The global roll-forming machine market is set for steady growth, with projections indicating an increase from USD 9.1 billion in 2024 to USD 12.2 billion by 2034, at a CAGR of 3%. This upward ...

After a significant rise in demand to close-out last year demand fell sharply to start the year, but remains well ahead of the 2025 rate and in line with the pace set during ...

Fast forward more than two decades. The founder of Freedom Fabricators in Jupiter, Fla., stands in front of a large press brake and its touchscreen controller, again working aluminum—this time on a ...

Look around you. The sheet metal machinery on your shop floor is the lifeblood of your business. But as an extension of your workforce, do you know what machines to recruit and what to retire? Whether ...

"The industry is becoming more challenging. Fixing and fastening solutions are becoming more complex with more integrated functionality. Besides this, today manufacturers focus on best ...

Purchases of capital equipment by U.S. machine shops and other manufacturers fell to $387.3 million in July, down-9.5% from June but still 20.1% higher than the July 2024 result. The strength of the ...

The fabrication of titanium demands attention to cleanliness. It is not uncommon for shops which handle several metals to isolate an area to be used especially for titanium. The area set aside for ...

MTorres used hot drape forming to preform undirectional tape blanks in the Clean Sky 2 IIAMS wing box program. Photo Credit, all images: IIAMS project, Airbus Defence and Space, MTorres. This online ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Most engineers tend to rely on traditional fastening methods to join parts (see "Impact Riveting: The Old School ...