Metal fabrication is critical to your business, and in today’s fast-paced world, it is essential to keep your machine in top working order. The precision of your machine relies heavily on the CNC control system (also called smart motion control), which governs the machine’s speed, position, and synchronization. When the control begins to fail, your…
Your press brake is a major investment and maintains the rhythm of production schedules and customer orders. And in today’s manufacturing world, technology is moving faster than ever with press brakes expected to deliver precision, efficiency, and connectivity. What happens when your press brake starts showing signs of wear and tear, or can no longer…
Your press brake is the beating heart of your manufacturing business. That heart beats to the rhythm of production schedules and customer orders, on a consistent basis. When your press brake is working properly, every angle and bend is measured to precision. But when it starts to wear down and skips a beat, your press…
Each year the manufacturing industry loses millions of dollars in revenue spent on worker’s compensation, insurance claims, and lost productivity. And annually, press brakes lead to a significant number of these injuries and claims. Press brakes can be very dangerous and are a common source of workplace injuries, including amputations of hands, fingers and arms.…
Is it time to update your press brake? Are you struggling with an old electrical panel? Is it hard to find components or parts? When you do find them they’re expensive or have a long lead time leading to increased downtime? Or do you simply want to take advantage of advances in press brake controls…
As we move into a new decade, we at Control Works wanted to take a moment to look back at some of the exciting projects completed in 2019. Here are just a few of the projects we completed that helped our customers modernize their controls, decrease downtime, increase throughput and simplify diagnostics and trouble shooting.…