SafanDarley Blog

The design of SafanDarley’s E-Brake line of press brakes is both simple and durable. The design puts our customers in a better position than every other press brake OEM out there.

Innovations such as graphic user interface (GUI) software have made running SafanDarley’s automated fabrication systems easier than ever before. Fabricators no longer need engineers and programmers on staff to program and run the equipment, but there’s still a learning curve.

It’s critical that fabricators have a detailed parts list to review before locking down any agreements with equipment OEMs. This seems like an obvious step, but there are OEMs out there that don’t provide a parts list unless the customer specifically requests one. If you don’t know to ask, it’s easily overlooked among the many other questions you’ll have on your mind.

The skilled labor shortage within the manufacturing sector has been a dominant trend for the last several decades, reaching a pinnacle in recent years following the pandemic and its economic fallout. For many businesses, identifying and keeping talent on-board is the biggest operational challenge they face.

In the introductory blog to this series, we discussed how all three elements of manufacturing — processes, people, and products — are equally important and co-dependent on one another. All three elements must be prepared for your company’s automation investment to be successful.

Ironically enough, the process of automating is not even a little automatic. It takes careful, deliberate planning and execution on multiple fronts to get your operation ready to benefit from your automation investment.