http://www.bkformtek.com en-us Copyright 2010, Mestek, Inc. http://backend.userland.com/rss Jack Pennuto, Jr. Promotion Formtek Metal Forming, Inc. announces the promotion of Jack Pennuto Jr. to the position of Director of Sales and Marketing. Pennuto has had experience in the roll forming industry as a Sales Engineer and Sales Manager for Formtek and previously as a Project Engineer/Manager and tooling designer at Roller Die + Forming. He will be responsible for establishing selling strategies for the Yoder, Dahlstrom, Tishken Forming and Fabricating Lines, B&K Metal Construction Products and the Winpro Fenestration products, managing the Aftermarket parts and services group, as well as interfacing Cleveland's marketing and application engineering efforts with the Formtek Group's network of Regional Sales Managers and independent representatives.

Formtek is a group of long-established companies, each with a well-known name and a history of providing innovative, reliable equipment to the metal forming and metal processing industries. As a single source provider, Formtek continues to supply it's customers with the highest quality equipment, parts and service available in the industries it serves.

Visit the Formtek website (www.formtekgroup.com) for additional information on products, services and employment opportunities available.

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=253 Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Roll Forming Demands More From Coil Handling Roll_Forming_article_BBB_Ferret_FC-2009.pdf

Roll Forming Demands More From Coil Handling© Louis A. Kren - Senior Editor, Metalforming Magazine, All Rights Reserved

 

May, 2009 Issue

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=235 Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EST CAM Technology Advances Rotary Punch/Shear Capabilities modernmetals_article_version_Cam_rotary.pdf

Moving punches and shear blades almost double the thickness capacity, and servo drives with PLCs change hole spacing and length on the fly at 600 FPM.

Continue reading....

By J. Neiland Pennington

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=223 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM

Formtek Group - Booth Number 8077
Formtek Maine (CWP/Rowe) - Booth Number 18075 (Metalform Pavilion)

North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, tube & pipe and welding trade show just got bigger! The FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show now including METALFORM hits McCormick Place in Chicago, Nov. 15 – 18, 2009. The MEGA event anticipates hosting over 1,100 exhibitors, drawing an expected 35,000 attendees and featuring thousands of live equipment demonstrations throughout the expansive 550,000 nsf of floor space.

Show Location Show Dates & Hours
 
McCormick Place Sunday, Nov. 15 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Monday, Nov. 16 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Chicago, Illinois USA Tuesday, Nov. 17 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Phone: (312) 791-6300 Wednesday, Nov. 18 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

Future Show Dates:
Nov. 2-4, 2010
Atlanta, GA

Nov. 13-16, 2011
Chicago, IL

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=210 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST Respect the Roll Formtek_Article_Modern_Metals_8-08.pdf

Reprinted from Modern Metals® August 2008 Copyright Trend Publishing Inc.

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=205 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST Powerful Tax Incentives for New Equipment Purchases Tax_Incentive_for_2009.pdf

POWERFUL TAX INCENTIVES FOR NEW EQUIPMENT PURCHASES EXTENDED THROUGH 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extends for purchases made in 2009 increased Section 179 expensing for small business equipment purchases, as well as a 50% bonus depreciation allowance for new machine tools and other equipment ordered and placed in service during 2009.

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=206 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST B&K Delivers Supermill System in Europe 01-09_Supermill_to_Europe.pdf

See attachment for more information.

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=207 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST B&K Delivers Door Frame Line B&K Door Frame Line.pdf

B&K, A Member of the Formtek Group Delivers
Flexible Door Framing System in New York

The 2DFR Supermill® from B&K is a highly flexible metal door frame roll former, designed to manufacture a wide range of metal door frame profiles without changing the roll tooling. B&K 2DFR Supermill® System utilizes our patented technology to provide the ability to adjust for material gauge and the profile dimensions.  It is capable of producing metal door frames for a wide range of installations.  The abilities of the Supermill® design to roll form with pre-cut strips enables manufacturers to upgrade from the labor intensive process of press brake forming while maintaining their turret punched blanks.  See www.bkformtek.com or call us at (216) 292-4460 for more information.

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=173 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST Euroblech - Oct 21-25, 2008

Visit us at Euroblech:


Stand F21, Hall 12
October 21-25, 2008
Hanover, Germany
www.euroblech.de/english

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=160 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:53:00 EST Metalcon - Oct 1-3, 2008

Visit us at METALCON:


Booth 2061
October 1-3, 2008
Baltimore, MD
www.metalcon.com

]]> http://www.bkformtek.com/roll-forming-news.asp?id=158 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:52:00 EST