Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnSUHYVhWQs (3 min)

Mike shows where machine parts begin at Powston: the raw steel stock area.

At volume, a factory doesn't buy pieces to fit. It buys flat steel plate and long bars and tubes, roughly 8 meters in length, and cuts them to size based on what machine or attachment is being built that day. You can see the raw stock, beveled pipe ends from laser pipe cutting, and the cutting stations. Mike also notes that this facility is about a 40-minute drive from the main factory, because land costs far less outside the city.

Mike says he would love to follow a single piece of steel through the whole process until it becomes a finished machine or attachment.

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Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKS5n5KODeY (7 min)

Mike shows the very first step of building a Powston machine or attachment: cutting the steel.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE

- Sheets of steel in different thicknesses, moved by overhead booms and suction-cup lifters, which are needed for plates up to half an inch thick.

- A laser cutting machine cutting out parts for a planned run of excavator models, with workers checking quality and pulling out any pieces that don't meet standard.

- Parts straight off the laser that are unpainted and untreated, showing clean, precise cuts.

Mike says it is the first stop in a chain that ends in a finished excavator or attachment, and that he appreciates the quality of the laser cuts.

Questions? Call Rippa USA Sales at 817-382-3201 or visit RippaUSASales.com. We deliver nationwide with flat rate shipping, and you get 50% off attachments when you buy a machine from us.

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD5v2Jgpkl4 (2 min)

After steel parts are cut, sharp edges and stray bits are ground off at three finishing stations at the Powston factory. That makes parts look better and also keeps burrs from getting in the way of the robotic welders when booms and attachments are assembled. The video also shows lathes, tool and die work, and automatic cutters that use water to keep the metal cool while cutting. Pieces range from large parts down to short sections about three inches long, still wet from cutting.

Questions? Call Rippa USA Sales at 817-382-3201 or visit RippaUSASales.com. We deliver nationwide with flat rate shipping, and you get 50% off attachments when you buy a machine from us.