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May 10, 2024
Prevent edge cracking in sheet metal bending
FIGURE 1. Cracking on the outside radius of the bend, near a cut edge, could be due to hardness variation from the cut’s
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May 06, 2024
Metal fabrication shop adds two tube laser cutting machines with one focus
The new 4-kW BLM LT7 fiber lasers at Sharpe Products can process tubing up to 6 in. OD and cut a wide variety of feature
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May 02, 2024
Making the most of tube bending automation in a metal fabrication shop
The fischer group focuses on fully automated bending cells that usually comprise a tube magazine with weld seam detectio
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Apr 28, 2024
Taking tube bending to the next level
BLM’s ELECT is an all-electric tube bender configured for left- or right-hand bending of tubes up to 150 mm dia. BLM GRO
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Apr 24, 2024
Bump bending and air forming sheet metal on the press brake
Fertnig / E+ / Getty Images This month we delve into the intricacies of bump bending and go back to basics with air form
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Apr 20, 2024
Laminate tooling, depression grooving, and more about bending sheet metal
This laminate die is comprised of 0.5-in.-thick sections of 304 stainless steel. This month, I cover a range a topics fr
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Apr 16, 2024
2023 Dealer Design Awards: Hand Tools
BEND DON’T BREAK: With the NTB7L BreakFree Power Tubing Bender, HVAC technicians can protect the future of their hands.
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Apr 12, 2024
Yield, tensile, and bending small metal parts on the press brake
ZhakYaroslavPhoto / iStock / Getty Images Plus This month, we hear from two read readers, one with a question about term
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Apr 08, 2024
How to heat aluminum to avoid cracking after bending
Akhmad Bayuri /iStock / Getty Images Plus Q: I’m building several trash racks to fit over the tops of subdevelopment sur
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Apr 04, 2024
Jean Nouvel, Lyon Opera House from Domus archive
“Today, the semicircular roof-vault on the Lyons Opera-house tranforms the view of the city’s historic centre. A landmar
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Mar 31, 2024
Minnesota metal fabricator looks around the bend with part automation
A long sheet metal part with a hem on one side is removed from the panel bender. All plans, including strategic ones, ar
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Mar 27, 2024
Would you ride a bike made of carbon infused plywood?
Beautiful though they are, these bikes are designed to ride, with the choice of wood and fiber differing in line with ri
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