The 27th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, EuroBLECH, will open its doors again at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany from 22-25 October 2024. It is the world’s largest exhibition for sheet metal processing, covering the entire supply chain with 15 different technology sectors.

Glüpker Blechtechnologie GmbH is facing the difficult challenge of finding suitable manual welders due to the shortage of skilled workers. The sheet metal specialist has therefore invested heavily in automation solutions over recent years. To weld even small batch sizes economically and with the requisite quality, the company now also uses CLOOS cobot welding systems.

Additive manufacturing offers design flexibility, mass customisation, process sustainability and rapid product development.

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Building sustainability into waste management processes will help metal workshops to survive in challenging times. A sustainable waste management programme can make the difference for sheet metal manufacturers, says Nicola Guest in the April 2024 issue of ISMR.

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Read the April 2024 issue of ISMR on https://joom.ag/J6Zd – it will be distributed at MACH in the UK as well as Wire and Tube in Germany. In this issue, we outline types, trends and technology shifts in global home appliance markets (page 28).

A selection of the latest new fibre laser cutting innovations in the global market come under the spotlight in this article in ISMR’s March 2024 issue.

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