Ermaksan has installed another EVO-3 series hybrid 10-ft. by 150-ton press brake in Huntsville, Ala., the eighth hybrid machine installed this year. The press brake features the second-generation Hoerbiger ePRAX closed-circuit, open-loop hybrid hydraulic system. The machine is up to 70 percent...

A reader has trouble forming an odd part with unparallel bend line. A new bend sequence with the right gauging could be the answer.

Finite element (FE) simulations can be used to predict the occurrence of fracture or wrinkles in a given deep drawing.

Metal fabricating shops might want to consider adding a folding machine instead of adding another press brake to the bending department.

Miro Mfg., Waukesha, Wis., has added a SafanDarley H-Brake Ultra 360-ton CNC press brake. The 14-ft. machine’s E-Bend L Blue angle measurement system uses two blue lasers to monitor and adjust the machine constantly, helping to guarantee a final product with high angle precision. Features include...

Dennen Steel Corp. President/CEO Andrew Dennen died Aug. 3, 2019, of brain cancer. Dennen, who held a bachelor’s degree in business from Arizona State University, spent nearly 40 years of his career in the steel industry. He partnered with his Uncle Philmore to restart Dennen Steel Corp., which...

Art Hedrick reveals tricks for preventing slug pulling, splits, and wrinkles in stamping operations.

If you can’t find skilled tool designers to work in your stamping shop, try starting an apprentice program for your toolmakers.

Sterling Heights, Mich.-based Coe Press Equipment is developing a cut-to-length line for Bad Boy Mowers, a manufacturer of professional-grade lawn mowers in Batesville, Ark. This investment will enable Bad Boy to bring much of its blanking operations in-house. The new 60-in. blanking line comprises...