MSI Pipe Beveling at OTC

by: Wayne Moncla
Manufacturing Solutions, Inc. (MSI) was established in 1992 to provide industry with well-designed, dependable, easy-to-operate machinery. Their engineers have more than 60 years of experience in real-life manufacturing applications. MSI designs and manufactures machinery for the industrial pipe, tube, and fastener industries.  Read More

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Chamfering and Marking of Stud Bolts at Choice Fasteners

by: Wayne Moncla
Choice Fastener is a longtime customer of MSI's that manufactures stud bolts in Spring, Texas, north of Houston. Choice Fastener recently purchased an additional C3A ChamferMate® and MarkMate® machine to chamfer stud bolts for their oil and gas customers.  Read More

Posted in: end marking bolts, chamfering, ChamferMate, bolt shortening tools, fasteners, bolt chamfering, bolt marking

Johnson Controls Saves Time Beveling Steam Pipe and Increases Quality

by: Wayne Moncla
Richard Baxter, Manufacturing Engineer, for Johnson Controls in Waynesboro, PA had a problem. His manufacturing team of pipe fitters was wasting up to 30 minutes to hand bevel just one pipe end for weld preparation. Quality was also an issue so he decided to find a better way. After an Internet search and then a visit to Fab-Tech in Chicago, he found his answer - the C8H ChamferMate from MSI.  Read More

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Piping fabrication made easy

by: Wayne Moncla
When it comes to piping fabrication there are a lot of options out there. At MSI we recommend our Chamfermate line of pipe bevelers. ChamferMate® high production chamfering machines and pipe beveling machines are designed for easy setup and operation. Heavy duty construction and quality components are utilized to provide our customers with years of dependable service. There are many models available to accomedate a wide range of diameters, applications, and piping fabrication needs such as chamfering, beveling, and deburring.  Read More

Posted in: nut assembly tables, nut and bolt assembly

Single End Automatic Bar Chamfering

Chamfering machines and pipe beveling machines are invaluable tools to have at your disposal if you have a long term need to chamfer pipe. Chamfering machines are designed for a long life of dependable service with heavy duty construction and quality components. Chamfering machines and pipe beveling machines offer a number of advantages, including: Read More

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Tube End Facing Chamfering Machine

by: Wayne Moncla
ChamferMate® high production chamfering machines and pipe beveling machines are designed for easy setup and operation. Heavy duty construction and quality components are utilized to provide our customers with years of dependable service. Models available for a wide range of diameters and applications such as chamfering, beveling, and deburring.  Read More

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Single End Chamfering Automotive Parts

by: Wayne Moncla
Capital Steel & Wire located in Lansing, MI is a leading supplier and distributor of hot rolled steel wire, cold finished long products, and steel bars. When they needed a tool to automatically chamfer one end of bar stock for an automotive supplier they turned to Manufacturing Solutions, Inc. of Beaumont, TX for the answer. Capital Steel purchased a C3A ChamferMate to automatically chamfer 0.9224" diameter 5140 grade bar stock for their automotive customer.  Read More

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Pipe Beveling Equipment Explained

by: Wayne Moncla
Bevel vs. Chamfer The difference between a bevel and a chamfer can be confusing. Often, the two terms are used interchangeably in conversation, but there is in fact a difference.  Read More

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MSI to Exhibit ChamferMate and Robot at ATX Texas

MSI will be exhibiting with Arc Specialties in the ABB Robotics Booth # 755 at the Automation Technology Expo at the Reliant Center October 15-16 in Houston, TX. Read More

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Bar Stock Shears

by: Wayne Moncla
When it comes to bar stock shears there are a couple of requirements that are universal. Things like dependability, ease of use, and clean cuts are necessary when you are cutting parts for bolts, forging, rebar, and similar items. Other things, like an automated system, are not as necessary for the overall effectiveness of the machine. Finding the right bar stock shears for any given application requires a working knowledge of the applications requirements. MSI, however, carries two different hydraulic bar shears that are suitable for most round bar applications.  Read More

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