Metal fabrication has changed dramatically over the last decade. What once required large industrial operations and highly ...

Dive into the step-by-step process of building a powerful metal bending machine, also known as a ring roller or tube bender, ...

Knowledge is power at the Laser Institute of America (LIA) in Orlando, Florida, where personnel from various industries come to learn how to safely apply laser technology to their respective ...

While many of us now have laser cutters — either a K40-style machine or one of the newer high-output diodes — you probably don’t have one that cuts metal. True, some hobby lasers now offer IR laser ...

My favorite tools for accurately cutting sheetmetal are aircraft shears. These are available in most hardware or big-box stores, and are quite affordable. They come in left (red), right (green), and ...

[Kevin Cheung] likes to upcycle old soda cans into — well — things. The metal is thin enough to cut by hand, but he’d started using a manual die-cutting machine, and it worked well. The problem? The ...

Manufacturers of metal-cutting machines are shearing prices to generate sales amid a global slump in machinery demand brought on by lower energy prices and reduced investment in high-tech equipment.

As part of the Optonics brand roll-out, Mazak has included some features that were not available with its Optiflex line. For ...

From metal engraving to automated batch production, Monport laser engraver and laser cutter machines are helping businesses streamline workflows, reduce setup time, and scale custom manufacturing with ...

New orders for CNC machine tools and related technology made a 32.6% leap from February to March, up to $515.8 million according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report. That result ...