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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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 23, 2024

Strategies for bending small parts in a sheet metal manufacturing shop

Forming small parts introduces a host of challenges, many of which can be overcome with right-sized equipment. Imagine a

Mar 19, 2024

Shop strategies for crack

SimoneN / iStock / Getty Images Plus Question: I’m V-grooving and bending some C385 brass sheet, and it’s cracking. I’m