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Maintaining and Caring for your Fiber Laser

Jul 12, 2023 - Eric St. James

The last few years have seen a rapid increase in the adoption of Fiber Lasers. Advancements in technology have made it possible to manufacture high po...

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What is OLP And How does it help?

Apr 20, 2023 - Eric St. James

Programming for industrial robots has come a long way. While there are multiple methods, the two we see most often are teach pendants and offline prog...

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How to Maximize Performance of High-Powered Fiber Lasers

Jan 12, 2023 - Eric St. James

The adoption of high-powered fiber lasers in the range of 10 to 30 kW for cutting has rapidly grown in recent years. Fiber Laser manufacturers are sho...

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What is Laser Tube Cutting Today

Oct 26, 2022 - Eric St. James

Evolution in the Laser cutting industry has been significant in the past two decades. While many fabricators are enjoying the perks of flat sheet meta...

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Fiber Lasers: Your Competitive Advantage

Jul 18, 2022 - Eric St. James

As we get closer to a post-pandemic world, it’s more important than ever to have a competitive advantage in business. Almost every industry was affect...

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Equipment Maintenance: The Most Overlooked Competitive Edge

May 04, 2022 - Eric St. James

Machine acquisition is undoubtedly a significant investment for all fabrication shops. Often overlooked, equipment maintenance offers a great competit...

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Supply Chain Disruptions for Manufacturing: What the Pandemic is Teaching Us

Jan 13, 2022 - Eric St. James

Global supply chains have been a defining news topic in 2020 and 2021. We are facing shortages of raw materials around the world. Manufacturers strugg...

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Are Fiber Lasers better at Cutting Nonferrous Materials?

Oct 20, 2021 - Eric St. James

The metal fabrication industry is increasingly seeing fiber lasers replace CO2 machines since fiber technology started gaining traction just over a de...

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Are Fiber Lasers Eco-friendly?

Sep 14, 2021 - Eric St. James

In a world where all eyes are on sustainability, industrial machining and manufacturing are not at the top of the list of eco-friendly industries. All...

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Entry level Fiber Laser Machine for Small Fab Shops

Apr 28, 2020 - Eric St. James

Everyone in fabrication has been talking about fiber lasers. With superior power, increased cutting speeds and minimal operation costs, it’s easy to s...

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Fiber Lasers - Lower Maintenance, Higher Productivity

Apr 15, 2020 - Eric St. James

We (and everyone else in the metal fabrication industry) have been discussing the benefits and innovations of Fiber Lasers including incredibly fast c...

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How Fiber Lasers compare with CO2

Nov 07, 2018 - Eric St. James

Fiber Lasers And CO2 Fiber lasers are all the rage right now and the metal fabrication industry is buzzing over each new innovation. Fabricators are q...

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Are your operators performing daily PMs on your machines?

Jul 18, 2018 - Eric St. James

Your metal fabrication business depends on a productive team and your machines running properly when you need them to. You never want to start an orde...

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Now is the best time to buy pre-owned CO2 lasers

Mar 15, 2018 - Eric St. James

Fiber lasers are the newest innovation in the metal fabrication industry. With increased power, cutting speed, accuracy, and lower operating costs, fa...

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Asset Auditing - A key element of capacity planning for metal shops

Feb 02, 2018 - Eric St. James

Resource planning tips for an efficiently run fab shop  It’s no secret that preventative maintenance is important for any metal shop.  Regul...

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The Top 5 Benefits of Fiber Lasers

Nov 30, 2017 - Eric St. James

The top 5 benefits of fiber lasers The industry is constantly evolving and metal fabricators need to plan strategically to keep on top of the competit...

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Increasing throughput and accuracy with Fiber Laser

Jul 13, 2017 - Eric St. James

All businesses rely on productivity and efficiency to keep them successful. When it comes to processing metals speed and accuracy are key components. ...

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Proper Leveling of Machines

Jun 21, 2017 - Eric St. James

We often talk about preventative maintenance for your metal fabrication machinery to preserve functionality and prevent breakdowns. While a regular ma...

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Save your keysheets: Simple maintenance to benefit your whole machine shop

May 23, 2017 - Eric St. James

We talk about regular maintenance for your metal fabrication machines a lot. But it’s not always the moving parts and major functions that need care. ...

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Fiber Laser Power: Where is the limit?

Feb 01, 2017 - Eric St. James

Fiber lasers are the way of the future for metal fabrication. They slash operating costs and cut down on processing time with faster piercing and cutt...

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How Shuttle Table Speed Impacts Productivity

Dec 01, 2016 - Eric St. James

We often talk about how increasing the speed of machine functions is beneficial. Faster machines mean more parts per hour and more dollars in the bank...

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3 Ways Fiber Lasers Cut Operating Costs

Nov 10, 2016 - Eric St. James

We are all looking to improve efficiencies and increase productivity on the metal fabrication shop floor. After all boosting productivity can mean gre...

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Quality of Compressed Air and Fabrication Machines

Oct 13, 2016 - Eric St. James

Compressed Air for Machine Tools: Why Clean is King Compressed air circuits are an integral component of most machine tools. The quality of the compre...

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The importance of regular oil changes for your equipment

Sep 17, 2015 - Eric St. James

Just as it’s part of routine maintenance for a car oil changes are crucial for metal fabrication machinery. While often overlooked it’s an easy proced...

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CNC Parameters: Are yours backed up?

Aug 10, 2015 - Eric St. James

Here’s what you know: The parameters of the CNC control are an integral part of your machine’s operating system, and therefore, your metal fabrication...

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Why should you consider lesser known fabrication machine brands

Apr 01, 2015 - Eric St. James

Fabrication Machines represent a big investment; you always want to know you’re getting the best bang for your buck. Many metal fabrication shop owner...

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Holiday Gift Guide: 8 things every metal fabrication shop needs this year

Dec 15, 2014 - Eric St. James

The holiday season is a great time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the next, with eyes for a bigger and better year. Many fabricators ...

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Is your fabrication shop dependent on obsolete machinery?

Nov 07, 2014 - Eric St. James

Many fabrication shops operate very well with machinery that is not new. It’s not uncommon to find various types of equipment that could be 20-30-plus...

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Avoid unplanned machine downtime

Sep 12, 2014 - Eric St. James

It’s pretty well a law of nature that nothing lasts without proper upkeep. Take the human body, for instance.  We all know the often deadly conse...

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FABTECH Canada 2014.

May 16, 2014 - Eric St. James

Paramount Machinery Inc.  recently exhibited at FABTECH Canada , a trade show dedicated to the metal fabrication industry. Attendance was up in c...

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Waterjet and Laser Cutting Machines - Which is best for your business?

Mar 13, 2014 - Eric St. James

Cutting processes Metal fabrication companies today are looking for more than just speed in their operations. They require equipment that adds capabil...

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Waterjet vs. Laser Cutting Machines – Pros & Cons.

Mar 13, 2014 - Eric St. James

Metal fabricators’ cutting choices Modern metal fabrication companies are always looking for ways to increase productivity and bring in new business. ...

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FabTech 2013

Dec 10, 2013 - Eric St. James

FABTECH CHICAGO 2013 FABTECH 2013, held in Chicago this past November, was a resounding success for Paramount Machinery. With 1500 exhibitors and an e...

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Tax break gives much needed boost to manufacturers

Nov 21, 2013 - Eric St. James

Here’s some good news for Canadian manufacturers: the government recently announced the Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance Program has been extended b...

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