• Advanced Manufacturing

Energy and resource saving series with Lantek software - Part 1

  • Advanced Manufacturing
In today’s industry, keeping costs low while maintaining competitiveness is essential for companies in the sheet metal production sector. With the rising prices of raw materials and energy, finding ways to optimize operations has become increasingly important. Lantek, a technology leader in the field with a global customer base of over 30,000, has been providing innovative software solutions for over 30 years to assist manufacturers in improving efficiency, reducing costs, and increasing productivity and quality.

Reinventing client proximity in times of Covid-19

  • Advanced Manufacturing
COVID-19 has evidently marked a before and after in many areas, from healthcare to social worlds, including that of business, forcing companies to change the way in which we work, both with our team and with our clients, the most important aspect of any business.

Which cutting technology is the most suited to your plant?

  • Nesting
Thirty years ago, the global distribution of sheet metal cutting machine-tools was dominated by the oxycut variety (large thicknesses) and, to a lesser extent, the plasma variety (small thicknesses). There was a niche for punching machines along with water jet and laser machines. The latter were aimed at thicknesses less than 5mm and were expensive. Since then, the trend has shifted, shrugging oxycut in favor of other technologies according to thicknesses.