What is a Sheetmetal Brake?
A sheetmetal brake is a piece of equipment used to bend or shape metal. There are numerous instances in which a sheetmetal brake is regularly used, but they all involve the shaping of metal. Examples of industries in which a sheetmetal brake is frequently used include commercial siding and window installation, heating and ventilation, manufacturing, and body shops. Gutter and downspout installers also use a sheetmetal brake in their work. In manufacturing, sheetmetal brakes are large, often electronic pieces of equipment that trained workers operate to consistently churn out parts to manufacturing specifications. In the aforementioned examples of siding, windows, gutters, and downspouts, installers most often use a hand-operated, portable sheetmetal brake. There are different designs and uses for sheetmetal brakes, ranging from industrial fabrication to garage workshops. Sheetmetal fabricators using advanced equipment that weighs thousands of pounds are trained not only to use the equi
