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up to 4" diameter tube. The punch stroke on
these machines ranges from ¾" up to 3".
There are two different size mandrel
punches located on a Scotchman 5014CM
ironworker. One mandrel punch is located in
the punch station with the second mandrel
punch located in the tool table area. This
allows the machine to punch two tubes at
the same time for greater productivity.
The company manufactures a complete
line of hydraulic ironworkers ranging from
45t to 150t, cold saws, manual to semi-
automatic, and band saws, manual to
fully automatic. The Scotchman advanced
feed system, coupled with the advanced
interconnect kit, turns a semi-automatic
machine into a fully automatic production
machine.
Scotchman Industries was founded in 1967,
and has been providing quality materials
and construction, dependable performance,
and service to its consumers ever since.
Scotchman Industries Inc – USA
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functions. It will punch holes in flat stock
and angle iron and is supplied with a flat
bar shear.
The size of the flat bar shear on Scotchman
ironworker models varies from 3/4" x 4" to
1" x 14". All models come standard with
an angle shear, which has a maximum
capacity of 6" x 6" x 1/2".
Scotchman ironworkers can easily punch tube
or pipe with a wall thickness ranging from 24
gauge to 1/2" thick, with a punching capacity
Scotchman® Industries, USA, offers
several options for mandrel punching
in the wall of round, square, rectangle
and oval shaped tubes. The machinery
is capable of handling various shapes
and sizes of holes according to user
specifications.
In many cases, it is difficult to justify an
expensive piece of machinery that will only
punch or laser the holes required. When
tooling a Scotchman hydraulic ironworker,
the machine is capable of many additional
Simultaneous punching of both sides of a tube
 The Scotchman 5014CM makes it possible to punch two tube sides at the same time
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