2/2012

Abrasive water jet machine for precision cutting of various materials with multiple cutting heads.

Machine Features

• High precision rack and pinion drive
• Protected drives on all axes
• Size to suit customer requirements
• Pumps to suit customers specifications
• Multi torch cutting available
• Automated setting of cutting parameters

Optional Cutting Heads

• 5 axis cutting head with 20″ vertical processing capacity
• Pilot drill to 1/2″ diameter

Cutting widths and lengths to are configured to customer’s requirements

Machine Features

• Downdraft table with traveling extraction bin for optimum fume extraction
• PC Controlled with touch screen
• Heavy duty frame
• Linear bearings on all axes
• Standard dual lifter carriage for tooling customization
• Machine manufactured from standard components
• Fiber optic or wireless link to office network
• Programmable ball screw drives for vertical axes

Optional Cutting Heads

• Precision Hypertherm plasma torches:
  • HPR260XD
  • HPR130XD
• Oxy fuel cutting
• Pilot drill for up to 1/2″
• Marking systems such as ink jet, plasma marking or powder marking

This machine is available in the following sizes:

Machine Features

• PC Controlled with touch screen
• Dual drive on long axis
• Heavy duty frame
• Linear bearings on all axes
• Triple lifter carriage standard
• Machine manufactured from standard components
• Rack and pinion drives
• Fiber optic or wireless link to office network
• Programmable ball screw drives for vertical axes

Optional Cutting Heads

• Precision Hypertherm plasma torches:
  • HPR260XD
  • HPR130XD
• Oxy fuel cutting
• 6 Station drill turret
• Marking systems such as ink jet, plasma marking or powder marking

This machine is available in the following sizes:

Machine Features

• Integrated machine rails with downdraft table
• Traveling extraction bin for optimum fume extraction and dross collection
• PC Controlled with touch screen
• Dual drive on long axis
• Heavy duty frame
• Linear bearings on all axes
• Four lifter carriage standard
• Rack and pinion drives
• Fiber optic or wireless link to office network
• Programmable ball screw drives for vertical axes

Optional Cutting Heads

• Precision Hypertherm plasma torches:
  •  HPR260XD
  • HPR130XD
• Oxy fuel cutting
• 6 Station drill turret
• Marking systems such as ink jet, plasma marking or powder marking

This machine is available in the following sizes

Medium duty plasma cutting machine for larger applications with cutting widths to 16’8″ (5m)
.  Suitable for bevel cutting systems and multi torch cutting.  Drilling with 6 station turret.

Machine Capabilities

• PLASMA CUTTING
• FLAME CUTTING
• BEVEL CUTTING
• DRILLING
• TAPPING
• VARIOUS MARKING SYSTEMS

Machine Features

• Downdraft or water table
• PC Controlled with touch screen
• Dual drive on long axis
• Heavy duty construction
• Full protection of all drives and guides
• Floor mounted rails for long axis with full protection
• Four lifter carriage standard
• Machine manufactured from standard components
• Dual AC Servo rack and pinion drives
• Fiber optic or wireless link to office network
• Programmable ball screw drives for vertical axes

Optional Cutting Heads

• Precision Hypertherm plasma torches:
  • HPR800XD
  • HPR400XD
  • HPR260XD
  • HPR130XD
• Plasma bevel cutting
• Oxy fuel bevel cutting
• Multi torch cutting
• Marking systems such as ink jet, plasma marking or powder marking
• Six Station Drill Turret
• Pipe cutting systems for pipe cutting to 2′ or 3′ diameter

Cutting widths and lengths to are configured to customer’s requirements

Specifications

• Total bending line weight: 2,750 lbs
• Motor: 1 HP x 2 units
• Power: 3 phase, 220V/380V, 50/60 Hz
• Bending line dimension: (L) 94” x (W) 63” x (H) 51”
• Steel bar bending machine up to #5 bar
• Bending machine with 2 heads
• Air compressor: 2 HP x 1 unit
• Min. inner length: 3.8”
• Max. inner length: 71”
• Bending capacity: #3 bar to # 5bar

Number of rebar to bend at one time