"Fascination of Sheet Metal" – The new edition of the bestseller from TRUMPF

We have put together some excerpts from various chapters as reading samplers.

Fascination knows no bounds!

Sheet Metal through and through

What the design engineer's workday looks like today
The sheet metal process chain: how the finished part emerges from the design engineer's idea
Rules of thumb for fabrication-friendly design

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Laser Cutting

Short introduction to laser technology
Processes, quality criteria, parameters, programming
Laser cutting of tubes and profiles
Overview of conventional machine concepts
A detailed look at flatbed laser cutting machines
Sensor systems
Automation

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Punching, Nibbling and Forming

The many facets of punching
Challenges of the process
Machine technology, tooling
Comparison of processes: Punching and laser processing
Combined punch-laser processing

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Bending: the third Dimension

Bending processes: air bending, coining, hemming and flattening
Challenges of the process
Parameter selection, programming, simulation
Machine technology, tooling
Safety
Automation

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Joining Technology

Design considerations / Prerequisites
Conventional mechanical joining processes
Conventional thermal joining processes
Laser welding and solderin

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Organizing Sheet Metal Fabrication

Introduction to production systems
SYNCHRO
Data organization with application systems from PPC to SCM
Interview with Prof. Berthold Leibinger regarding opportunities and challenges in sheet metal fabrication

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