Category: Machine Tools

Welding with Light No sooner had humankind figured out how to fabricate parts out of metal than someone said, “Hey, wouldn’t it be neat if we could put these two things together to make something bigger?” The process of laser welding soon followed, involving both hammering two workpieces together to join them as well as […]

A Pound of Cure “Old ‘Cruncher’ here is built like a tank,” the fabricator said of his prize press brake. It was a well-constructed vintage machine from a brand that had a reputation for building quality equipment. His friend asked, “I bet you have to do a lot of upkeep on it, right?” “Not really,” […]

Selection Is Everything Sometimes you need to quickly replace a press brake that’s permanently gone down to get back to an important job and you don’t have the luxury of being picky. Most of the time, however, you can invest the proper amount of preparation in planning such a significant purchase for your shop. A […]