Are you looking to manufacture in house? Do the parts require 3D cuts? If
the answer to both is no, then the technology you are looking for is laser
or waterjet cutting. Both of these technologies are in common use in
sheetmetal fabrication shops. They are extremely accurate and relatively
fast. The machines are large and expensive, however, so it's something
you'll probably want to sub out rather than try to run in house. Shops
typically work from a *.dxf file. They are used typically for the
manufacture of parts deemed too complex or too difficult for an automated
punch-press.
-Brian
*** Brian VanHiel - Mech. Eng. - Nordson Corp - bvanhiel@nordson.com ***
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