The machine saves contractors time and money, since it can make taps and fittings out of spiral duct, eliminating the need to fabricate them from flat sheets. Jim England, Vicon’s sales manager for the region, said the machine is the only one of its type in the sheet metal industry. Using the company’s ViSoft software, it can cut holes in spiral ductwork. The machine had been in development for more than two years, and JTD was Vicon’s first customer for it. In December, the company took delivery of the Vicon Spiral Pipe Plasma Cutter. A new machine Last year, Dan and his brothers decided to invest in new equipment from Plasma Automation Inc.’s Vicon Machinery division. “There’s more and more spiral pipe running on jobs,” Dan said, adding that the company had made a lot of spiral for a major convention center expansion project now under way in Indianapolis.Ī finished piece of duct made using the Vicon Spiral Pipe Plasma Cutter from JTD Spiral’s shop. “I see fab work picking up because people are eliminating their shops and just installing,” he said.Īnd many of the projects that use the most spiral - schools, hospitals and municipal buildings - are typically less affected by downturns in the economy. Positioning JTD as strictly a fabrication business was a wise decision, especially in the slow economy, he added. “JTD does a lot of work out of state,” Dan said, adding that the company’s ductwork has been used in projects in Iowa, Texas, Maryland and Oklahoma.
Today, the fabrication-only JTD puts out roughly 1.5 million pounds of spiral annually and sells it to contractors throughout the country. “All I ever purchased was spiral pipe,” Dan recalled.Īnd after spending money for spiral duct made by others, the brothers purchased their first spiral-making machine in 2000.
Spiraling success One thing many of those jobs have had in common is they featured heavy use of spiral duct, which is what led the brothers to create JTD Spiral. Brothers Tim (left), Jim and Dan Morris own JTD Spiral and related company Morris Sheet Metal in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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