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Welding Journal | January 2014

CAD/CAM Software Boosts Sheet Metal Cutting Radan 2014 incorporates 3D workflow improvements and safety measures to prevent tipping on flat-bed lasers, along with advances in common cutting on punches and support for cluster/asymmetric wheel tools. Simulation and time calculation have also been improved. In addition, the software adopts the same common cutting strategy for punch presses as that used for profiling machines; allows common cut nests to be created automatically; and tagging for common cut parts has been enhanced. The nest project workflow provides graphical/interactive help when necessary, informing a user when a part is not closed, tooling is out of date, or what improvements are needed. Vero Software Limited www.verosoftware.com (440) 552-9743 Cutting Tip Guide Includes Gas Fuel Comparison Chart The company’s new Cutting Tip Guide is a quick-reference guide for its gas apparatus equipment. The pocket guide provides comprehensive operating data, including gas pressure, gas consumption, and other key parameters required to quickly and easily identify the proper cutting tip for any manual or machine cutting application. Also included is a fuelgas comparison chart as well as cutting tip and welding head/tip cross-reference charts. It is available in print or digital format. ESAB Welding & Cutting Products www.esabna.com (800) 372-2123 Mobile Work Table Handles Many Applications The Mobile Work Table XL has a 5000- lb distributed weight capacity and can accommodate a variety of plant operations, including moving supplies and equipment throughout a facility, moving parts and assemblies between workstations, use as a workstation for a shipping department, use as a mobile work table for wrapping boxed parts on pallets for shipping, as a maintenance department mobile work table, and as an automotive parts table for rebuilding parts and assemblies. It features all-welded steel construction, a large top work surface, a fixed bottom shelf for storage with a raised lip-edge design on three sides to retain parts, and a formeddown bottom lip for easy cleaning. Ohio Laser www.ohiolaser.com (614) 873-7030 Diamond Wheels Enable Fast Cutting Speeds Pearl Xtreme diamond wheels are designed to cut metal, stainless steel, and a variety of ferrous metals with less odor and debris. Engineered with a high concentration of diamonds and a strong bond, the wheels feature fast cutting speeds and the need to change wheels frequently is reduced. The shape of the wheel does not change over time, keeping the size of the wheel consistent from the first to last cut. Sizes available are 4½, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, and 14 in. Pearl Abrasive Co. www.pearlabrasive.com (800) 969-5561 Brochure Features Dust Collector Specifications The company’s full-color brochure showcases its line of dust collectors. Photos and illustrations show how the dust collectors protect workers from smoke, fumes, and other pollutants in metalwork- PRODUCT & PRINT SPOTLIGHT Mounted Points Designed for Safer Sheet Metal Fabrication The company’s mounted points for stainless steel edge-breaking include a nonwoven cotton fiber type that leaves a smooth finish and a rubber version that produces a finer finish. Both are self dressing to the workpiece and help make it safer for workers who handle stainless steel sheet metal. They also include the A54GFX cotton fiber type. Available in a 1 × 2 in. size for this application, they are also offered in several other sizes. Rex-Cut Abrasives www.rexcut.com (800) 225-8182 28 JANUARY 2014


Welding Journal | January 2014
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