Author name: Durant Tool Company

A coil of steel can weigh thousands of pounds, sit wound as tight as a spring, and still need to feed into a press within a hair of the same spot on every single stroke. That is the odd challenge at the heart of any press feed line. Four machines have to act like one. […]

Picking the right feeder for a stamping press is one of those choices that quietly shapes your whole day on the floor. The feeder moves your metal strip into the die, hit after hit, and it sets the pace for quality, speed, and scrap.  Get it right and jobs run smooth. Get it wrong and

Wire has a mind of its own. Leave a coil sitting too long, pull it too fast, or feed it from the wrong angle, and it will twist, loop, or snap when you least expect it. Those small problems add up fast on a production line.  A tangled spool can stop a whole run. A

A heavy-duty industrial turntable looks simple. It is a flat, round platform that spins. On a busy shop floor, though, that spinning platform might carry a half-ton weldment, drop a part into place every few seconds, or wrap pallets all day long.  When the wrong one gets specified, the trouble shows up fast. Motors run

Metal coils don’t move themselves. Anyone who has run a press line knows exactly how much rides on getting that material from the coil to the machine without a hitch. When the uncoiling is uneven, the straightening is off, or the feed timing is wrong, the whole production line feels it.  Whether you’re running a

Buying a cut to length machine is one of the bigger decisions a metal shop or service center can make. The right system turns heavy coils of steel or aluminum into clean, flat sheets all day long.  The wrong one creates scrap, slows you down, and costs more than it should. Picking well comes down

Picking the right wire spooler can feel like a small decision until it costs you a full shift of wasted time. The wrong setup leads to tangled spools, worn-out operators, and missed deadlines. The right setup keeps your line moving smoothly, with clean, even winds every single time. A wire spooler machine is one of

Coil handling looks simple from the outside. A roll of wire or strip metal goes in, parts come out, and the line keeps moving. The truth on the shop floor is messier. Tangled wire, slow coil changes, mismatched mandrels, and bent material can quietly steal hours from a production schedule every single week.  The right

Wire arrives at most factories the same way: tightly coiled, full of memory, and bent in every direction the spool forced it into. Before that wire can become a spring, a fence, an electrical lead, or a stamped automotive part, it has to be made straight. That sounds simple. The reality on the shop floor

Precision matters in every machining job. A tiny error in angle or positioning can ruin a part, slow production, and cost money. That is why shops across the country rely on a high precision rotary table to keep their work accurate and repeatable. These tools rotate a workpiece around a fixed axis so you can