*Click here for more metal forming machinery. A plasma cutter isn’t exactly a tool that sheet metal workers can carry around in their pockets — as nice as this model from Advance Cutting Systems is.

Many sheet metal contractors ask, “When should I prepare a shop layout for my business?” To answer this question, I submit for consideration the following six elements — which should be present — ...

Fast forward more than two decades. The founder of Freedom Fabricators in Jupiter, Fla., stands in front of a large press brake and its touchscreen controller, again working aluminum—this time on a ...