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The real-time overview in Lantek Bend displays the workflow and all user information in one place. © Lantek

Software connects the processes

9. October 2026 Stéphane Itasse

Support for digital process chains in sheet metal fabrication is the focus of the new version of Lantek’s software suite. New features for bevel cutting, nesting, bending processes, and quote […]

Automated feeding of steel scrap blanks to the cutting line © Beneva

Reuse scraps without melting them down

9. October 2026 Thomas Schumann

A novel process can repurpose steel and aluminum sheet metal scraps from production without having to melt them down. An algorithm is used to match material properties with requirements. According […]

This machine changes everything: The Trulaser Tube 7000, with 6 kW of laser power and a 12.5 m loading and unloading length, has been installed only three times in Germany—including at Metallbau Götzl. © Trumpf

Fully automated, just like in Chicago

8. October 2026 Stéphane Itasse

Over the past 20 years, Peter Götzl has transformed his one-man metalworking shop into a high-tech job shop. The company, with its fully automated and digitized sheet metal fabrication, is […]

“Because Petra enables companies to systematically expand their employees’ skills, they gain a competitive advantage,” explains Anna Allhoff-Thielen of Thielen Software & Beratung. © Thielen Software & Beratung

Qualifications will be audit-ready

6. October 2026 Stéphane Itasse

For certified manufacturing companies, the requirements for employee qualification are increasing. Competitive pressure, a shortage of skilled workers, new technology, and market transformations call for the systematic planning, implementation, and […]

As part of its production expansion, Rehm Blechtec took the opportunity to modernize its machinery as well. © Rehm Blechtec

Rehm Blechtec Expands Production

2. October 2026 Stéphane Itasse

Rehm Blechtec has opened a new production facility in Blaubeuren-Seißen. With this new building, the company is expanding its production space by approximately 3,500 m² and adding new milling, measuring, […]

Machining fiber laser parts often presents a particular challenge—Arku has developed the Edgebreaker 3000 Fiber to address this. © Arku Maschinenbau

Let’s Tackle Those Fiber Laser Burrs

1. October 2026 Stéphane Itasse

Removing hard burrs from fiber lasers and rounding edges in a single operation—that’s what Arku Maschinenbau in Hannover is showcasing with its Edgebreaker 3000 Fiber deburring machine. Thanks to dual-sided […]