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Wysong Power Shear

Purpose: Similar to a pair of scissors, this machine uses a blade to slice thinner material to size. Material is slid into position under the blade and, when actuated, the powered blade advances into the material and shears it to the designated size. This machine is best suited for cutting sheet metals (materials .188” and …

Universal PLS6.150D Laser

Purpose: This machine is capable of rapidly cutting out complex two-dimensional geometry in a variety of materials. Additionally, the machine has the ability to etch or engrave designs and images on the surface of the material. Because of the ease of operation and how quickly it cuts, it makes this machine ideal for rapid prototyping …

Stratasys F170 3D Printer

Purpose: 3D printers create a three-dimensional object using additive manufacturing technology. The machine extrudes a plastic filament via a heated nozzle and deposits the material onto a build platform. Objects are created by laying down successive layers of material. If the printed object requires it, support structures are generated during file processing and are included …

Scotchman Cold Saw

Purpose: Cold saws are powered saws that use a rotating blade to cut material. Coolant is dispensed onto the blade to keep it lubricated and cool during cutting. Cold saws produce cuts that are more accurate, straight, and clean than on a traditional band saw. Cold saws are equipped with a fixed vise used to …

SawStop Table Saw

Purpose: Table saws use a rotating blade to cut through material. They produce straight and accurate cuts with the help of the installed fence or miter gauge. The blade is normally situated at 90° relative to the table, but can be adjusted at any angle between 90°-45°. Table saws are ideal for cutting large sheets …

Rotex 18-A Turret Punch

Purpose: Sheet metal punching is a manufacturing process which uses mechanical force to drive a “punch” through a workpiece into a “die”, shearing the material to form a variety of shapes. This process is identical to the common office hole punch used to form holes in paper for binding purposes. Sheet metal punches are composed …

Romer Absolute Arm

Purpose: The Romer Absolute Arm is a portable 7-axis coordinate measuring machine (CMM). It has the ability to accurately measure features on parts using a ruby touch probe or a laser scanner. The touch probe is capable of accurately measuring the diameters of bores and cylinder diameters, distances between faces, planes, and points, angles between …

Pexto PX24-A Sheet Metal Brake

Purpose: A sheet metal brake is used to precisely bend sheet metal to a designated angle. They are ideal for precise box and pan work up to 3” deep. The material is clamped between a table and adjustable fingers, and when the yellow levers are lifted, it creases the material along the clamped line and …

Pexto PS-66 Sheet Metal Notcher

                                                                          Purpose: Sheet metal notchers are used to remove a scrap piece of material from an outside edge of …

Pexto 390-E Sheet Metal Slip Roller

Purpose: Sheet metal slip rollers are used to form sheet metal into cylindrical and conical shapes. Material is fed into the 2 drive rollers and a handle is rotated to feed the material through. An adjustable third roller is situated behind the 2 drive rollers and can be moved closer to or further away from …

Pexto 137-K Foot Shear

Purpose: Similar to a pair of scissors, this machine uses a blade to slice thinner material to size. Material is slid into position under the blade and when the yellow lever is pressed, the blade advances into the material and shears it to the designated size. This machine is best suited for cutting thinner sheet …

Omax 2626 Water Jet

Purpose: This machine cutting tool moves along 2 working axes to cut complex two-dimensional geometry in a wide range of materials. It utilizes a combination of abrasive and high pressure water to generate cutting forces in excess of 50,000 PSI, which are often required to cut through thicker and harder materials. Machine Specifications: Pump: 30HP; …

MSC Lathe

Purpose: Engine lathes utilize rotational motion to remove material from a work piece. On a lathe, the workpiece rotates and the cutting tool is stationary. By manipulating the position of the tool along the machines 2 working axes (X and Z), material is removed from the workpiece and it is brought to the desired size …

MSC Horizontal Band Saw

Purpose: Band saws are powered saws that use a continuously toothed blade to cut material. The continuous blade is stretched between two wheels that rotate when the machine is powered and drive the blade. This machine is often used to cut oversized material into smaller pieces that are more manageable on higher precision machines. When …

Mori Seiki Duraturn 1530 CNC Lathe

Purpose: Engine lathes utilize rotational motion to remove material from a work piece. On a lathe, the workpiece rotates and the cutting tool is stationary. By manipulating the position of the tool along the machines 2 working axes (X and Z), material is removed from the workpiece and it is brought to the desired size …

Monarch 10EE Lathe

Purpose: Engine lathes utilize rotational motion to remove material from a work piece. On a lathe, the workpiece rotates and the cutting tool is stationary. By manipulating the position of the tool along the machines 2 working axes (X and Z), material is removed from the workpiece and it is brought to the desired size …

Markforged X7 3D Printer

Purpose: 3D printers create a three-dimensional object using additive manufacturing technology. The machine extrudes a plastic filament via a heated nozzle and deposits the material onto a build platform. Objects are created by laying down successive layers of material. This machine is ideal for rapid prototyping and its ability to integrate a continuous fiber into …

Makita Miter Saw

Purpose: Miter saws use a rotating blade to cut through material. They produce straight and accurate cuts with the help of the installed fence. The blade is normally situated at 90° relative to the fence, but can be adjusted to the left or right by 45° to produce mitered cuts in material. Miter saws are …

LeBlond Regal 15” Lathe

Purpose: Engine lathes utilize rotational motion to remove material from a work piece. On a lathe, the workpiece rotates and the cutting tool is stationary. By manipulating the position of the tool along the machines 2 working axes (X and Z), material is removed from the workpiece and it is brought to the desired size …

Hardinge HLV Lathe

Purpose: Engine lathes utilize rotational motion to remove material from a work piece. On a lathe, the workpiece rotates and the cutting tool is stationary. By manipulating the position of the tool along the machines 2 working axes (X and Z), material is removed from the workpiece and it is brought to the desired size …

Haas VF-2YT

Purpose: Milling machines harness the rotational motion of a stationary cutter to remove material from a workpiece. The position of the workpiece can be moved along all 3 of the machines working axes (X, Y, and Z). By advancing the workpiece into the rotating cutter, material is removed, and it is brought to the desired …

Haas VF-0

Purpose: Milling machines harness the rotational motion of a stationary cutter to remove material from a workpiece. The position of the workpiece can be moved along all 3 of the machines working axes (X, Y, and Z). By advancing the workpiece into the rotating cutter, material is removed, and it is brought to the desired …

DoAll V-26 26” Vertical Band Saw

DoAll V-26 26” Vertical Band Saw Purpose: Band saws are powered saws that use a continuously toothed blade to cut material. The continuous blade is stretched between two wheels that rotate when the machine is powered and drive the blade. This machine is often used to cut oversized stock material into smaller pieces that are …

DoAll ML-3801 16” Vertical Band Saw

DoAll ML-3801 16” Vertical Band Saw Purpose: Band saws are powered saws that use a continuously toothed blade to cut material. The continuous blade is stretched between two wheels that rotate when the machine is powered and drive the blade. This machine is often used to cut oversized stock material into smaller pieces that are …

DoAll C916M Horizontal Band Saw

Purpose: Band saws are powered saws that use a continuously toothed blade to cut material. The continuous blade is stretched between two wheels that rotate when the machine is powered and drive the blade. This machine is often used to cut oversized material into smaller pieces that are more manageable on higher precision machines. When …

Delta Drill Press

                                                                                Purpose: A drill press is a machine designed to produce holes. They use the rotational …

Delta 28-365 16” Vertical Band Saw

Delta 28-365 16” Vertical Band Saw Purpose: Band saws are powered saws that use a continuously toothed blade to cut material. The continuous blade is stretched between two wheels that rotate when the machine is powered and drive the blade. This machine is often used to cut oversized stock material into smaller pieces that are …

Delta 28-207 14” Vertical Band Saw

                                                                            Delta 28-207 14” Vertical Band Saw Purpose: Band saws are powered saws that use a continuously toothed …

Chicago W31 Sheet Metal Brake

Purpose: A sheet metal brake is used to precisely bend sheet metal to a designated angle. The material is clamped between a table and adjustable fingers, and when the blue levers are lifted, it creases the material along the clamped line and creates an angle in the material. This machine is best suited for light …

Bridgeport Vertical Mill (Manual)

Purpose: Milling machines use the rotational motion of a stationary cutter to remove material from a workpiece. The position of the workpiece can be moved along all 3 of the machines working axes (X, Y, and Z). By advancing the workpiece into the rotating cutter, material is removed, and it is brought to the desired …

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