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 ...

Four fingers on a worker’s hand were crushed when a press brake cycled while he was reaching into it. His employer was operating the machine normally while it undertook a year-long attempt to add ...

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 ...