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Stamping, Etching and Printing for Tube Cutting Cells

Fred HautauDual-Blade Tube Cutoff, Tube Handling, Tube Loading Systems

Rotating-head tube cutoff machines are a great way to speed up production and enhance safety and efficiency on your factory floor.  However, these systems can also do much more.  Besides chamfering and beveling, these cutoff systems can easily integrate features such as pin-stamping, laser etching and label printing to offer complete downstream tracking for any order. The Final Finish   …

How Integrated Machine Safety Improves Manufacturing Output

Fred HautauCustom Systems, RC Compact Tube Cutoffs, Tube Handling, Tube Loading Systems

One of the most important concerns facing any company today is worker safety.  Maintaining a safe environment is among the top priorities for most organizations, since safety translates into higher production levels, lower insurance rates, and better overall worker performance.  With fewer lost-time accidents, companies run more smoothly and save money, as well as provide a better place for their …

Tube Beveling and Chamfering Options

Fred HautauCustom Systems, Tube Handling, Tube Loading Systems

Processing metal tubes starts with two major groups of operations:  cutting and end-finshing.  Many machines can do one of these things well, but not the other.  For example, some stationary lathe machines cut metal tubing with a fair degree of accuracy, although vibration tends to be a problem for conventional cut-off lathes, leading to inaccurate cuts and high tool wear.  …

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Managing Large and Complicated Orders With an MES System

Fred HautauDual-Blade Tube Cutoff, Endfinish & Bore, MES System, RC Compact Tube Cutoffs, Tube Handling, Tube Loading Systems

An MES or Manufacturing Execution System is more than just production management software.  This system can help you handle the toughest and most complex orders, by creating a smooth workflow from raw material to finished product. With the right equipment and data transfer infrastructure in place, you can reduce setup time and scrap and be sure of consistent product flow.  …

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Finishing Processes for Metal Tubes

Fred HautauCustom Systems, Tube Handling, Tube Loading Systems

If you use tubing in manufacturing your product, an out-of-date tube cutting process may be limiting your overall production.  You might consider just upgrading to an automatic cutoff saw or an automatic cutoff lathe. However, if your specifications require that the cut pieces to be deburred, chamfered or end-finished, the cutting operation is the easy part. The secondary deburring or …

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Eliminating Steps in Production With A Rotating-Head Cutoff Machine

Fred HautauCustom Systems, Dual-Blade Tube Cutoff, Tube Handling

One of the biggest problems producers face in processing metal tubes, particularly if they want to finish as well as cut, is excessive steps.  Every time production stops for changeovers or recalculations, time is wasted unnecessarily.  The ideal system is streamlined, offering producers seamless loading, cutting, finishing, and unloading or packaging options. But for many producers, this process is cumbersome.  …

Five Ways to Streamline Your Production Process

CaldiatechCustom Systems, RC Compact Tube Cutoffs, Tube Handling, Tube Loading Systems

When it comes to your production processes, streamlining is the key to increasing profitability.  Although everyone realizes this, not all business owners are sure how to go about making their processes more efficient and effective, reducing waste, or spotting areas needing improvement.  Here are a few tips to help you streamline production and increase worker safety and productivity. Improve quality …

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Why The Right Tools Maximize Efficiency in Tube Cutting

CaldiatechDual-Blade Tube Cutoff, Tube Handling, Tube Loading Systems

The old saying, “There is a perfect tool for every job,” is particularly true when discussing the efficiency of tube fabricating plants.  How you manage your workers’ time and effort can often determine whether you are making money or losing it.  Therefore, having the right equipment is not just a matter of making work easier for everyone; it may also …

Cutting Tubes In-House or Buying Pre-Cuts

Fred HautauCustom Systems, Dual-Blade Tube Cutoff, RC Compact Tube Cutoffs, RC H-Series Tube Cutoffs, Tube Handling

Manufacturers who use metal tubing in their products have a few choices when it comes to buying their raw tube material. High-volume operations usually purchase tubing directly from a mill and use high-speed, automatic tube cutting machines. These cutting systems often transfer the cut pieces directly to a complete production line. Low-volume manufacturers generally purchase full-length tubing and use a …

Tube Cutting and MES Integration to Improve Efficiency

CaldiatechCustom Systems, Dual-Blade Tube Cutoff, Tube Handling, Tube Loading Systems

Efficient production is the key to profitability for any manufacturing company.  As manufacturing plants work to improve efficiency, many are utilizing a Manufacturing Execution System (MES), which is a computerized solution on the manufacturing floor to process raw material into finished goods.  An MES monitors and controls the complex data surrounding these processes with the goal of ensuring efficient output. …