The sheet followers assist an operator while bending large and/or heavy parts. Quick tool setups achieved by ATC can triple or quadruple the number of setups performed each day and allow an operator to seamlessly introduce rush jobs when required.Īmada equips its large models with factory-installed sheet followers as standard, and this feature is available as an option on the smaller models. They are designed for variable lot sizes and complex tool layouts. The press brakes are available in bed lengths up to 13 ft with 238 US ton pressures.
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The Hybrid Retrofittable Bending (HRB) series of press brakes manufactured at High Point feature automated tool change (ATC) capabilities and integrated bend sensors. “That is why we developed our new line of press brakes to help customers increase total throughput.” “The industry’s quick acceptance of our fiber laser systems for enhanced throughput has also increased the need to remove downstream bottlenecks in materials handling and bending,” Medlin said. The High Point plant will manufacture a new product line of high-precision press brakes as well as automation for laser systems for the U.S. to about 600,000 ft 2 (55,742 m 2).Īmada production technicians discuss the tooling setup for a production run of components for the HRB series of precision press brakes. “The completion of the High Point facility brings our total manufacturing capabilities under roof in the U.S. “This is a cutting-edge facility in terms of its capitalizing on IIoT tools to monitor productivity and performance,” said Patrick Medlin, Amada America’s Chief Manufacturing Officer. The company now operates in 70 countries. Amada has grown from a manufacturer of bandsaw blades 73 years ago to a global supplier of punch presses, press brakes, laser cutting systems, software, and tooling. The company’s other locations are on the West Coast, where the Japanese-based parent company, Amada Co., Ltd., first “landed” in 1971 while establishing its presence in North America. “Amada is one of only two press brake suppliers to manufacture its products in the U.S.,” Guerin said. Guerin cited the unwavering support of Yukihiro Fukui, CEO of Amada America, for the expansion of Amada’s manufacturing capabilities into the Southeast, which constitutes about one-third of Amada’s press brake business in the U.S. “It is part of our overall strategy to be closer to customers as our business with them grows.” and our first in the Southeast,” Guerin said. “This is our third manufacturing location in the U.S. Shown here is an Okuma MCR-a5cii double-column bridge mill with a table size of 3,700 X 12,000mm and a weight capacity of 75 tons.Īmada America’s Chief Operating Officer, Mike Guerin, led off the ribbon cutting ceremony on December 6 th by summarizing Amada’s goals and strategy for the High Point investment, which will be in excess of $80 million and will add 200 jobs when the campus is complete. The plant is dedicated to the production of a new high-precision press brake line and laser automation equipment. Amada America’s new manufacturing campus near High Point, N.C. A 62,000 ft 2 (5,760 m²) technical center is also under construction on the campus and should be completed in the spring of 2020.
Amada America Inc., Buena Park, C.A., a supplier of precision sheet metal production equipment and related systems, has expanded its customer coverage in the Southeast with the opening of a 190,000 ft 2 (17,652 m²) manufacturing facility near High Point, N.C.
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