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Education 07.11.2025

Gas Cutting – Acetylene or Propane?

Gas cutting (also known as oxy-fuel cutting) is—alongside plasma cutting—one of the most popular methods of cutting metals. It is used primarily for cutting low-carbon and low-alloy steels. We have previously published an article comparing gas cutting to…

Products 07.11.2025

Plasma Cutter or Guillotine Shears – Which Machine Should You Choose?

This will depend on the type of sheet metal processing performed in your workshop. While both hydraulic guillotine shears and plasma cutters are designed for cutting metal sheets, the nature of their operation is completely different, and each…

Tips & Advice 07.11.2025

Why Is Outsourced Sheet Metal Cutting So Unprofitable?

Have you ever wondered why outsourced sheet metal cutting is so unprofitable? When you outsource cutting to an external company, you never truly recover the money you invest. The profits go into someone else’s pocket instead of staying…

Tips & Advice 07.11.2025

How to properly select the power of a fiber laser cutting machine?

In the previous article, we wrote about the difference between a plasma cutter and a fiber laser. Perhaps you have already decided that a laser cutter is the best solution for you. The first question that probably comes…

Education 07.11.2025

Overview of CNC machines and sheet metal processing

Sheet metal processing remains a crucial process in many branches of industry, from car manufacturing to electronics and metal structures. To meet the growing demands for quality, precision and efficiency, manufacturers turn to advanced technologies such as CNC…