The Robowranglers, team 148, of Greenville, Texas and the Thunder Chickens, team 217, of Sterling Heights, Michigan show you how their robots go from concept to finished sheet metal. Both teams are ...

Charles R. Goulding and Andressa Bonafe examine how Johnson & Johnson’s spin-off of DePuy Synthes sets the stage for a more ...

Designers having prototypes made for their clients to view and hold has become a normal part of the designing process. Physical models are much easier to explain and understand than a drawing.

Many applications, usually involving either mounting parts or routing wiring and other materials, require holes to be drilled or punched into sheet metal. As with any other typical fabrication task, ...

Folding and adding bending tabs is one of the easiest and most economical way of making moderately strong joints in sheet-metal parts that will permanently or semi-permanently attach to one another.

This article was originally published Sept. 21, 2016. It was updated Feb. 2, 2023. Engineers designing sheet metal parts and products are often unaware of the difficulties or impossible tasks their ...

Sheet metal workers create, install and repair sheet metal products, which most commonly are used in connection with heating, cooling and ventilation systems (also known as HVAC). The work includes ...