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The Cold Hard Facts of Cold Saws

Posted On: February 11, 2019

Cold saws are some of the most misunderstood machines in shops today. Easily dismissed as “Chop saws” these machines have progressed over the years to become ...

The Different Types of Bandsaws

Posted On: February 8, 2019

Different applications in sawing created a need for different saw designs. From the simple vertical band saw came the horizontal band saw. As material ...

4 Easy Steps in Selecting the Right Horizontal Bandsaw

Posted On: February 1, 2019

In metal cutting and fabrication shops around the country we take one if the simplest tools for granted;The Bandsaw. While it’s one of the first machines added ...

Fiber Lasers - Why the Kilowatt is not the King

Posted On: January 25, 2019

For many years we as manufacturers, distributors and OEM’s of laser cutting systems were taught that Power (KW) IS Capacity & Speed. We had the data to ...

All About Oxy-Fuel

Posted On: January 22, 2019

Oxy-Fuel cutting is one of the most basic forms of shape cutting sheets of metal. Alongside Laser, Punching, Waterjet and Plasma is is one of the most ...