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One-offs from a single part: cut-to-size parts, small bent parts and semi-finished products sawn to length.
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Articles for Makers & model making
Design furniture with Claude Code and have it made in our digital factory
With AI, an idea becomes a finished construction plan with a bill of materials. We make the sheet metal parts for it from a single piece, with an instant price.
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Upload a CAD file, get a price in seconds: no more waiting three days
Drawing by email, three days waiting for the quotation, chasing it up: this is still how many people buy sheet metal parts. Why we have done away with it, and what the route from file to part looks like today.
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Hammered aluminium sheet: production, cutting and painting
Embossed pure aluminium with a lively surface: how hammered sheet is made, what it is suited to, and what to watch out for when cutting and painting.
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Steel planes: Jonathan Pielmeier folds aeroplanes from sheet metal
The sculptor Jonathan Pielmeier folds paper planes from steel and stainless steel. At MVG in Frankfurt he folded a plane from mirror-polished stainless steel sheet – on display in our foyer.
Read the article →Getting laser parts fast: what determines the delivery time
Which delivery time levels there are, why bends and threads count, when the order cut-off applies and which parts qualify for Express 24 h.
Read the article →Aluminium: properties and alloys
What makes aluminium special, how the alloy groups 1000 to 7000 differ, and which grade suits sheet, profile or turned part.
Read the article →Planning sheet metal trays: clarify shape, corners and use
A bent tray can cover, frame or hold. For a suitable design, the corners and the intended use must also be clear.
Read the article →STEP or DXF: how to prepare your sheet metal part
Which file suits your part? A short guide from export to price check.
Read the article →From design to sheet metal part: shape first, material second
How to use the part designer when the idea is already there but the material decision is still open.
Read the article →Profiles cut to length: the right cut in four steps
Matching profile shape, material, dimensions and length correctly.
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