As a job shop, you never want to turn down work if you can help it. You never know when a job for a new customer could lead to other…

How ‘smart’ is the CNC control software on your current machines? Are your machines over 10 years old? Are they complicated to operate because they are using older technology that…

Realizing the vision of a Smart Factory requires planning and also defining the business model that it will eventually serve. What are the goals and objectives? Do you want to…

As productivity levels have increased due to the introduction of high-speed Fiber laser cutting systems, so has the demand for additional bending throughput and capacity. Offline programming capabilities have certainly…

How efficient is your material flow to the laser cutting system and how efficient is the unloading, sorting, and stacking of the finished cut parts? For the most part, laser…

Gaining the Competitive Edge Gaining the edge in today’s competitive market requires intelligence derived from data and the ability to act upon information to improve processes and machine performance. If…

With the uncertainty of today’s supply chains and the rising cost of raw materials, automated material storage systems provide a reliable buffer for metal fabricators. With costs for raw materials…

There are many companies using older press brakes in their operations, many of which still rely on their operators to create all of the bending programs directly at the control.…

Advancements in high-power Fiber laser cutting technology continue at an incredible pace and the benefits are quickly being realized by fabricators. Power levels up to 20kW are quickly being adopted…

Today’s modern CNC press brakes have features and built-in ‘smart’ technologies that intelligently guide even a novice user through press brake setups and operations. Consequently, the experience required to operate…