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Machine preventative maintenance often falls to the bottom of a manufacturer’s list, and it’s easy to see why. During preventative maintenance, the machine is not productive and, therefore, not making money for the manufacturer. In spite of these preventative machine ‘cons,’ there are many reasons---or ‘pros’---that should make a strong machine preventative maintenance program a top priority.

OpEx is excited to announce a new partnership with Cybelec, a renowned provider of numerical control solutions for machine tools. Under the partnership, the OpEx team becomes responsible for all service and training requests in the US. Plus, OpEx is now able to offer their clients easy-to-use, affordable Cybelec control retrofits and press brake Collaborative Robot (COBOT) integrations.

Press brakes are the workhorse of every shop, completing simple and complex metal forming projects for hours at a time. All those hours of operation can take its toll; over time, press brakes can make less accurate bends and break down, resulting in less productivity.

Morgan Steel is a Southern giant in the metal acquisition and fabrication industry. The company utilizes eight powerful fiber lasers to process material and moves an impressive one million pounds of material each day. However, their rapid growth and expansion led to a need for new equipment and relocation services to optimize their operations.

In a notable act of cross-sector collaboration, a unique project unfolded in the Cornell School District in Wisconsin.