Sheet metal is very easy to form, including the pressing in of intricate shapes with dies and a hydraulic press, but the dies themselves are slightly harder to come by. What if we could 3D print ...

It’s a very simple hack: a metal shim or foil is sandwiched between two pieces of glass, and the laser is focused on the metal. Etching the foil blasts off enough metal to deposit a thin film of ...

This process increases the service life of dies used in automotive manufacturing by 150 percent. Slowly the metal punch approaches the piece of sheet metal and pushes it into the press with a ...