The fabrication industry is fast-moving with increasing pressure to surpass previous standards of speed, quality, flexibility, costs, and service. In ...

Programming for industrial robots has come a long way. While there are multiple methods, the two we see most often are teach pendants and offline prog...

Fiber laser cutting machines have been rapidly evolving over the past few decades. We’ve seen them increase in power and quickly rise to become a top ...

Recent developments are compelling fab shops to do more. Just delivering products is not going to cut it anymore. Rising input costs, supply chain dis...

As we get closer to a post-pandemic world, it’s more important than ever to have a competitive advantage in business. Almost every industry was affect...

An assist gas is required with any laser-cutting process. Primarily, assist gas is used to blow molten metal away from the beam kerf, but it also help...

Adopting new technology is crucial for any shop that aims to be competitive and profitable. Manufacturing equipment life cycles are no different than ...

The landscape is competitive in today’s manufacturing world. Demand may be up, but material costs are at an all-time high and the skilled labour short...

In today’s landscape, manufacturers are facing a bittersweet reality. On one hand, demand is high. On the other hand, the worker shortage is throwing ...

Assist gas is essential for all laser cutting processes. Its core job is to blow molten metal away from the beam kerf. This is necessary for all types...

Save Costs with Fiber Lasers; Less Cooling & Power Requirements Aside from the power, speed and cut quality advantages, one of the top benefits of...

Fiber Lasers And CO2 Fiber lasers are all the rage right now and the metal fabrication industry is buzzing over each new innovation. Fabricators are q...

Technological advances have been at the forefront of the manufacturing industry, causing dramatic shifts in productivity decade over decade since the ...

Laser cutting has come a long way, especially when it comes to piercing. It’s the first step; nothing else can happen until the sheet is pierced. Pier...

The advent of Fiber Laser technology has coincided with advances in machine tool axis drives. Traditional DC and AC servo motors coupled to gearboxes ...

The bending process is one of the most complicated practices in metal fabrication. It requires not just brains but brawn. Operators need to be both sk...

The fabrication machines in your shop have different capabilities – to get the best bang for your buck you really want to be leveraging all the featur...

Since productivity loss can be a major issue facing metal fabricators today, there are many reasons to opt out of utilizing multiple CAD/CAM applicati...

Is your manufacturing operation hanging by a thread?  This may seem like a strange question, however, it could be more applicable to the efficien...