Application
CNC Tube Cutting for Structural Steel Fabrication
Structural work is unforgiving about fit-up and even more unforgiving about schedule. When HSS copes, brace bevels and bolt-hole patterns all get laid out by hand, the detailing is done long before the steel is. The PD-10 turns your detail model into cut geometry and gets the members out of the fit bay.
The Problem
Where the hours disappear in a structural shop
- HSS-to-HSS copes traced from a template, cut with a torch, then ground until the brace finally seats.
- Brace bevels prepped by hand to meet weld procedure, one member at a time, with inspection catching the ones that fall short.
- Bolt holes drilled or punched in a second setup after the member has already been cut to length.
- Layout errors that surface at erection, when a field crew is standing there with a crane on the clock.
- Skilled fitters burning their day on prep instead of on the assemblies that need judgment.
The Fix
How the PD-10 solves it
Copes and notches cut from geometry
Brace-to-column and beam-to-column intersections come off the machine at the right angle and the right profile, so members drop into the fit bay ready to tack.
Weld-prep bevels in the same operation
Automated beveling means the prep required by your weld procedure is part of the cut, not a downstream grinding task with its own queue.
Hole patterns without a second setup
Bolt holes and access holes are cut in the same program as the profile, so the member leaves one machine complete instead of moving to a drill line.
Repeatability across a bill of material
Forty identical braces come out identical. Change the detail and you change one program, not forty layout marks.
Material
Material you actually run
- Square HSS up to 10" x 10"
- Rectangular HSS for beams, braces and truss chords
- Round pipe columns and pipe bracing
- Angle and channel for secondary framing and connection material
- Members up to 800 lbs handled on the machine
Throughput & Labor
What This Actually Saves You
The savings in structural work show up in two places: fit-up hours and rework. When copes and bevels arrive correct, the fit bay stops being the bottleneck and your welders stop grinding. Bring a real member list to a demo and we will cut representative geometry so you can measure it against your current process.
FAQs
Questions From Shops Like Yours
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