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Manufacturing

Cutting workpieces to length is usually done with a bandsaw.


A beam drill line (drill line) has long been considered an indispensable way to drill holes and mill slots
into beams, channels and HSS elements. CNC beam drill lines are typically equipped with feed conveyors
and position sensors to move the element into position for drilling, plus probing capability to determine
the precise location where the hole or slot is to be cut.
For cutting irregular openings or non-uniform ends on dimensional (non-plate) elements, a cutting torch is
typically used. Oxy-fuel torches are the most common technology and range from simple hand-held
torches to automated CNC coping machines that move the torch head around the structural element in
accordance with cutting instructions programmed into the machine.
Fabricating flat plate is performed on a plate processing center where the plate is laid flat on a stationary
'table' and different cutting heads traverse the plate from a gantry-style arm or "bridge." The cutting heads
can include a punch, drill or torch.

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