press brake

As detailed in “Forming laser-cut piece parts on a press brake” by Tim Heston on The Fabricator, modern metal fabrication processes are evolving, with fabricators exploring alternatives to traditional punching machines for forming sheet metal parts. One such innovation involves utilizing press brakes to add formed features to laser-cut sheet metal components. In contemporary metalworking… Continue reading Dynamic Die Supply: Revolutionizing Metal Fabrication with Press Brake Solution

Q: My company builds large power control field units for the oil industry. We had been outsourcing much of the fabrication work, but a while back we decided to bring more manufacturing in-house, including sheet metal bending. Although we’ve done machining in-house for years, we had never done any sheet metal manufacturing before. Much of… Continue reading The art of gauging on the press brake