PROCESS: The net of a chair is nitrogen assisted laser-cut in 1.2mm mild steel, folded by hand and secured with double sided VHB foam tape, combining a computer controlled industrial process with hand ...

Instead making complicated folds in sheet metal to give it strength, two architects simply inflate the space between sheet metal shapes. Thanks to a new welding robot in a new workshop, they can now ...

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 ...