Bystronic press brake product manager, bending guru retires after 50-year career

After seven years working at Elgin, Ill.-based Bystronic Inc. and a career in sheet metal fabrication spanning more than five decades, Paul LeTang, press brake product manager and bending guru, is set to retire on March 2.

LeTang started working part time with press brakes after school and on weekends in 1969; three years later that evolved into full-time work while he attended night school at the University of Cincinnati. He has held many high-level technical and managerial positions throughout his career and has worked for various machine manufacturers across the U.S.

LeTang has been a highly respected resource for bending in the sheet metal fabrication industry for years, serving as a frequent contributor to magazine editorials.