Many small job shops all over the world are still working with old mechanical press brakes with tooling from a different time, though both the machine and tooling have been well-maintained. I am sure many of us are still using these older mechanical press brakes, or press brakes that are just a little more basic than the state-of-the-art systems the articles usually discuss.

Cutting operations are essential aspects of part fabrication in the manufacturing sector. One of the main techniques for metal fabrication is sheet metal laser cutting. It is suitable for cutting pieces of metals, alloys, and non-metals.

Sheet metal laser cutting is a thermal cutting process involving beams of light (lasers) on the workpiece to melt or vaporize materials until the desired shape is obtained. This technique is one of the most effective for cutting sheet metal.