Franklin Manufacturing, Inc. products

The Franklin AFC5108 CNC Angle machine is one of the most versatile rugged built machines available. The Unique Dual Shear die set allows two (2) Shear dies to be interchanged in the same machine, unlike any other machine on the market.

The Franklin HD145 (3) spindle CNC drill, with 44-inch width capacity.  The HD-145 handles beams up to 750 lbs per foot.  The hi-performance spindle design provides drilling capabilities up to 2,000 RPM.  This rigid design provides extremely aggressive feed rates up to 300 surface feet per minute. The Franklin HD145 can be provided with several material handling packages from 300 lbs per foot, to 750 lbs per foot.

The back-stop carriage has a pneumatic probe device that senses the lead of the material.When contact is made the conveyor drive system decelerates and creeps into position. The back-stop is designed to hydraulically lock into the programmed position.The “In Position” sensor locks the conveyor drive system until the saw cycle is complete. This unique design prevents the material from making any “hard-stop” contact with the carriage unit.

FRANKLIN MODEL PTW-72 is a complete Automatic submerged twin-arc welding system.  It is designed for fixturing and welding Three (3) piece built-up beams consisting of a web and two (2) flanges.  The PTW-72 has a web capacity of 72 inches and flange capacities of 20” wide x 1" thick.  A complete PTW-72 fabricating cell can be up to 300 ft. long.  The system consists of a web loading gantry, web seam station, tack station unit, 4020 CNC Flange Loading Gantry and PTW-72 Pull Thru Welder with CNC Controls.

The WS-72 web seamer station is equipped with a Lincoln Power Wave AC/DC welders and Max-Sa controls.  The WS-72 utilizes unique magnets that pull the web plates down to the copper back-up bar.  The copper back-up bar is designed with a small flux groove and is fixtured into an aluminum water-cooled sub-bar.