It’s important to understand the possibilities of sheet metal bending even at the design phase, as it is a tool which gives engineers enormous flexibility to create a wide variety of shapes, and in many cases, allows a part to be created from one piece of material, instead of multiple pieces joined together via hardware or welding, reducing overall costs and allowing for improved strength, simplified assembly and little to no tooling. The capability to produce a wide variety of part geometries without tooling, the fast lead times, high levels of repeatability and automation mean that sheet metal bending is a key tool in the arsenal of product developers, engineers and business owners when looking to manufacture metal parts. CNC bending (paired with laser cutting) is one of the most underrated processes for both low and medium volume sheet metal production available, especially where quantities (several hundred to several thousand per lot or more) don’t justify the creation of costly, difficult to maintain stamping tools, or where speed and flexibility of production come at a premium.
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