A fab shop had a job that required bending very long pieces of 0.25-in. high-strength, wear-resistant plate. The shop was interested in servo-electric technology, having seen it work successfully in ...

You also can 3D-print tools when teaching new operators, or in situations where manufacturing speed or safety matters more than tool longevity. With the right plastic filament and proper printing ...

Metalworking has always been very much a “mixed method” art. Forging, welding, milling, grinding; anything to remove metal or push it around from one place to another is fair game when you’ve got to ...