Common Tube Bending Mistakes (and Why They Happen) Bending a metal tube requires a powerful machine. But used incorrectly, things can go wrong quickly. An improperly bent tube underperforms and wears out quickly. Not to mention they generally look bad. To...
Why Mandrel Bending is Better Tube bending is an art, and just like any other art, it requires, skill, inspiration, passion, and precision in executing a vision. Otherwise, the finished work comes out underdeveloped. With tube bending, one of the biggest...
Wiper Die – What it is and When it’s Used When you bend a tube, you run the risk of misshaping it. The radius flattens, ripples form before the bend, buckling occurs, etc. These imperfections don’t just ruin the appearance; they hamper performance and...
Will Welders and Fabricators Be Replaced by Machines? When new technology is introduced, change is always quick to follow. In some cases, new industries and jobs arise. Other times, they change dramatically or even disappear altogether. There are many...
Understanding Manufacturing Tiers As you probably know, the pieces in any given device or machine these days weren’t all made by the brand name printed on the outside. Instead, they’re built externally by a manufacturing company. The parts used by this...
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