Manufacturing
Since our founding in 1908, KMC has invested heavily in technology to improve speed and precision, and to increase manufacturing efficiency.
In 1988, we established of KMC LaserForm. Today, laser technology allows us to respond to growing customer demand for prototype and short-run parts of the highest quality.
For high-speed metal forming we employ conventional and automatic punch presses up to 300 tons, as well as a range of fourslide/multi-slide technology. Additional in-house equipment includes press brakes, shears, spot and wire welders, fabricating machinery, specialized piercing and forming machines, high-speed coating machinery, and a range of inspection and quality assurance equipment.
Here is a partial list of capabilities and equipment:
Punch Press
- Short and long runs
- Infinite feed length
- Width to 24 in. (609.6 mm)
- Thickness to .280 in. (7.112 mm)
60 ton Bruderer high-speed press
110 to 300 ton Komatsu presses
60 to 200 ton Minster presses
200 ton Amada press
Fourslide/Multi-Slide/Vertical Forming
- Ribbon parts produced from stock or custom tooling
- Feed length to 15 in. (381 mm)
- Width to 3.75 in. (95.25 mm)
- Thickness to .120 in. (3.05 mm)
- Welding, tapping, chamfering, stitching in primary operations
Fourslide: Nilson S3, S2F, S3F, S4F
Multi-Slide: Baird 00, 28, 33, 35, 3-24
Vertical Forming: Nilson 1100, Finzer 360
Laser Forming
- Precision laser cutting combined with punching
- Stamping-like quality without expensive tooling
- Minimum production lead time
- Sheet size up 96 in. x 63 in.
- Carbon steel to .50 in. (12.7 mm) thick
- Thermoplastic composites to .50 in. (12.7 mm)
- Stainless steel or non-ferrous to .25 in. (6.35 mm)
Trumpf Trumatic 600L Laser Press
Trumpf L2503E LaserCat fabricating systems
CNC 6-axis forming center Numerex CMM
