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The latest news, trends, and manufacturing design tips for laser tube cutting, tube bending, tube rolling, and more.

A normalized coped cut on round tube in SolidWorks

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Designing Normalized Coped Cuts on Round Tube

By Greg Paulsen

5 min read

A normalized miter on square tube in SolidWorks.

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Designing Normalized Mitered Cuts on Rectangle Tube

By Greg Paulsen

4 min read

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

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

Top Tube Bending Design Tips

By Joel Schadegg

6 min read

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Laser tube cutting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B

Laser tube cutting. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com/Pixel B

Top Design Tips for Laser Tube Cutting

By Joel Schadegg

5 min read

Article

A normalized miter cut on round tube in SolidWorks

A normalized miter cut on round tube in SolidWorks

Designing Normalized Mitered Cuts on Round Tube

By Greg Paulsen

5 min read

Article

Part with straight cut slot (left) vs. normalized cut slot (right).

Part with straight cut slot (left) vs. normalized cut slot (right).

Normal to Surface Cuts in Tube Manufacturing

By Greg Paulsen

3 min read