Industrial Bandsaws for the Construction Industry

Commercial and industrial construction runs on insulation, and insulation comes in more forms than most cutting equipment can handle cleanly: rigid calcium silicate board, dense mineral fiber, fiberglass batt and board, cellular glass, and aerogel blanket, often on the same job site within the same week. Standard saws bog down, tear the material, or can't hold the radius cuts pipe covering and duct wrap require, which slows fabrication and drives up material waste. Forrest Mfg. Co. builds industrial bandsaws and insulation equipment engineered specifically for the low- and medium-density materials that mechanical insulation contractors and construction fabricators cut every day.

For more than 50 years, Forrest has equipped insulation contractors, mechanical fabrication shops, and construction material manufacturers with vertical, horizontal, and fitting saws sized to the job, not the other way around. Whether you're fabricating pipe coverings in a shop trailer or running a fabrication facility that supplies multiple job sites, the machine should match the material and the pace of the work.

Construction insulation fabrication calls for a different skill set than metal or plastic cutting, and the Forrest catalog is built around it. Our vertical bandsaws and fitting saws handle the contour work needed to fabricate mitered elbows, tees, wyes, and valve body covers from rigid and semi-rigid insulation board. For straight, high-volume cuts on flat stock and batt insulation, our horizontal bandsaws hold tight tolerances across long production runs without tearing or crushing the material.

When the job calls for curved pipe coverings or sidewall segments, our pipe covering and sidewall saws cut the radii those parts require, and our sheet metal fabrication equipment handles the jacketing that goes over the finished insulation, from cutting and rolling to shearing.

• Calcium silicate insulation board
• Mineral fiber and fiberglass board and batt
• Cellular glass insulation
• Aerogel blanket and board
• Metal jacketing and insulation cladding stock (aluminum and stainless steel)

Construction schedules don't leave room for downtime. Whether you're fabricating in a shop that supplies multiple sites or cutting insulation on-site to keep a crew moving, a saw that jams, drifts, or needs constant adjustment costs you labor hours you can't get back. Forrest equipment is built for continuous production, with precision fences, laser guideline lights, and dust collection systems that keep cuts accurate and job sites cleaner, an important detail when you're cutting fiberglass and mineral fiber all day.

Not every fabrication job fits a standard machine. When you're cutting an unusual material thickness, running an odd-sized jacketing stock, or need a saw integrated into an existing fabrication line, Forrest builds custom bandsaws to spec. We've built machines for insulation and construction materials most manufacturers haven't seen before, and chances are we've already cut yours.