While the interior framework of any structure is clearly critical, it’s often the façade that sets one building apart from the others. As a result, architects, designers, and builders are placing a premium on aesthetics and the suppliers who can support innovative trends and meet rising expectations.

What happens when a family-owned company and a leading manufacturer in the industry collaborate for a noble cause? They create the Pink Cancer Awareness Press Brake that has been developed by Cincinnati Incorporated for Robey's Welding.

On December 8th, 2022, RC Industries, a custom metal fabricator located in Elkhart, IN, and Cincinnati Incorporated, a metal fabrication equipment manufacturer located in Harrison, OH, came together to celebrate their USA pride in a fun and unique way.

Murray Equipment outlines how they reduced vendor bottlenecks by creating an in-house metal fabrication facility, stocked with CI equipment.

RC Industries located in Elkhart, Ind., is a full-service fabricator and leading supplier of complex metal parts to the North American transportation industries. In addition to storage systems, toolboxes and bumpers, the company offers advanced custom fabrication and engineering services.

When Etobicoke, Ont.-based high-voltage switchgear and protection manufacturer S&C Electric Canada wanted to upgrade its press brake department, it was considering replacing two machines. After review, the team determined that it could actually refurbish one of them, saving money while improving the efficiency, productivity, and safety of its equipment.

I had the opportunity to speak with Tim Pribula, Director of Operations at Sunrise Machine & Tool and he shared with me his thoughts on their recent purchase of the CL-955c Fiber Laser Cutting System and its integration into their operations.

When we met with RC Industries in July 2019, the company had 160 employees working three shifts. They’ve overcome plenty of adversity in that time—much like all of us have—and managed to keep headcount the same while increasing revenue 24%. What are the reasons for that success? We caught up with Chris Curtis, Owner of RC Industries, to talk about it.

In this article, we revisit the Holland, Michigan-based metal fab job shop to focus in on the Bend Sim and Unfolder apps, and the effect they have had in streamlining operations.

Henny Penny, based in Eaton, Ohio, designs, develops and manufactures premium food service equipment such as fryers, rotisseries and holding cabinets that keep hot foods fresh. They have proudly served the world’s most demanding kitchens for over 60 years, and to safeguard their reputation for quality products, the manufacturer depends on CI press brakes. “We are big fans of their durability, repeatability and ease of use,” said Jeremy Horn, Manufacturing Technician and a 21-year company veteran who oversees forming operations at Henny Penny.