Category: Machine Tools

Recently in the Metal Fabrication Tips social media group, a member posted the following: “I’m curious to hear from those who work in sheet metal fabrication: What’s a sheet metal forming technique you think is becoming a lost art? Also, with all the modern tools and equipment available today, are there any traditional methods you […]

If you work with press brakes, a frequent concern will be if you have the right amount of tonnage to perform each bend. Getting the number wrong can be incredibly frustrating. Underestimating means your machine stalls out or leaves you with an incomplete, under-bent part. Overestimating is far more dangerous—you can easily deform your tooling, crush your die, or permanently fracture your press brake’s bed.

In modern factories and metal shops, workers face a constant challenge: they need to cut metal quickly, but they also need the cuts to be incredibly accurate without damaging the metal. This is where the cold saw comes in. Unlike lasers that use heat or chop saws that use fast, rough grinding wheels, the cold […]