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May 13, 2009

Murata Machinery USA’s Forming Division Celebrates 75 Years of Shaping the Sheet Metal Forming Industry

Murata Machinery USA, Inc., is celebrating its 75th year as a world leader in sheet metal forming technology. The company is a pioneer in the sheet metal forming industry, with innovations dating back to the first turret punch press, the without a center post, the R2. The R2 was designed in 1932 and manufactured for the market by the Wiedemann Machine Company in 1934.  Over the decades, manufacturers turned to the company to increase parts production and improve production methodologies, even as it changed hands to The Warner & Swasey Company in 1964 and Murata Machinery Ltd. in 1989.

Beginning in 1989, Murata launched a new era of innovative machines such as the first electric servo punch drive, the Motorum 2000 series, which is now an industry standard; the first turret punch featuring a turret changer, the NPS-01; and the Motorum 2558 Hybrid, which combines electric turret punch capabilities with laser contour cutting.

Today the company's forming division produces and markets a wide range of machines with punch capacities ranging from 22 to 45 U.S. tons. The division supplies hydro-mechanical and servo electric punch drives with contouring options of air plasma and  laser as well as a full line of stockers, loaders, and sorting equipment.  The division’s equipment is distributed throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico by the Muratec dealer network, that also provide other fabrication support products for the precision fabrication industry.

Murata Machinery USA, Inc., based in Charlotte, NC, is a subsidiary of Murata Machinery Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan.

For more information call 800-428-8469.

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November 18, 2008

Murata Introduces the Motorum 2558 Hybrid Laser Punch Combination Machine

Murata Machinery USA, Inc., one of the pioneers of the sheet metal fabrication industry, introduces the Motorum 2558 Hybrid, a laser punch system that combines high-speed processing, reliable and accurate punching and forming and the flexibility of laser cutting.

The Motorum 2558 Hybrid’s advanced technology incorporates a high-performance CNC control and laser oscillator that increase overall productivity by integrating bending, forming, tapping and other processes with standard punching and laser-cutting operations. The system provides a high-quality edge cut with many advanced features such as a cutting monitor, user-friendly laser cutting head with crash protection function, non-contact height sensor and a laser power control function for complicated edge cutting. Optional functions include in-turret bending, retractable forming dies, 8-and 4-station tapping units, tapping slug suction unit, tapping tool life counter and all-around deburring and pinching operation.

Muratec for solutions to increase parts production and improve their production methodologies.

For more information call 800-428-8469.

MOTORUM-2044EZ Servo Motor Driven Punch Press

Muratec's MOTORUM-2044EZ Servo Motor Driven Punch Press incorporates new oil-less design concepts to provide considerable production improvements, while reducing both cost of operations and environmental impact.

"Users report 30 percent less power consumption than hydraulically controlled turret punches. The Motorum's electric punch drive provides all the advantages of hydraulics" without the mess". said Lloyd Keller, General Manager with Muratec.

Design innovations include the industry's first advanced servo motor controlled ram drive, the elimination of hydraulic fluid-driven parts, a low-energy LCD control screen, quick start capabilities that require no warm up period, and other, customer-focused features.

Muratec is a pioneer in the sheet metal fabrication industry, with innovations dating back to the first turret punch press in 1932. Today, the company's forming division produces and markets a wide range of machines, with punching capacities ranging from 22 to 50 U.S. tons. For decades, manufacturers have turned to Muratec to help increase parts production and improve their production methodologies.

For more information call 800-428-8469.

Muratec has again introduced the precision fabrication industry a revolutionary new design.

Murata Machinery USA, Inc. introduces the NPS-01 the world's first turret changer. The NPS-01 is a 22 ton turret press that uses eight smaller removable turrets in the large turret mounted in the press frame. Tools are changed in the smaller turrets at the rear of the machine where another larger turret is located called a presetter. These smaller turrets are available at any time as replacements to the large working turret in the press. The tool changer has two slots; an empty slot that picks a turret out of the press and a slot that has the new turret that is installed. Machine green light operation is un-interrupted by time consuming tool changes.

Also available on the machine is the ability to control bending operations up and down by use of wipe action tooling. This wiping action is used in press brakes for L, C and Z bending. Maximum height of bends can now reach .75" at any angle and a length of 7.0" is possible. The tapping feature covers M3 to M8 treads using roll forming. The seven inch blade tool acts like a shear at any angle dropping parts down the 20" by 20" parts chute. Nine different small turrets are now available with development of special turrets and tooling addressing the requirements of today's fabricator.

The NPS-01 addresses the secondary operations in a single pass saving time, manpower, energy and materials, all issues in today's precision fabricators demanding world.

Please contact Murata Machinery USA, Inc. for more information on the next generation of turret punch processing.