Used Fabrication Machines for Sale

Used Plasma Cutters

Plasma Cutters are used for the shape cutting of steels. Thermal or “burning” machines are probably one of the oldest forms of metal shape cutting short of the physical hammering/sawing/hacking methods. Either an Oxy-Fuel mix or the newer Plasma technology is employed to burn/melt materials up to and even over 6” thick. This machining method is a thermal method and thus the material being cut must be acceptable to high temperatures. The machines’ motion system is controlled via a computer controller or CNC however older machines utilized optical tracer eye and some even used physical template tracer methods. Machines can be configured with one or more of either Oxy/Fuel or Plasma and can even include a combination of both methods for the most flexibility in shape cutting.

Popular Burning/Plasma Manufacturer’s: MG Messer, Esab, Advanced Cutting Systems, Koike Aronson, Multicam, Hypertherm, Plasma Cam, North American Cutting Systems, Torchmate

Used Folding Machines

Folders are machines used for the forming of sheet metal. Sometimes referred to as a “pan brake” or “finger brake”, folders can be manually controlled or computer controlled. Although all of the forming that these machines perform can be performed in a press brake, a folder makes the process much simpler for specific applications like panels, pans, trim molding etc. The typical application for a folder is limited to 10 gage ( 0.135” ) material or thinner and with folds (or bends) in only one direction much like one might envision a pan. Unlike a press brake, the folder supports all the material on the table of the machine and only the “flange” or material being bent is showing from the forming fingers. Typically flanges are less than 1.5” in height.

Popular Folding Machine Manufacturer’s: Cidan, Fasti, RAS, Roper Whitney

Used Ironworkers

An Ironworker is best described as a universal metal working machine capable of punching, notching, shearing and forming a variety of materials from plate to rod stock to angle and channel materials. Because of their ease of use, extreme versatility and relatively low cost Ironworkers are one of the most basic necessities for any fabrication shop. There are many builders of Ironworkers that manufacture these machines in various “tonnages”. Generally these machines are available in capacities from 30 to 250 Tons and material thickness and punching capacity varies from manufacturer to manufacturer along with increases in tonnage.

Popular Ironworker Manufacturer’s: Baleigh, Buffalo, Edwards, Geka, Haco Atlantic, Piranha, Scotchman, Spartan, Unihydro

Used Lasers

Laser Cutters are a relatively newer form of sheet metal shape cutting. Without a traditional “tool” the cuts can be very small and precise. This process also allows for part engraving or etching using lower power LASER settings. Developed in the 1970’s for industrial applications LASER, or:

Popular Laser Manufacturer’s: Amada, Cincinnati, Mazak, Mitsubishi, Trumpf, Bystronic, Han Kwang,

Used Plate Rolls

Plate Rolls are utilized for the rolling of flat sheets of material typically steel or aluminum. Typical applications are the manufacturer of anything from cans to tanks, pipes and other rounded metal pieces. Although plate rolls can be computer controlled they are typically purchased as a powered manual machine as material variations can require adjustments and operator finesse in order to achieve the desired results.

Popular Plate Roll Manufacturer’s: Faccin, DAVI, Montgomery, Bertsch, Carrell, Eagle

Used Press Brakes

Press Brakes are utilized in the forming lengths of sheet metal components. A press brake is a vital necessity to most shops with shape cutting capabilities and is one of the most sought after and misunderstood machines available for sheet metal working. Press Brakes are rated generally by their pressing capacity, or tonnage, and their overall bending length or machine width such as 175X10 (175 Tons of pressing force by 10′ of overall length). The press brake may be fitted with a wide variety of standard and custom tooling that are used to press the material into the desired form.

Popular Press Brake Manufacturer’s: Accurpress, Amada, Chicago, Cincinnati, Ermak, Dries & Krupp, Durma, LVD, Niagara, Verson, Wysong

Used Punch Presses (Presses)

Punch Presses are used for metal stamping and forming which is a manufacturing method that can encompass punching, coining, bending and several ways of modifying the metal. Combining this machine process together with an automatic material feeding system a facility can produce a very high quantity of metal cut and formed parts. The press itself simply lifts and lowers the ram in repeated fashion in as little as one time per cycle to as many as hundreds of times per minute. At the heart of this manufacturing process is the tooling that cuts, bends, forms etc the workpiece into the desired final part.

Used Waterjets

Waterjet Cutting has been a specialty technology used in a wide variety of industries from mining to food processing since about 1850. Around 1990, a high pressure water jet stream was mixed with an abrasive material and a new revolution in shape cutting was born, Abrasive Waterjet Machining. This discovery of added abrasive to the high pressure jet stream literally grinds through any material it comes in contact with. The jet stream acts like a bandsaw blade with the abrasive acting like the teeth on the blade. Over the next decade the process was honed into a precision cutting technology for not only sheet metal but literally any material at all. Waterjet can process many materials like steel, aluminum, plastics, wood, carpet, foam, tiles, stone and literally anything you can touch..

Popular Fabrication Machinery Manufacturer’s: Bystronic, Calypso, Esab, Flow, Omax, Jet Edge, Wardjet, Hydra Jet, Romeo Engineering, Wardjet, KMT, Waterjet PRO

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