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Published on: 8/17/2006
Last Visited: 7/24/2007
I just want to share my sheet metal knowledge with sheet metal people who need to get their job done," says Joe Bucalo, president of Sheet Metal Guy, LLC."Hopefully the new blog will allow me to address common questions and concerns that I have heard over the years."
The Sheet Metal Guy Blog is hosted by Mr. Bucalo, the founder and President of Sheet Metal Guy, LLC.He has over 30 years experience in the sheet metal fabrication industry, working with and developing software products to change the manufacturing world.When CAD was just beginning on the PC, Mr. Bucalo played a major role in the development of ProFold, the first truly automatic 3D sheet metal unfolding program for press brake parts.When most people were using a wall chart of bend deductions, Mr. Bucalo was promoting the use of the k-factor for more accurate flat patterns.Mr. Bucalo later paved the way for graphics based sheet metal CAM when he introduced ProFab, which allows the direct transfer of geometry from CAD to CAM.Mr. Bucalo continues to work with sheet metal fabricators to solve their design and manufacturing problems.He has a thorough knowledge of the most popular CAD programs and understands the issues faced by sheet metal fabricators.