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Tips & Advice 07.11.2025

Machine Financing — How Can It Be Done?

Good news: every one of our sheet-metal processing machines can be purchased through leasing, a loan, or bank credit. Below is a short overview of how each of these financing methods works.

Products 07.11.2025

Who Is the Estun E21 NC Press Brake For?

The Estun E21 is a straightforward numerical controller manufactured by Estun Automation. It is designed for NC (numerically controlled) press brakes. While its capabilities are more limited than those of advanced CNC controllers, it is more than sufficient…

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…