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A prime trend in fabricating is that parts are becoming increasingly complex with more value needing to be added to the part in one process, requiring sheets to be punched, ...

An increasing number of sheet metal parts required in manufacturing nowadays can benefit from combining the processes of laser cutting, punching, tapping, forming ...

Many sheet metal workshops are outsourcing their laser cutting jobs because they believe the high price of a feature-rich fiber laser cutting machine will dramatically increase their cost per part. But outsourcing comes with ...

Complex parts, small batches, short lead times and tight margins continue to challenge the profitability of sheet metal workshops. While throughput can be increased using faster and more flexible machines ...

With 75% of the bending batches involving no more than 30 parts to be produced, a lot of time in sheet metal workshops is being wasted on non-productive machine changeovers. The problem becomes even more pressing ...

The trend towards more complex parts and smaller batches has a profound impact on sheet metal bending operations, which is consequently evolving into a more specialized industrial activity. Nevertheless, margins remain ...