If you want to form a piece of sheet metal into a shape, you’ll probably think about using a die. That’s certainly a great way to do it, but it presupposes you can create or purchase the die, which ...

For 90-degree and acute bends, Smith suggested sequencing bends from the outer most bend line inward toward the center. For ...

U.S.-based 3D printer maker Desktop Metal Inc plans to unveil as early as on Wednesday a new technology that will dramatically simplify the industrial sheet metal production process, Chief Executive ...

Most think 3D-printed tooling has many limitations. They think that plastic simply isn’t strong enough. That’s a ...

Press-forming is a versatile metal forming technique that can quickly and easily turn sheet metal into finished parts. But there’s a lot of time and money tied up in the tooling needed, which can make ...

Out of the 12 print issues of SNIPS magazine we produce a year, our big industry Buyers Guide is arguably our most important. Inside you'll find more than 200 company listings for HVAC tool and ...