From Instinct to Insight: How to build reliable quotes in sheet metal manufacturing That approach worked while the context allowed it. The context is no longer the same. Industrial subcontracting now moves at a speed that leaves little space for improvisation. Customers often send th... trends and technology Mar 23, 2026
Lantek wins the Innovation Award for Digitalization and Automation at BIEMH 2026 Lantek, a multinational company specialized in industrial software for the sheet metal cutting and fabrication sector, has been awarded the Innovation Award for Digitalization and Automation in advanc... trends and technology Mar 10, 2026
Millennium Engineering: production control from design to delivery with Lantek A recent project with a producer of frozen croissants, involved updating a key part of their production line. The new system, using CO₂ (R744), brought the lines capacity to 15,000 units per hour. It ... trends and technology Feb 19, 2026
Connected efficiency at every stage: how an Italian bodywork manufacturer boosts production with Lantek Its business revolves around the design and manufacture of fixed and tipping truck bodies, as well as aluminum van kits, either shipped as components or installed directly on vehicles. Everything is d... trends and technology Dec 10, 2025
Nesting by Attribute: A Smarter Way to Keep Production Flowing Nesting optimization is typically focused on maximizing material utilization. But that approach doesnt always translate into overall efficiencyespecially when it creates bottlenecks in downstream proc... trends and technology Jul 28, 2025
Sheet Happens IX – Nest Like You Mean It Situations like this happen more often than we´d like. Maybe the material isn´t in good condition, or the operator needs specific placement tweaks, or the automatic nesting doesn´t quite meet the prod... Sheet Happens trends and technology Jul 4, 2025
Adapting and Moving Forward What once seemed reserved for big tech players is now part of daily life in workshops and engineering offices. AI has entered the industrial world like a storm. Words like automate, predict, and optim... trends and technology Jul 1, 2025
Digitalization Starts with Strategy True digital maturity isn´t measured by how many tools have been deployed. It´s measured by how well those tools are integrated, how scalable they are, and how clearly they align with business objecti... trends and technology Jun 27, 2025
Inside the factory: a closer look at how mes software is evolving beyond production control A Missed Piece in the Manufacturing Puzzle At many manufacturing facilities, the material logistics between central warehouses and workstations rely on a mix of manual tracking, verbal communication, ... trends and technology Jun 12, 2025
More Precision, Less Waste Intelligent Cutting Tools to Prevent Production Interruptions One standout feature in Lantek Expert is its internal contour fragmentation capability. It allows large, internal sections of leftover mat... trends and technology Jun 5, 2025
Sheet Happens VIII – Construction Lines: “That” Line Between Chaos and Precision This is exactly where construction lines come to the rescue. They´re not part of the final cut, they won´t be exported or machined, but they do make a big difference. They bring structure and clarity—... Sheet Happens trends and technology May 29, 2025
How Can You Reduce Material Waste Without Disrupting Production? Shops typically approach this trade-off differently. Some focus on minimizing scrap at all costs, often leading to leftover material that´s hard to reuse. Others choose to cut only what´s needed for t... trends and technology May 9, 2025