Paul Ikeda

Paul Ikeda is director of product management for SigmaTEK, www.sigmanest.com. Email info@sigmanest.com.

Articles by Paul Ikeda

Design Is Destiny If You Want To Optimize Beveling

Even the most sophisticated nesting software won’t eliminate the need to manually finish an edge if the job’s not thought through from start to finish. Follow these three best practices to minimize wasted time and material.

Industry News

New Sunrise Warranty at Trilogy Machinery

Sunrise Ironworkers’ U.S. distributor now warranties ironworkers and punching machine parts to three years and one year on labor.

Backlog of Orders Index Grows To All-Time High

The manufacturing economy continued its recovery in March, according to Institute for Supply Management’s March 2021 ‘Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.’ Backlogs are growing, as are raw materials inventories and exports and imports.

Recovery Takes Hold: February U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Increase Almost 18% Over January

Totaling $377.6 million, February’s latest orders represent a 32.2% increase year over year, according to AMT’s report. Oil and gas surprised with an uptick, and medical equipment’s rise likely resulted from hospitals catching up on elective procedures.

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