Jarrod Slatter, the project manager at Coasteel Engineering in Australia, showed us all just how much power there is contained within the latest Ocean Avenger PLUS multifunction machine.

Jarrod was tasked with the project of improving an architectural component that they fabricate from HSS steel on a regular basis.

With a little math, some creative programming, a bit of trial and error, and the legendary milling power of the Avenger PLUS, Jarrod and the team at Coasteel were able to successfully create a joint that reduced the number of inches their welders need to perform, which in turn means less heat, less time and lower cost of fabrication, and a more aesthetic final product overall! TOTAL WIN!

Thank you for inspiring us all Jarrod, and keep on sharing your creative work. We look forward to seeing what you will come up with next.

And to all our fabricating customers, share with us what you have been doing lately – we would love to showcase your work!

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Ocean Machinery and their manufacturing partner AGT Robotics recently performed a LIVE webinar for a large contingent of structural steel and metal building fabricators.

Here is the recording of the live demo, showing the Ocean Challenger automatically welding a simple column that would typically take around 90 minutes to be welded manually.

This presentation contains all the pertinent technical information as well as pricing and ROI information.

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So many of us purchase feature loaded devices, and then use only a fraction of the features. Just think of how much functionality goes wasted in our fancy smartphones every day, and yet we always feel the need to upgrade to the latest version.

So when we see our customers using all the amazing functionality of our Ocean Avenger PLUS, it is really satisfying that they are getting everything out of their machines.

The Avenger PLUS has a fantastic scribing and part marking capability, and it goes a long way to eliminating the costly tape measure from the shop floor. Having your fitter, read a drawing, grab his tape measure, framing square and chalk, and then layout where the attachments are to be welded is a time consuming and expensive task.

Using the powerful scribing tool on the Avenger PLUS to layout exactly where to weld the attachments helps reduce costs, increase margins and make for a sustainable business.

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In manufacturing, situations occur that require pre-welding and then drilling of assemblies. The concern that the holes are welded sooner or later is usually due to one or more reasons:

1. Shrinkage and distortion of the material as the weld cools could compromise the position of the holes.
2. The actual weld of previously drilled components may not be perfectly aligned, thus compromising the precision of the holes.

The Avenger Plus and Avenger machines, by virtue of the static workpiece and mobile processing column, allow fabricators to place and drill pre-welded structures on their machines.

This is not something that can even be considered in a robot or multi-spindle drilling line.

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Every day, our customers show us how creative and enterprising they are.

On a recent visit to one of our customers, our technician Dave, noticed these cool roll-out tracks to get rid of unsightly wood dunnage that one needs to assist loading beams with a forklift.

This ingenious roll-out system was designed and implemented by the staff at National Machinery and Conveyor under the direction of the owner Josh Clifton. And like all great ideas, when you see it you think, that so obvious!

Josh hated seeing the timber in the walkway:- it made the place look untidy and it presented a trip hazard. So they came up with this simple system that they can extend and retract when needed.

Thanks guys, we love what you have done with the place!

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Ocean VP, Danny Steyn is racing two classes in the 2020 SCCA Runoffs at Road America in Plymouth, WI; Spec Miata (SM) in the Adept Studios Mazda Miata, and Super Touring Lite (STL) in the Ocean Machinery Mazda MX-5.

SUPER TOURING LITE  (STL)

They have had two days of qualifying so far. In the STL class, Danny Steyn is lying in 2^nd place behind the favorite Joe Moser who is racing a Honda CRX, and has been unbeatable so far. The balance of performance equation works very much in favor of Moser’s car as he can run almost 600lbs lighter than Steyn can, so acceleration and braking are not even close. The restrictor plates keep their top speeds very similar, but Moser’s biggest advantage is in tire wear. At Steyn’s weight of almost 2800lbs, he will have to really manage his tire wear, whereas Moser can go hard at it every lap.

Unfortunately in Q2, Moser had an engine issue and is currently rebuilding his engine, but should be back for the race that takes place on Sunday October 11th at 10:15am CST. The race will be broadcast live at www.scca.com/live

Q3 for STL takes place today Thursday October 8th at 8:30am CST – you can follow along live audio only at www.scca.com/live

SPEC MIATA (SM)

The drivers have had two days of qualifying so far. In the first qualifying session for SM, Steyn brought the car home in 7^th place, just 4 tenths of the pole time, but there are 75 SM racers in the field with 16 of them within 1 second of each other. So the field is very tight.

And then in Q2, Steyn had an issue with his car, and had to withdraw, but his Q1 time still kept him in 7^th. However, since Steyn is now having to race his backup car, he loses all his qualifying sessions, so he will have to start 75^th for Q3 and try and put down a time that gets him somewhere near the front of the field. This going to be one massive task. So wish him luck, he is going to need it.

Q3 for Spec Miata takes place today Thursday October 8th sometime around 1:30-2:00pm CST – you can follow along live (audio only) at www.scca.com/live

The eagerly awaited Spec Miata race takes place tomorrow Friday October 9^th at 1pm CST. The race will be televised live at www.scca.com/live

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It doesn’t matter if your VW Bug changes into a robot from outer space or your ’58 Plymouth Fury is possessed. People love giving their vehicles names, it signifies our close connection to our machinery and after all – machines are alive… right?

Not long after McCombs Steel in Statesville, NC, got their Ocean Challenger Robotic Welder, they realized what an asset and valued employee it had become. Huh, “valued employee”? Yes, you heard me correctly. “Bruce”, as he is affectionately known around the shop, has been welding up a storm with minimal breaks, no lunch, and never calls in sick. Bruce the robotic welder was most recently named McCombs Steel’s Employee of the Month.

If you would like to have an employee like Bruce, give us a call 800-286-3624, or visit https://oceanmachinery.com/es/ocean-challenger-robotic-welder/ for more info.

Special Thanks to Adam at McCombs Steel for the footage of “Bruce” and his new rotators working an easy 168 hour shift.

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Division Five, a structural fabricator located in Hollywood, SC, has been a valued customer of Ocean Machinery since their 2006 installation of the Terminator 1842 Saw and Avenger Drill Line.

The Ocean Liberator CNC Beam Coper was added in 2018 to minimize layout and coping times. A recent visit to their facility reveals W16 x 40’s requiring rat holes, web and flange beveling, taking around 7-minutes and 30 seconds per-end to cope and bevel.  Previous manual processing took about one-hour after grinding and final cleanup.

We also observed a “mammoth” W40 x 199 beam being drilled on their Ocean Avenger.  The Liberator Beam Coper was used to perform a trim-cut on this “heavy-weight” prior to drilling it.

We thank the team at Division Five for employing the Ocean brand of structural machinery to supplement their fabrication efforts.

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TPI Engineered Systems in Bowden, Georgia is really putting their new Ocean Clipper to work and loving every man-hour saving minute of it. A recent conversation with Robbie Morgan, Plant Manager on the Ocean Clipper Angle Line addition to their current Avenger Drill Line revealed the following:

• Prior to Clipper they had two, sometimes three men fabricating angle manually with an iron worker
• A 2″ x 2″ x 3/16” angle profile that was 3-4 feet in length requiring holes and slots on both legs would take 80-man-hours to saw, stack, layout, and punch 400 feet of material
• They ran this same job on the Clipper Angle Line in about 5-man-hours, saving 75 man-hours for other work.
• Accuracy and hole tolerances were greatly improved using the Clipper CNC Angle Line.

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A recent visit to Bulldog Ironworks, just south of Dallas, reveals how they  leverage Ocean Products to reduce man-hours and improve material flow through their recently expanded facility.  They specialize in heavy structural steel fabrication for both commercial and industrial markets.

Material flows in one direction through the shop starting with the Ocean Terminator Saw and their recent addition of the Ocean Liberator Coping Line. Nick Copeland Sr.,  commented that “we recently completed the stair-stinger cut-outs for a 16 story building, consisting of 96 stringers, in two-days using the Liberator” The Liberator has greatly improved productivity as witnessed in the channel cut-outs being processed for a steel supply house.

Bulldog Iron Works also integrated three pairs of Ocean Flipper Profile Rotators into their fitter-welder lines. Material is rotated at each station, eliminating costly wait times for overhead cranes.

BullDog Iron Works has 3 pair of Ocean Flippers

Operating since 1970, the Copeland family business is prospering due to their employee skill sets, commitment to quality workmanship and focus being a low cost producer using technology.

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