The press brake department has been called the heart of precision sheet metal fabrication. What happens there affects what happens upstream in cutting and downstream in welding and beyond. How can you ...

Learn a relaxing and easy method to tie the Sheet Bend knot, a reliable knot used for connecting two ropes of different sizes. Perfect for camping, sailing, fishing, and outdoor skills, this step by ...

Y, B, and C relate to the axis names most manufacturers use on CNC tube benders. LRA stands for length, rotation, and angle, ...

Abstract: Continuum robot arms that can access confined spaces are useful in many applications, such as invasive surgery, search and rescue, and inspection. However, their reach is often limited ...

Abstract: The low tight bend-loss of antiresonant hollow-core fibers (AR-HCFs) is critical for many practical applications. In this paper, we provide an approximate analytical formula for the nested ...