Today, sheet metal is used across industries for creating workable parts. A sheet metal may not always be in a plain and workable condition and may have burrs, corrosion, spots and other defects which need to be removed before using them. Burr removal is usually performed using automated equipment or manual tools. Owing to their increasing use, these tools are available in a variety of designs and specifications. This article will help you understand the process and make the right selection of tools.

Sheet metal bending can be challenging when it comes to bending pipes or cylindrical rods. Also, depending upon the quantity required, this may be a repetitive task which also requires precision. Although technology has evolved to overcome these challenges of workmanship, materials and tools used needs to be precise to be able to achieve a perfect sheet metal bend. This post offers some tips for sheet metal bending.

In recent years, the application cases of industrial robots have increased rapidly, mainly in the fields of welding, spraying, and handling, and there are not many applications in sheet metal bending. Let us look into what a robot can do to sheet metal bending.

Even though widespread, sheet metal bending remains a manufacturing area which can go wrong and become a bottleneck in production. Many factors should be considered by a manufacturer. There are several technical issues to evaluate with the bending radius and air bending, once sorted, it will be easier to decide whether new tooling should be acquired.

CNC machines are electro-mechanical devices that manipulate machine shop tools using computer programming inputs. Did you know? The name “CNC” actually stands for Computer Numerical Control and it represents methods to process materials and manufacture parts, using digital software files.

Press brake is an important type of machine pressing tool that is used for bending sheet metal. This tool is mainly used in automotive and industrial workshops along with traditional or CNC equipment for creating precise bends out of metal sheets.

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These 5 tips will help you optimize your next Sheet Metal project to reduce costs and maximize your efficiency.

There is still a place for punching in fabrication, and here are some practices and applications to get the best performance out of your punching equipment.

This question is asked a lot, and even with plenty of experience answering it, it remains subjective by its nature. There is no “absolute best” press brake. There is, however, an absolute best press brake for you, and that really is the heart of your question.