What Press Brake Tool Do Fab Shops Need—Really?

6 questions drive a press brake tooling investment strategy

5/20/2025
What press brake tool do fab shops need—really? Technical article

What press brake tool should you use? Wow. What a simple question. In an ideal world, where every problem has a simple solution, you might think, I just need to make a 90-degree bend for a relatively simple forming job. Our current tooling seems to work fine. Besides, press brake tooling is expensive, so I’ll use what I have. Of course, the world isn’t ideal, and things aren’t that simple. If they were, you wouldn’t be reading this article.

Read the full article in The Fabricator.

May 20, 2025