Fundamentals of Metal Fabrication
A Bird’s Eye View Metal fabrication is the process of transforming metal workpieces into finished products. That simple definition doesn’t do justice to the depth and breadth of the topic, however. There are thick textbooks that delve into very small, specific fundamental segments of the industry. Even the most seasoned experts in the field find […]
Avoiding Press Brake Ram Issues
The Part That Does the Bending Press brakes are almost synonymous with metal fabrication. Any serious all-purpose fab shop will have one. When someone needs to create an angled bend in a piece of plate metal, the press brake is the machine for the task. When tooling gets worn, a back gauge fails, or even […]
The Importance of Press Brake Backgauges
The Evolution of Workpiece Positioning As the long-ago blacksmith hammered away on a workpiece, precision was in large part determined by sight and touch, coupled with his years of experience. When machines that could work metal were invented, developed along with them were means of securing the workpieces in or on the machines so that […]