Optimizing Workflow - FF Journal Face Time with Spencer Dick
2/9/12 - FF Journal Face Time by Julie Sammarco - Spencer Dick, founder and president of TigerStop, discusses managing material use with optimization software. Read more>
TigerStop Helps School Woodshop Build House
1/11/12 - Woodworking Network - KELSO, WA - Kelso High School wood shop teacher Cory Torppa won a TigerStop SawGear, a portable, length measuring automation tool for his classroom. The drawing was held during a WoodLINKS in-service educational conference hosted at the TigerStop factory, in Vancouver, WA. Read more >
Five Minutes With TigerStop's Jack Ragan by Stainless Steel World
11/2811 - Stainless Steel World - TigerStop's new Vice President of Sales and Service, Jack Ragan, spoke with Stainless Steel World Americas about his new role, the idea behind the TigerStop, and their new feature, the TigerGripper. Read more >
See TigerRack and TigerGripper Demonstrations at FABTECH 2011
11/0811 - TIPS (Total Industrial Plant Solutions) - Manufacturers gain competitive advantage with TigerStop Positioners. TigerRack and TigerGripper offer users increased accuracy, productivity, and material savings. See live demonstrations in the TigerStop booth at FABTECH 2011 booth number 2674 Read more >
SawGear Wows Crowds In Demonstration
10/2011 - Wood Shop News - Jennifer Hicks, staff writer for Wood Shop News, visits TigerStop booth at AWFS fair in July 2011 and writes about SawGear demonstrations held for visitors of the TigerStop booth.
TigerStop's booth at the AWFS fair in July was a beehive of activity as small-shop and job site woodworkers jockeyed for position to watch the SawGear, an automated length measuring system for miter saws, in action. Read more >
TigerStop Clipboard Gets Noticed at GlassBuild America
9/23/2011 - Window and Door & Door and Window Manufacturer - TigerStop exhibited their end-to-end automation solution at GlassBuild America in Atlanta this month. TigerStop's factory floor netwroking coupled with positioning systems provide near instantaneous customization. Read more on page 60 in DWM and Window and Door > Read More >
7/17/2011 - The Columbian - Vancouver Company hangs onto key workers, seeks new markets.
If you're a manufacturer, and you managed to survive the Great Recession - and even reposition yourself to grow again - you may still be waiting on a few important things to happen that stand agonizingly out of your control.... Read More >
Automation In A Compact Package - CabinetMaker+FDM Reviews SawGear
7/12/2011 - CabinetMakerFDM - Everybody in woodworking knows the old saying, “Measure twice, cut once.” It’s a testament both to the importance of accuracy in our business and to the frequency of bad measurements. Modern automation has the power to add precision and replace much of the mistaken measurements on the cutting side of the equation. But for small shops and job site work, automation has seemed out of reach or unwieldy. The SawGear system from TigerStop means to change that.. Read More > Watch The Video >
6/27/2011 - Plastics Distributor & Fabricator - TigerStop LLC® will offer demonstrations on implementing end-to-end factory automation. AWFS visitors will discover how TigerStop products enable manufacturers to design and build custom products ondemand with minimal inventory and short lead times. There are two critical productivity tools that allow a near instantaneous automation path for manufacturers. Read More >
6/6/2011 - MetalWorkingCanada.com - Scotchman has introduced its new advanced feed system which allows companies to increase productivity, decrease set-up time, reduce operator error and eliminate waste. The advanced feed system, when coupled with a Scotchman circular cold saw, turns the user’s semi-automatic machine into a fully automated production machine. The operator merely has to enter cut lists into the controller, secure the material in the indexing clamp, and hit start. Read More >
June/July Issue - MP&P Magazine - TigerStop has shipped and installed its first TigerRack, an automated positioning system that attaches to a cold saw, punch press, ironworker, or any machine needing linear positioning automation. the system can be used as an automatic pusher or as a material stop. It is built to withstand rugged metalworking environments and can download parts from design software, optimize a parts list, and operate via touch screen control. Read More >
5/4/2011 - Metalmag- TigerStop has released TigerRack, a rack-and pinion-driven automated position system, and the latest addition to the family of Built Metal Tough products. It will attach to a cold saw, punch press, ironworker or any machine that needs linear positioning automation. The attachment can be used as an automatic pusher or as a material stop. Read More >
5/20/2011 - Vancouver Business Journal - Tigerstop, a Vancouver-based manufacturer of automated positioning attachments for tools such as saws and other equipment used on construction sites, is ready to rebuild its local workforce and grow its presence in foreign markets. Chief Marketing Officer Matt Harris said the company is now experiencing growth in revenue. But during the Great Recession, Tigerstop had to reexamine everything in order to survive... Read More >
5/15/2011 - DesignAndBuildWithMetal.com - TigerStop, the global leader in stop/gauge and pusher systems, has shipped and installed its first TigerRack, a new automated rack and pinion positioning system that features work order downloading and optimization software capabilities. The TigerRack attaches to a cold saw, punch press, ironworker, or any machine needing linear positioning automation. TigerRack is the latest product added to TigerStop’s new Built Metal Tough™ line of products... Read More >
April/May 2011 Issue - Tube & Pipe Journal - Situation: Mark Desjardins, Cotterman Co.’s assistant manufacturing engineering manager, wanted to reduce equipment setup time and in-process inventory. The company, a manufacturer of rolling warehouse ladders, was accustomed to storing large amounts of in-process inventory because setup on many of the machines was time-consuming. Running large batches meant that it stored extensive amounts of cut and bent parts... Read More >
4/6/2011 - Portland Business Journal - Itʼs not an uncommon story. TigerStop LLC achieves tremendous growth, employing more than 40 with annual sales between $15 million and $25 million. Then the economy tanked, turning TigerStopʼs roar into something of a purr, resulting in layoffs and a deep decline in revenue. “It wasnʼt as bad as the overall housing market, but it was a collapse,” said Matthew Harris, TigerStopʼs chief marketing officer. Now, however, the Vancouver, Wash.-based company... Read More >