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Sheet-Metal Fabricator Grows at 40% Per Year for 3 Years

From Mitsubishi EDM/Laser
 

 

MNdustries, Inc. is a 40,000 square-foot full-service sheet-metal fabricator. The shop's main application was originally custom powder coatings, but soon the company began investing in sheet metal fabrication equipment and started a job shop to complement the powder coating portion of the business.

This strategic repositioning of MNdustries reflects the strong vision President Mike Nance has for the continued growth of his company. Over the past eight years, MNdustries has grown from one stand-alone laser to two fully-automated Mitsubishi 3015LVP-35CFXs with MSCII towers--with a third on its way.

In the early stages of looking for the best laser system, Nance was skeptical. "We went to demonstrations that were very impressive," he recalls. "But they were also taking place in a very controlled environment, where applications departments probably had weeks to prepare for each test cut. What I really wanted was a machine that would allow us to take costs out of the part and make the fastest deliveries.

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