Hayes International, a Bradbury Group Company, has taken top honors in the 2007 National Skills in Action Awards for their first class workplace safety program.  Hayes International competed against regional finalists from around the country and was selected as the winner of this years’ National Workplace Safety Award in Auckland on November 9, 2007.  Attended by Prime Minister Helen Clark, the event tops off a series of regional awards given throughout the country to recognize those who go the extra mile in industry training. 

MOUNDRIDGE, KS – The Bradbury Co, Inc., a leading manufacturer of metal roll forming and processing equipment, has announced the promotion of David Cox to President.  Mr. Cox is based at Bradbury Headquarters located in Moundridge, KS.  Mr. Cox joined Bradbury in 1997 and was named Operations Manager in 1998, General Manager in 2000, and Chief Operating Officer in 2001.  Mr. Cox will continue his responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer in addition to the responsibilities of President.  David Bradbury, Chairman and CEO remarked “under the leadership of David Cox and his management team, The Bradbury Group has continued to exceed the goals our board of directors set annually while implementing our strategic intent.  This promotion makes official the roles and responsibilities David has handled for the last several years.” 

The Bradbury Co., Inc. and The Bradbury Group of companies make an extensive line of coil handling, rollforming, and related equipment and controls for a broad range of industries. These product lines include advanced hydraulic levelers, high-speed presses and shears, hydraulic punch and cutoff systems, automation controls, rollforming tools and dies, and a variety of rollformers designed for fast tooling and section changes, including trim, panel, and purlin rollformers. Bradbury’s roster of trim shop equipment includes Bradbury Long Folders, Panther Cub II™ Slitter/Shears, uncoilers and recoilers, stand-alone sheet slitters, hemmers, and portable rollforming equipment.

To see equipment photographs and find additional information about Bradbury and the companies of The Bradbury Group, their individual products, and integrated manufacturing systems, visit www.bradburygroup.com. Use the website to contact The Bradbury Group or call 1.620.345.6394. Written inquiries should be addressed to The Bradbury Co., Inc., 1200 E. Cole, PO Box 667, Moundridge, KS 67107, USA.

The Bradbury Company has added a new 38-inch-wide hemmer to its extensive line of trim shop equipment. Designated the Bradbury H2, the new unit expands on the capabilities of the 24-inch Bradbury Hemmer and is built for faster, simpler setups, faster blank processing, and reduced cost.

MOUNDRIDGE, KS – Rex Stutterheim has joined the Engineering Department at The Bradbury Co., Inc., as a Technical Assistant. His responsibilities include helping to write the manuals that accompany every Bradbury rollformer and the company’s other coil processing and trim shop equipment. Stutterheim will work with the engineering staff to assemble and record information on each machine’s operation, maintenance, and safety procedures. Machine specifications and practical operating recommendations are also part of the manuals. Stutterheim is a native Kansan and earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Fort Hays State University.

To see equipment photographs and find additional information about Bradbury and the companies of The Bradbury Group, their individual products, and integrated manufacturing systems, visit www.bradburygroup.com. Use the website to contact The Bradbury Group or call 1.620.345.6394. Written inquiries should be addressed to The Bradbury Co., Inc., 1200 E. Cole, PO Box 667, Moundridge, KS 67107, USA.

The Bradbury Co., Inc. has received notification that the U.S. Patent Office has approved its application for the Flat Trak® Strip Evaluation System and assigned United States Patent Number 7,185,519 B2 to the device. Bradbury, a leading manufacturer of rollforming, hydraulic leveling, and other metal processing equipment, introduced this new system for monitoring and evaluating strip flatness and leveler operation in 2005. According to Bradbury’s Brownie Cox, who served on the system’s development team, Flat Trak is the first and only non-contact strip monitor to have qualified for a patent.

MOUNDRIDGE, KS – The Bradbury Co, Inc. has announced the promotion of Matt Werner to Sales Team Leader for the Hayes International product line in the U.S. and for Bradbury Trim Shop Equipment. Mr. Werner will be based in Moundridge, KS, where he will assist Hayes International and Trim Shop customers with equipment selection and system design. Mr. Werner joined the Bradbury Inside Sales Staff in 2004 and transferred to Hayes International Domestic Sales in 2005.

Hayes International is a member of The Bradbury Group of companies and makes an extensive line of coil handling, rollforming, and related equipment for the metal building industry. Hayes is headquartered in Rotorua, New Zealand, and provides U.S. sales and service through Bradbury Group offices in Moundridge, KS. That’s also where The Bradbury Co., Inc. manufactures its Trim Shop line, which includes Long Folders, Panther Cub II™ Slitter/Shears, Bradbury Uncoilers and Recoilers, and stand-alone Hemmers and Sheet Slitters.

To see equipment photographs and find additional information about Hayes International and The Bradbury Co., Inc., visit www.bradburygroup.com. Matt Werner may be reached at 1.800.397.6394 or 1.620.345.6394. Written inquiries should be sent to The Bradbury Group, 1200 E. Cole, PO Box 667, Moundridge, KS 67107 USA.

MOUNDRIDGE, KS – The Bradbury Co., Inc., a leading manufacturer of metal processing equipment, has appointed Mark McFetridge to its engineering staff as a Senior Project Engineering Manager. McFetridge joins a team of engineering managers whose responsibilities include translating customer orders into machine specifications and ensuring that the finished machines and automated lines produced by the companies of the Bradbury Group meet customer production objectives.

McFetridge began his mechanical engineering career working at Duracell Battery, where he became an engineering supervisor and quality control manager. The Penn State graduate then moved to Lithonia Lighting, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, where he worked prior to joining Bradbury. For more than 15 years at Lithonia, McFetridge served as project engineer with responsibilities for specifying, procuring, and installing sheet metal fabrication systems and overseeing their startup operation.

The Bradbury Co., Inc. and The Bradbury Group of companies make an extensive line of coil handling, rollforming, and related equipment and controls for a broad range of industries. These product lines include advanced hydraulic levelers, high-speed presses and shears, hydraulic punch and cutoff systems, automation controls, rollforming tools and dies, and a variety of rollformers designed for fast tooling and section changes, including trim, panel, and purlin rollformers. Bradbury’s roster of trim shop equipment includes Bradbury Long Folders, Panther Cub II™ Slitter/Shears, uncoilers and recoilers, stand-alone sheet slitters, hemmers, and portable rollforming equipment.

To see equipment photographs and find additional information about Bradbury and the companies of The Bradbury Group, their individual products, and integrated manufacturing systems, visit www.bradburygroup.com. Use the website to contact The Bradbury Group or call 1.620.345.6394. Written inquiries should be addressed to The Bradbury Co., Inc., 1200 E. Cole, PO Box 667, Moundridge, KS 67107, USA.

Bradbury International UK Ltd. and the Bradbury Co., Inc. of the U.S. collaborated to design and manufacture a large 24-ton CTL/Crosscut Trapezoidal Slitting Line. This high-capacity line was built for a customer in the Middle East and underwent extensive testing before being shipped abroad. Bradbury UK held several Open House viewings so that those interested could see this large, automated line in operation.

The line includes a 24-ton twin-cone uncoiler, a high-precision 11-roll hydraulic leveler, guillotine shear, bias-head crosscut slitter, and hydraulic stacking system. The hydraulic down-stroking guillotine pivots from 0º to 4º to cut true trapezoidal blanks from coil steel 3 to 10 mm thick. A hydraulic blade gap adjustment compensates for gauge changes. During slitting, trapezoidal blanks are produced by traversing the slitting head across the width of the strip as the slitter knives cut along the length of the part. This custom Trapezoidal CTL/Slitter Line handles hot-rolled steel up to 10 mm thick and 2.2 m wide. Production is estimated at 300 sheets per shift. Maximum cut length is 16 m, and maximum line speed is 30 mpm.

For more information about Bradbury UK rollformers, related coil processing equipment, and custom-built lines, telephone the Bradbury UK office at 01384.893777 (+44.1384.893777 from outside the country).