Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. Improves Manufacturing Automation

Online, January 13, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Cornelius, OR, January 13th, 2010 - Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc., a leading laboratory equipment manufacturer in Cornelius, Oregon, Invests in two new Trumpf Press Brakes, continuing their growth as a premier international OEM manufacturer.

With centralized programming of CAD Software, the Trubend 3120 press brake from Trumpf allows for automated fabrication of raw metal into component parts by providing exacting tolerances and a comprehensive database of shortening values, depth values, and bending programs. Such characteristics promote consistent, top of the line, machine-quality manufacturing, ultimately improving run time, flexibility and output. In addition to automating most of the set up process, the press brakes offer state of the art safety features that are extremely important with such powerful machinery.

By investing in the press brakes and large scale automation, Sheldon shows its dedication towards being a world-class original equipment manufacturer and partner. Having in-house equipment of this quality means there is no outsourcing of key manufacturing steps. Everything is handled at Sheldon in the US. "Our ability to automate so much of our metal production is key to staying competitive with the global marketplace," according to Dan Sheldon, President of Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc..

With 40 years in the business of manufacturing top of the line equipment, low volume high mix production is a big key for Sheldon's future success as a world class OEM.

To learn more about Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. visit: http://www.shellab.com/

About Sheldon Manufacturing
Over the past 40 years Sheldon has worked with industry leaders to design solutions for production and research needs across the entire constant temperature/environment spectrum. Over that time our reputation has grown as an innovator of dependable and reliable equipment, designed for demanding environments. Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. was founded in 1970 with the goal of being a worldwide leading manufacturer of constant temperature equipment and has been designing and manufacturing equipment for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, research and production markets ever since.