Material Handling is a big consideration when comparing equipment. How much material handling was involved with this beam processing by PythonX? Two steps – load the raw piece and remove the finished beam. That takes 2 minutes total.
A 'mostly manual' shop would need about 30 minutes to lift, flip and move the beam around, each movement increasing the risk of a handling accident.
A shop with 'conventional' fab automation, still needs about 20 minutes to move the piece from one machine to another, over to a workbench for coping and torch cutting – it adds up.
In fact, a certain manufacturer of those conventional fabrication machines states "every time you pick up a beam it costs $50." Their answer: sell you handling equipment. We have a different answer: eliminate handling!
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Watch a full version of the video. The embedded clock shows how the beam really is processed in just 10 minutes 13 seconds. Or see photos of the finished beam.
Compare the PythonX time to conventional fab equipment.