Small parts with complex bends are being produced in integrated press brake cells specifically designed to work efficiently with small blanks.

Tucked into an industrial area in the east end of Toronto, Mecon Industries is a privately held Canadian firm that specializes in making coil handling equipment—the machinery that unrolls the coils and the straighteners that make the coiled steel flat so it can be worked by other machinery....

“Out of sight, out of mind.” When it comes to spindle maintenance, this adage is more common than not. However, when manufacturers take this approach, they can often find themselves with spindle failures that can be both costly to repair and cause downtime and lags in production....

With rapid application deployment platforms, software can be tailored to an individual company's needs in a very short time frame.

New technology uses a hybrid of both radio and infrared transmission in part probing.

Soft wire bends easier, especially at the wire gauge tangent point, creating higher accuracy and reducing breakage.

When it comes to deciding on the right type of laser cutting system, fiber lasers have been capturing recent headlines due to their speed advantages. However, CO2 lasers have been supplying much of the laser cutting capacity in North America. The fact of the matter is CO2 lasers have a stronghold...

It’s Friday afternoon, just a week before Christmas, and the two owners of D&D Precision, a small machining shop in Mississauga, are preparing to go make some visits—dropping in on their loyal customers to share some holiday cheer and express their appreciation for another year of...

Three main rules for success in the real estate market are: location, location, location. And that same maxim could also apply to the dramatic success of Grant Metal Products Ltd. in Rocky View, Alberta, a custom manufacturer of sheet metal products for the construction, glazing, and signage...

Workhardening or change to the material properties can be a non-issue if the process is handled appropriately and the saw blade digs in to cut, not rub, the material.

The days of grimy smoke-filled manufacturing plants are long gone. There is an ongoing push to make the work place healthier, and to this end there are more regulations coming that will mandate the reduction of allowable exposure to the harmful fumes that are created during the welding process....

Parting operations require inserts with special chipbreakers designed to narrow the chip.

Concord, Ont., shop has increased marketing efforts, added new equipment, and adopted lean manufacturing practices to expand its retail fixture and display marketshare.