Beam Coping
Bend-Tech Dragon A400 CNC tube marking, engraving, and cutting machine is commercial grade. Dragon A400, which is combined with the most powerful and efficient CAD/CAM Software in the World, will deliver the results you need with speed and accuracy.
This safety mechanism will ensure long tip and heads life and significantly increase uptime to avoid expensive torch tip replacements and repairs.
Because the Voortman CNC Beam Coping Machine utilizes oxy-fuel, thickness of material is totally irrelevant and any material up to 6? can be coped.
A 5-axis CNC beam coping machine with a single torch is a machine that only uses one torch for all the coping. The single torch will begin cutting the web, then move to the flanges. The torch moves in a sequence from each flange to the web. The 5-axis torch can move in almost any direction and position, making it possible to complete even the most complicated of tasks. The 5-axis torch can make double miter/bevel cuts in both the flange or web. This is something multi-torch systems cannot do.
This single torch CNC beam coper removes the need for manually laying out your copes, and ensures that copes are done neatly and accurately, direct from your CNC detail drawings.
Professional fabricators must manage the ever-present economic storms. To keep costs down and meet production goals, many structural steel fabrication businesses adopt a lean manufacturing model when there are economic storms. Cost-savings is key.
APC 1200 can be upgraded to the full extent of the base unit. It can do both oxy-fuel and combination plasma cutting, with both torches mounted upon a pivoting base. They can flip between the two via computer control in a matter of seconds. The Plasma is the main tool used by the machine to maximize its efficiency. It can automatically switch to Oxy Fuel when the thickness of the material exceeds the Plasma's cutting capacity. This upgraded unit also includes the laser probing feature for height adjustment.
Because of the speed and quality of their cuts, plasma heads are very popular in cutting steel. The plasma head is too big to reach the flange. Also, many of the types of copes that are required in beams cannot be done with the plasma head.
Dragon’s front position gate and chuck is easily adjustable, making the load and setup between different shapes and sized materials a breeze.
Voortman's Raptor 3DCAD/CAM Software is a revolutionary tool that allows users to program CNC faster and more accurately. You can view, modify, export and export parts information right from the 3D platform. This technology is combined with Voortman CNC technology gives fabricators maximum productivity.
AutoCAD is an architectural software that can export flat 2-D parts to plate processing machines. The only problem is its inability to export files for 3D shapes, such as beams, channels, angles, and so on. AutoCAD can export DWG files as well as DXF files. This is great for plates.
We have used more than 1000 CNC beam lines and angles lines around the globe and have found that even if the operator has never programmed a machine before they can be productive on it in less than half an hour.
Multiple torch or triple torch CNC beam coping machines typically have three torches, and each torch is dedicated to a flange or web. Even though there is less positioning time with the triple torch machine than there is with the single torch machine, the single torch machine can do a lot more cuts than the EXISTING triple torch machines due to the versatility of the 5-axis movement of the cutting head. In addition, most triple torch machines cost 3-4 times more than our single torch CNC beam coping machine.
Voortman can make the steel beams’ copes cut faster than your layoutman. Voortman CNC Angle Line and Gulf States Saw & Machine Co. CNC Angle Line both brought automation of beams and angles at an affordable price to small-to–medium fabricators. Voortman does the same.
To remove more wood from the back, angle the coping saw 30 degrees. Pro tip: Trimmings that have been cut with coping cuts can often leave thin, pointed tips. To prevent them from splintering, support the tips with your finger while you file, cut, or sand.
Maladaptive coping strategies These are also known as maladaptivecoping mechanisms. Imagine the following stressful situation. We can clearly see that adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms are quite different.
Reinforced concrete beams can be made by embedding steel bars along the lengths of structural members to increase their tensile strength. These beams are the most popular.
Manufacturers limit beam lengths to 60 feet due to transport issues. Others can make beams up to 80 feet long. The longest supported span using LVL is 80 feet. It is normal for continuous LVL spans to be between 20'-30'.
Continuous: A beam that extends over more than two supports. Cantilever: A beam that projects from one end and is fixed at the other. The support on the opposite end of the beam is not needed. We will examine some classic beam loading examples. This simple beam has two supports and a centre load.