In today’s challenging business climate, with company cultures changing and growing quickly, the important focus on safety and reliability has changed how we need to think about the equipment we operate in our plants.

If there is one machine on your manufacturing floor that isn’t getting the attention it deserves, it’s most likely your bandsaw. For many forging houses, it is a bottleneck at worst and ignored at best.

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Dango & Dienenthal, headquartered in Germany, is a long-standing machinery manufacturer that has a presence in many processes that directly or indirectly involve metal forging.

RP Series robots are available with a generous 36- x 20-inch work area in a compact, space-saving benchtop package.

QUAD 7™ carbide-tipped band-saw blades are suited for demanding production cutting operations such as those found in steel service centers and foundries.