Although your shop may be well equipped with machinery, you should consider the benefits of adding a CNC router to your equipment and capability list.  A CNC Router can open the doors to possibilities in manufacturing not realized with other shape cutting methods. Adding this capability provide

Laser cutting systems have come a long way in recent years with the addition of the newer Fiber Delivery Methods. Previous to Fiber Lasers the market was seeing an increase in demand for higher and higher powered laser cutting systems and the trend hasn’t stopped yet.  But is a High Powered Ult

Live Tooling is an option offered on almost any CNC turning center, but what is it? How do you know if you need it and is it worth it? In a previous article titled Types of Turning Centers and How to Identify Which is Best for You, we discussed the various types of Turning Centers. In this article w

In waterjet cutting the water cutting pressure is always talked about as one of the most important aspects of cutting efficiency, but is it really?  Certain machine and pump manufacturers offer pressures in excess of 90 and even 100KPSI but what really is the optimal water jet cutting pressure

Tube bending is one of the most fundamental functions of any fab shop. If you manage, own, or work in a fabricating shop you know just how important tube bending is. You’ll also know just how common tube bending is. Most fab shops engage in some manner of tube bending countless times per day. Here’s

Whether you’re just using industrial machinery and equipment, or looking to buy or sell you’ll need to know about how the machinery and equipment appraisal process works. The appraisal process helps determine a fair value for machinery whether it is used for replacement value, insurance, a bank loan

Before buying any type of industrial or manufacturing equipment, you should read up on it first. If you’re fairly unfamiliar with manual milling equipment or don’t know what a milling machine is, you would do well to read through this quick guide on buying your first manual milling machine.  Wh

One of the most common and essential tasks in the fabrication business is shearing metal. Everyone agrees on how important it is to be able to shear metal in a fabricating shop. What few can agree on, however, is whether a hydraulic method or mechanical method works better. If you’re going to spend

If you’ve been relying on the same old outdated manufacturing equipment for years and have stubbornly held on to it instead of upgrading to new equipment because you want to save money, you’re not alone. As it turns out, if that old machinery has been costing you more money in maintenance costs than

With the right equipment, your shop could be 10 times more productive and efficient. With so many different types of equipment out there it can be hard to figure out what you need. If you’re curious about milling machines here’s what you need to know about the most common varieties and what they’re

In the world of fabricating and manufacturing, there are an awful lot of machines to familiarize yourself with. If you’re just starting out or if you’re expanding the scope of your tool, die and mold making operations you’ll want to know about the basics of Sinker EDM machining, or Electrical Discha

Since their inception, CNC machines have revolutionized the general outlook of the manufacturing industry. These overly sophisticated pieces of equipment ushered a new era of improved precision, accuracy, efficiency, and consistency of fabrication processes, which manually operated machines couldn’t

When you are deciding what type of plate rolling machine to get, there are certainly plenty of choices. You have different machines, brands, designs, and extra features. You also may be wondering if you should get new or used equipment. Truthfully, buying used equipment can not only save you a lot o

Fiber laser cutting machines are designed for metal fabrication. And although Fiber Laser cutting is used in many different areas, from medical to manufacturing it is manufacturing that where the process where a material is cut through the use of a laser beam, and it cuts through anything from plast

Planning your yearly budget on anything is difficult. Trying to get the most of your machinery budget can be very tricky. Factoring in all costs for newer machines can eat it up in no time flat. However, there are ways to stretch your budget, even when it comes to large and expensive machinery. 

You have some choices to think about when it comes to press brake forming specifically the method of air bending or bottom bending. Depending on which technique you elect to use for press brake forming, should you select the wrong one, you could end up losing money or slowing the production process

Metalworking and manufacturing involve the use of a wide variety of machinery. With so many different machines with so many different and specialized functions, it is sometimes difficult to keep it all straight. So what is an ironworker machine anyway? Once you have answered the question, what is an

For those of you who are unfamiliar with purchasing a plate roll here’s some basics for users on how to select the right size plate roll for your application based on material thickness, material strength, diameter desired, and production needs. Because plate rolls vary not only in size but also in

Plasma cutting tables have come a long way in recent years and are widely used in companies and shops around the world. Plasma cutting tables harness the power of the plasma stream produced from a variety of plasma power sources to thermally cut through metals of all types. This technology of plasma

 For several decades now, electrical discharge machining (EDM) has been the solution for machining intricate parts and materials resistant to traditional machining methods or by necessity of design. This non-conventional process is one of the most efficient and cost-effective manufacturing meth