COE Press Equipment has announced the addition of Visionary Manufacturing Solutions (VMS), located in Rochester, Mich., to its distributor network, representing COE’s coil processing and cut-to-length line solutions throughout the state of Michigan and in Canada.   

“With Hunter’s vast knowledge of our industry and product line, we’re tremendously excited to have him as part of our dealer network,” said COE’s Dave Byer, national sales and marketing manager. “We’re certain that he’ll do a great job in our key Michigan and Canadian markets, benefiting both our customers and our companies.”
 
Dedicated to the metal forming industry, Visionary Manufacturing Solutions offers a product line that enables it to provide comprehensive solutions to stamping and fabricating companies. In addition to coil handling and feeding equipment, VMS represents companies with offerings for pressroom automation and tooling, stamping presses, roll forming equipment, pipe and tube mills, machine componentry, controls and electrical services.

To contact Visionary Manufacturing Solutions directly, email hunter.coe@visionarymfgsolutions.com

Coe Press Equipment has announced the appointment of DeBora McCrary as purchasing manager.  In this position, McCrary’s responsibilities include supervising RFQs, managing inventory and materials, procuring goods and contractor services, and establishing and upholding procurement policies that meet the company’s requirements for cost, quality and value.

McCrary brings over 15 years of purchasing knowledge to this position with experience in the automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial and energy sectors. Most recently, she served as a member of the U.S. Navy where, in addition to active duty as a radio man and member of the emergency response team, she had responsibilities as indirect purchasing agent.  Prior to joining the Navy, she was  employed by Tower Defense & Aerospace.

COE Press Equipment has announced the hiring of Dave Byer as national sales & marketing manager, responsible for strategy and implementation of all sales – including new equipment, aftermarket sales and service programs, and marketing activities. Byer will supervise the company’s regional sales reps and COE distributors, as well as marketing personnel.

“Given Dave’s success in growing customer engagement through advanced sales and marketing tools, we are really excited to have him on board at COE and look forward to expanding our presence in the marketplace,” said President Reid Coe.

Prior to joining COE, Byer was a part of the Yamaha Motor Corporation (Cypress, Calif.) digital marketing team for 13 years and focused on delivering solutions that increased revenue and contributed to improved customer satisfaction. Most recently, he served as digital marketing manager responsible for all digital strategies, processes and CRM implementation where he was able to improve marketing output by 50% and achieve greater ROI. 
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Byer has a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing from Michigan State University.

COE Press Equipment has recently shipped a coil processing line to a contract stamper and fabricator of a variety of metal components and assemblies in Minnesota specializing in deep draw stamping and serving a variety of industries.  The new coil feed line can handle coil width up to 30-in. and coil weight up to 10,000-lbs. It is designed for processing mild cold rolled steels with 45,000 PSI yield from 0.035 to 0.250-in. thick and up to 0.125-in. thick with materials at 40,000 PSI yield, depending upon material width. The roll speed rate can reach 318 feet/minute. 
The line consists of a ServoMaster™ Series 4 Roll Feed with SyncMaster™ line controls along with Work Roll Advisor Settings on the screen. SyncMaster controls allow the operator to manage many of the servo feed, straightener, and coil reel setups and functions from a single touchscreen including line speed averaging loop control, loop depth setting by recipe and automatic lubrication control.
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The 30-in. power straightener features 3.5-in. diameter work rolls and 5-in. diameter pinch rolls for optimum straightening capability with a payoff rate of up to 122 FPM. Standard features also include a pneumatic raise and lower of upper pinch rolls, and optimized roll diameter and center distance.

The 10,000-lb. capacity coil reel can accommodate 72-in. diameter coils and is equipped with a hydraulic traveling coil car and remote job pendant. The line also has a 30-in. by 20-ft. threading table with an adjustable passline feature.

COE Press Equipment has recently shipped a coil processing line to Texas for feeding a 400-ton mechanical press. The stamping line is part of a flexible wrapper and control panel fabrication line producing 14 different sized air conditioning units. For this line the coil stock is fed into the press in variable increments as the louvers are stamped into the metal. The material being processed is .029-inch thick CRS.
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The 48-inch wide COE line is equipped with non-marking chrome rolls and other features that make it capable of handling pre-painted grade 60 material at up to 60,000 PSI.  It can process materials from 0.030-in. to 0.125-in. thick depending upon the width at up to 396 feet/minute.  It is comprised of a ServoMaster™ Series 4 Roll Feed, a 42-in. x 18-ft. dual threading table, a 3.50-in. x 42-in. Power Straightener, and a 15,000# x 42-in. double ended coil reel. Additionally, it has COE's SYNCMaster™ controls, which allow the operator to manage many of the servo feed, straightener, and coil reel setups and functions from a single touchscreen. COE has also provided installation, startup and training. 

COE Press Equipment announced that it is developing a cut-to-length line for Bad Boy Mowers, a manufacturer of professional grade lawn mowers in Batesville, Arkansas. This investment will enable Bad Boy to bring much of its blanking operations in-house.  The new 60-in. blanking line is comprised of standard COE equipment including a Heavy-Duty 800 Series Servo Roll Feed, a 60-in. x 30-ft. dual threading table, an HD-Series Heavy Duty 5.00-in. x 60-in. Power Straightener, a 50,000# capacity coil, a hydraulic production shear, a 120-in. long magnetic finger stacker with conveying system and an Allen Bradley ControlLogix controls package.
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“Fabricators with varying production schedules and product sizes can benefit from cutting their own material in-house,” commented Reid Coe, company president. “This approach provides better control of production planning, as well as streamlining processes, reducing scrap, improving quality and saving money.”

Bad Boy’s new cut-to-length line, the company’s first, is being built to process steel )MCRS) that is .080-in. to 0.312-in. thick (depending upon material width) at 319 ft./minute. The finger stacker provides direct drop stacking of the blanks to avoid potential damage or material marking. The stacker also has a powered scissors lift table capacity of 6,600-lb. that is used for load/unload. It can handle blank widths from 24-in. to 60-in. and lengths from 24-in. to 120-in. 

This is a turnkey project that includes installation, start-up, and training assistance. COE’s cut-to-length lines are built from standard COE coil processing equipment integrated with shear and stacking solutions, providing a reliable blanking solutions at a value price.

COE Press Equipment announced that it has delivered a new coil processing line to Apodaca, Mexico for a supplier of automotive stampings and fine-blanked components. The line consists of a 36-in. COE servo roll feed, a 36-in. x 16-ft threading table, a 3-in. x 36-in. power straightener, a 20,000-lb. x 36-in. double-ended coil reel and Allen Bradley CompactLogix controls.

The line will be used primarily for processing cold rolled steel (CRS) at thicknesses of 0.025-in. to 0.187-in. depending upon the coil width, but can also process AHSS.  It can achieve a speed of 409 feet/minute with a feed accuracy of + 0.003-in.  Both the feed and straightener feature non-marking chrome rollers, self-centering edge guides and hand crank adjustments.  
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In addition to the equipment, COE also provided installation, startup and technical training. 

COE Press Equipment has announced the appointment of Ronald Wahl as its machining manager, responsible for operations of the company’s machine shop.  As a vertically integrated company, COE designs and machines the components used in its coil processing equipment on site. Wahl is responsible for scheduling of machining jobs, purchasing of tooling and materials, quality certification and supervising the machining staff.

Wahl has over 30 years of shop floor manufacturing experience, most recently serving as operations manager of BTA Heller (Troy), a manufacturer of drilling tools and solutions.  Throughout his career, he has also been a plant manager, shop supervisor, manufacturing manager, as well as owning his own company.
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Wahl began his manufacturing studies in high school, gaining a diploma with a focus on machine tools  and a certification from Macomb Community College in fixture design and building.  He lives in Oakland, Michigan.