Bradbury Group News

Bradbury Group is a member of the MCA's IMP Alliance.

Check out our spotlight feature on the Metal Construction Association Website. 

As a member of the IMP Alliance, Bradbury collaborates with other manufacturers, resellers, and suppliers to promote the benefits of insulated metal panels, advance the use of IMPs in the marketplace, and drive the industry forward. 

The Bradbury Group consolidated the manufacturing of its insulated metal panel machinery to its headquarters in Moundridge, KS, making Bradbury the sole USA-based IMP equipment supplier. Bradbury specializes in building continuous and discontinuous equipment to produce metal building insulated panels, roofs, walls, cold-storage panels, garage doors, rigid wall insulation, and partitions. Core materials range from PUR, PIR, EPS, and mineral wool.

CONTACT BRADBURY TO DISCUSS YOUR SPARE PARTS INVENTORY PLANNING!

The world is experiencing a global supply chain crisis we have not encountered at Bradbury in our 62 years of business. Due to the supply chain crisis, we face price increases and extended lead times for numerous parts. Although we work closely with our vendors to negotiate prices and manage our inventory logistics, the uncontrollable supply chain adversity could impact your business and production schedules should you need replacement parts. As your industry partner, we advise you to contact us to discuss your spare parts inventory planning.

Potentially, all needed items could have extended lead times, but currently, electrical components and hydraulic motors are the most difficult items to get quickly.

Two Bradbury Group experts will lead classes at the 2022 World-Class Roll Forming Workshop. The workshop will take place April 11 - 13 in Memphis, TN. The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association annual workshop offers small-group roll forming training sessions and networking events to those within the industry. 

Did you know Marion Die & Fixture (MDF) is a preferred industry source for new shear blades in production lines? MDF utilizes the profile CAD file for creating the exact panel profile built into the shear blade. This process allows for a precise shear angle that prolongs the cutting blade life, reduces tonnage, and improves the cut edge quality on the panels.

By utilizing EDM technology, Marion Die & Fixture cuts the profile on shear blades post-heat treat to ensure the shear surface quality is ideal for the shear blade cut.

The Bradbury Group announces the addition of Thomas Hofstetter to its North American customer service and sales support team. As a Service Technician for The Bradbury Group, he will focus on servicing Athader equipment and customers. Athader, located in Renteria, Spain, is a company within The Bradbury Group and a world-recognized supplier of technologically advanced, customized slitting and cut-to-length lines. With hundreds of coil processing lines operating on five continents, Athader has improved customer productivity and coil processing operations for 30 years.

Marion Die & Fixture offers complete maintenance programs for dies. From evaluation and reset to complete component and tooling replacement, MDF will service your dies to specific standards while documenting the maintenance performed, including recommended future repairs.

Nova Steel Inc. recently purchased a Heavy Gauge Slitting Line from Athader S.L., a member of The Bradbury Group. The line, to be installed in the Nova Steel and Tube LLC plant in Delta, OH, will slit 0.500” x 74” x 80,000lb coils.

The slitting line features state-of-the-art automation, automatic coil loading, automatic slitter tooling changeover, and automatic separator changes to minimize production delays.

Bradbury Celebrates Manufacturing Month

We had a wonderful turnout for our celebration of MFG Day on Oct. 14. We opened up our doors for student tours to share opportunities for rewarding careers in manufacturing and highlight the advanced technology we utilize everyday. Students received a full facilities tour along with a chance to compete in hands-on skills challenges and explore our career center booths. This was our biggest year yet! We had over 300 students tour from 13 local schools. We were also happy to invite our technical school partners, Hutchinson Community College and Flint Hills Technical College.

Steve Baker, Sales Area Manager for Athader S.L., will present "Advanced Features of Modern Coil Processing Lines" at the FMA (Fabricators & Manufacturers Association) Coil Processing Workshop. The conference, to be held October 27 - 28, 2021, in Michigan City, IN, allows experts in the industry to share their knowledge and answer questions regarding leveling, slitting processes, controls, and more. Nine various instructional sessions will be offered at two different times throughout the two-day conference.

Steve's presentation will highlight various advancements in modern coil processing lines including Leveler Advancements for High Strength Material, Automatic Leveler Setup and Adjustments, Automatic Shape Correction, Stretcher Levelers, Rotary and Flying Shears, Sheet Inspection on the Fly, Continuous Stacking, Automation of Stack Packaging, Electrical Drives and Controls, and Online Service and Support.

Two Bradbury Group representatives will present an educational session at METALCON in Tampa, FL, October 6-8, 2021. We are honored to have Matt Werner and Shawn Huffman represent The Bradbury Group and share their roll forming knowledge with the industry.