News
12/9/2009 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.
5/13/2009 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
3/26/2009 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.
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By J. Neiland Pennington
2/23/2009 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
2/17/2009 Respect the Roll
Formtek_Article_Modern_Metals_8-08.pdf
Reprinted from Modern Metals® August 2008 Copyright Trend Publishing Inc.
2/17/2009 Powerful Tax Incentives for New Equipment Purchases
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.
2/17/2009 B&K Delivers Supermill System in Europe
See attachment for more information.
10/25/2008 B&K Delivers Door Frame Line
B&K, A Member of the Formtek Group Delivers 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.
Flexible Door Framing System in New York
4/22/2008 Euroblech - Oct 21-25, 2008
4/22/2008 Metalcon - Oct 1-3, 2008
4/22/2008 Fabtech - Oct 6-8, 2008
2/14/2008 2008 Trade Show Schedule
Trade Show Schedule for 2008
Domestic Shows 2008
Show Date Venue Market Booth Number Booth Size Hill Engineering Lockformer Iowa Precision Cleveland Maine International
Metalform
April 1-3, 2008
Birmingham,
Alabama
Press Feed & Stamping
Glassbuild
October
6-8, 2008
Las Vegas,
Nevada
Fenestration
656
10x10
Winpro
Metalcon
October
1-3, 2008
Baltimore,
Maryland
Metal Building
2061
20x20
Custom
B&K
Fabtech
October
6-8, 2008
Las Vegas,
Nevada
Metal Forming
5001
20x20
Custom
Yoder
Dahlsrom
Tishken
B&K
International Shows 2008
Show Date Venue Market Booth Number Booth Size Hill Engineering Lockformer Iowa Precision Cleveland Maine International
Tube
Dusseldorf
March 31 - April 4, 2008
Dusseldorf,
Germany
Hall 6,
Booth E18-4
Euroblech
October
24-28,
2008
Hannover,
Germany
HVAC & Metal Forming
Upcoming Shows
Show Date Venue Market Booth Number Booth Size Hill Engineering Lockformer Iowa Precision Cleveland Maine International
Glassbuild
September 30 - October 1, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
Fenestration
Winpro
Metalcon
October 6-8, 2009
Tampa, Florida
Metal Building
Custom
B&K
Glassbuild
September 15-17, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fenestration
Winpro
Glassbuild
September 12-14, 2011
Atlanta, Georgia
Fenestration
Winpro
Glassbuild
September 12-14, 2012
Las Vegas,
Nevada
Fenestration
Winpro
Alabama
6-8, 2008
Nevada
1-3, 2008
Maryland
6-8, 2008
Nevada
Dahlsrom
Tishken
Dusseldorf
Germany
Booth E18-4
24-28,
2008
Germany
Nevada
2/11/2008 Service & Aftermarket Opportunities
Service & Aftermarket Opportunities
Formtek announces Bob Shaffer as the new Director of Customer Service. He has over twenty-five years experience in the tube mill and roll forming equipment industry, having installed systems and provided service support throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. In this new role, Mr. Shaffer will be responsible for overseeing the customer’s aftermarket needs in the areas of on-site service, training, spare parts, and rebuilds.
2/11/2008 Darren Muchnicki Returns to Formtek
Darren Muchnicki Returns to Formtek
Formtek is pleaset to announce some organizational additions that will help The Formtek Group and Formtek Metal Forming in their continual strive for excellence in the roll forming equipment industry. We welcome back Mr. Daren Muchnicki as President of Formtek Metal Forming, Inc. He recently returned to Formtek after service as Vice-President of Operations at American Roll Forming Products Corp, a contract manufacturer of roll formed products. Prior to that, Mr. Muchnicki had been with Formtek, and Yoder Manufacturing, for nearly 18 years. With a full career in manufacturing of capital equipment, his vast experience and involvement in modern manufacturing techniques will be of great addition to the organization.
2/11/2008 Formtek Adds Roll Tooling Capabilities
Formtek Adds Roll Tooling Capabilities
Formtek, as part of a comprehensive plan to meet or exceed the heightened demands of the roll forming industry, has taken delivery of a new five-axis, dual chuck, machining center for its Cleveland location. This addition, along with their existing CNC equipment and other machines currently on order, will enable Formtek to produce roll tooling more efficiently, by eliminating many of the time consuming steps currently involved in tooling manufacture, while simultaneously increasing the quality and consistency of the tooling produced.
Formtek is the largest provider of tooling and equipment to the roll forming industry. With its Yoder, B&K, Dahlstrom, Tishken and Lockformer brands names it can provide any type and size equipment required to meet the needs of its customers.





