Roto-Die joins the Formtek Group

Formtek, Inc. has entered into agreement to purchase Roto-Die, Inc.  Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Roto-Die is a manufacturer of hydraulic press brakes for sheet metal that has a unique, versatile tool design to quickly and easily switch between bending operations.  “Having common dealers and serving similar markets, Roto-Die is a great fit for the Formtek Group,” says Darren Muchnicki, president of Formtek, Inc.  “It will be a great compliment to our Iowa Precision, Lockformer, Engel, Lion and ISM products and solutions.”  Roto-Die will join the Cleveland location of Formtek.  Any questions, please contact us, sales@formtekgroup.com.

Tishken Edger

Tishken recently supplied MD Metals, Bedford Park, IL with a STR-40 Tishken Edging System.   The system can process strip up to 4” wide and up to ¼” thick., featuring two banks of edging rolls as well as a combination edging/de-cambering section that and can produce a variety of edge types.  The line is capable of producing de-cambered and leveled cut-to-length strips as thin as 1/16” and as narrow as ½” wide.

Tishken Edging Systems for ferrous and non-ferrous materials are available with Recoiling and CTL models at widths of up to 12” and thicknesses up to ½”, and can also be retrofitted into existing coil processing lines.  For more information, contact tishken@formtekgroup.com or call (216) 292-4460.

Winpro Roll Forming Machine

Formtek recently supplied a window manufacturer a Winpro S-series roll forming machine.  The machine is unique in that it can roll from up to four (4) different geometries without any changeover.  Another unique feature is the tooling design, which is capable of forming two (2) identical thicknesses of strip for a given geometry at the same time.  This allows the use of various materials with the same tooling design.  This feature will enable the customer to utilize scrap from other operations to produce stiffeners for vinyl extrusions. For more information, contact Winpro, www.winproformtek.com, winpro@formtekgroup.com or call (216) 292-4460.