​Strongsville, Ohio, USA, August 31, 2017 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has been featured in the August 2017 edition of Global Business North America magazine as part 8 of a multi-part series highlighting "Domestic Manufacturing: Made in America" companies. The company was chosen for the article because it remains one of the last tube and pipe mill equipment manufacturers in the United States. The articles goes through the history of the company as [...]

Strongsville, Ohio, USA, July 26, 2017 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has added two (2) CNC machining centers to meet the current manufacturing demands. The identical Haas VF Series vertical machining centers were purchased to expand the company's in-house manufacturing capabilities which, in turn, helps maintain both high-quality and on-time delivery. Each machine includes added 4th axis machining capability. The new machines represent the third and forth machine additions in the last ten [...]

Strongsville, Ohio, USA, April 7, 2017 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has once again expanded its in-house manufacturing capabilities with the addition of another CNC machining center. The new machine is a Mazak 5-axis lathe which is larger than the previous 5-axis lathe commissioned just four months ago. This machine continues with the company's "One & Done" manufacturing philosophy that strives to reduce machine setup and operator handling times.​In addition, the expansion furt [...]

Strongsville, Ohio, USA, February 27, 2017 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has shipped a new RT-2000S strip entry table, HFI weld squeeze box, and double-sided turkshead straightener to a North American tube producer. The equipment will replace equipment on a Yoder Manufacturing QVW-250 tube mill that was not robust enough for the tubular products being produced.  RT-2000S Strip Entry Table RT-2000S HFI Weld Squeeze Box (3-Roll) [...]

Rafter RT-2500 Tandem HFI Weld Upset Bead Trimmer ​Strongsville, Ohio, USA, February 3, 2017 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has shipped an RT-2500 Tandem HFI Weld Bead Upset Trimmer to a major North American custom roll form parts producer. The equipment includes a cam actuated quick-lift feature to raise and lower the trimming tool automatically when the mill stops or manually when a coil end joint passes underneath. The use of a cam motion locks the tool in the down position [...]

Strongsville, Ohio, USA, December 16, 2016 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has received an order for a new RT-2000S HFI tube mill that will incorporate the company's patented Mill-Flip® quick-change technology. The mill will be built for a North American tube producer who requires multiple changeovers per week in order to achieve better just-in-time production. The mill is expected to be operational by the 4th quarter 2017.  [...]

Strongsville, Ohio, USA, December 2, 2016 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has shipped a RT-3000 double-sided turkshead straightener for the production of welded step-beams profiles used for the manufacture of industrial pallet storage racks and shelving. It is sized to run common step-beam sizes from 4" to 6-1/2" (102 to 165 mm) tall. Rafter RT-3000 Double-Sided Turkshead Straightener [...]