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Tube bending equipment. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Dmitry Kalinovsky
 Article

Top Tube Bending Design Tips

By Joel Schadegg
 6 min read
Laser tube cutting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B
 Article

Top Design Tips for Laser Tube Cutting

By Joel Schadegg
 5 min read
Article
Part with straight cut slot (left) vs. normalized cut slot (right).

Normal to Surface Cuts in Tube Manufacturing

By Greg Paulsen
  3 min read
Article
A normalized coped cut on round tube in SolidWorks

Designing Normalized Coped Cuts on Round Tube

By Greg Paulsen
  5 min read
Article
A normalized miter cut on round tube in SolidWorks

Designing Normalized Mitered Cuts on Round Tube

By Greg Paulsen
  5 min read
Article
A normalized miter on square tube in SolidWorks.

Designing Normalized Mitered Cuts on Rectangle Tube

By Greg Paulsen
  4 min read
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