Material handling variability: A key source of downtime One of the most common sources of variability in laser cutting production times is related to the material handling process—both in the…

What does your metal fabricating value chain look like? Do you need to make improvements? Have you pinpointed where your improvements would come from? While some areas for improvement may…

For fabricators, adding tube laser processing capabilities represents an opportunity to create separation from your competition and expand into industries you may not have had access to before. As a…

Creating a Smart Factory plan involves integrating advanced technologies to optimize manufacturing processes. The foundation of a Smart Factory lies in the ability to harness a digitalized production process from…

One of the biggest challenges fabricators constantly face is chasing the bottlenecks in the metal fabrication process chain. At the center of this process chain is the capacity of the…

High-power fiber laser cutting generates a “pull” and a “push” capacity demand dynamic in the end-to-end sheet metal fabrication process. At the center of the capacity demand is the high-power…

Fixed and variable cost comparisons While we sometimes become attached to our equipment, the answer to when equipment needs to be replaced should be objective rather than subjective. Each company…

Today’s modern metal cutting and bending machines can communicate production data directly to manufacturing software that will segment the data into subsets for analysis. From the time a metal cutting…

As a shop owner, executive, or manager, one of your many priorities includes evaluating existing machines on the shop floor and when necessary, replacing them with newer, more efficient, and…

The Right Tool Makes a Difference Selecting the right tool is pivotal in optimizing manufacturing processes, and press brakes play a crucial role in bending operations. While many companies opt…