July 14, 2025

New Processing Automation Solutions From Southern Metal Fabricators Accelerate Timelines While Ensuring Quality

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If you're a structural design engineer in the steel industry, automation solutions are essential for speeding up your workflow while maintaining precision and quality. Even with tight deadlines, it's crucial to ensure the safety and integrity of every structure, so your clients can trust that their buildings or renovations will last for years.

Southern Metal Fabricators is here to support you with three new processing automation tools designed to streamline your work and improve efficiency:

  • The Peddinghaus XDM-630 – a high-speed CNC machine for drilling, sawing, and materials processing.
  • The TRUMPF 3030 Fiber Metal – ideal for laser cutting and sheet/plate production with minimal post-processing.
  • The Bend-Tech Dragon A400 – an automated plasma cutter for precise tube and pipe cutting in railing systems.

These advanced machines are built to help you meet project timelines without compromising on quality. Whether you're working on beams, platforms, or complex railings, these tools can significantly reduce manual labor and increase productivity.

Peddinghaus XDM-630

Processing Automation Solution #1: The Peddinghaus XDM-630

The Peddinghaus XDM-630 is a powerful solution for accelerating the fabrication of metal beams, channels, base plates, stairs, platforms, and ladders. It’s designed to handle fast and accurate material processing, reducing time and effort while ensuring consistent results.

Key features include:

  • Fast sawing with automated material sensing and feed compensation for improved cut speed and accuracy.
  • Multi-spindle drilling with 3 drill spindles and 5-station tool changers for high-speed, high-quality hole creation.
  • Precision roller-feed technology that maintains accurate measurements even when dealing with material variations.
  • Seamless slot and cope milling that produces clean, ready-to-fit parts without additional grinding.
  • Automated conveyor system for efficient handling of short and long parts during processing.

TRUMPF 3030 Fiber Metal

Processing Automation Solution #2: The TRUMPF 3030 Fiber Metal

The TRUMPF 3030 Fiber Metal is perfect for laser cutting and sheet/plate production, offering precision and efficiency for tasks like ductwork, thin-gauge cuts, and OEM machine components.

Some of its standout features include:

  • CoolLine technology for precise, intricate cuts in thick mild steel, minimizing the need for extra finishing.
  • Process-reliable cutting that prevents component tilting and reduces contour damage for better nesting.
  • Drop & Cut feature that maximizes material usage by allowing post-production from leftover sheets.
  • Smart collision detection and DirectLine sheet positioning for smoother, more accurate cutting operations.
  • Improved throughput with a nozzle design that cuts nitrogen use by up to 60%, enhancing speed and cost-efficiency.

Bend-Tech Dragon A400

Processing Automation Solution #3: The Bend-Tech Dragon A400

The Bend-Tech Dragon A400 is an advanced CNC plasma cutting system that speeds up railing production with pinpoint accuracy, making handrail assembly faster and easier.

Its key benefits include:

  • Supports a wide range of material thicknesses, from 1/32 inch to 5/8 inch, for versatile cutting options.
  • Can cut materials up to 24 feet long, with pass-through capability for various shapes like round, square, and rectangular.
  • Handles multiple metals, including stainless steel, aluminum, black pipe, and chrome alloys, for greater flexibility.
  • Offers flexible sizing options for pipes, tubes, angles, and channels, with hypotenuse cutting available.
  • Includes a coolant system that improves cut quality, reduces slag, and minimizes fumes for safer and cleaner operation.

Accelerate Your Structural Fabrication Process

Southern Metal Fabricators continues to invest in cutting-edge automation to help engineers like you achieve faster, more accurate results. With our 32 years of experience and state-of-the-art equipment, we’re here to turn your CAD/CAM designs into finished products efficiently and reliably.

Contact us today to learn how we can help you:

  • Boost throughput and meet tighter deadlines for metal fabrication projects.
  • Improve accuracy and eliminate the need for extra grinding or finishing work.
  • Get perfectly cut handrails that assemble quickly and fit seamlessly.

Let’s build something great together—reach out and discover how our automation solutions can transform your workflow.

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