05/14/2026
The punch press still packs a punch.
That is the focus of a recent The Fabricator feature article on EVS Metal and our approach to blanking strategy.
In manufacturing, it is easy to assume that the newest technology is automatically the best technology. But in real production environments, the smarter question is not “What is newest?”
It is:
What is the right process for the part, the product mix, and everything that needs to happen downstream?
For EVS Metal, automated turret punching remains an important part of that answer.
Why? Because high-mix sheet metal fabrication is not just about cutting blanks. It is about creating parts that can move efficiently into forming, robotic bending, welding, finishing, assembly, and delivery.
For the right applications, turret punching can create holes, forms, knockouts, embosses, stiffeners, tapped features, card guides, airflow patterns, and other details that help reduce secondary operations and improve downstream flow.
That matters when you are supporting a diversified mix of production work, engineered-to-order products, low-volume custom jobs, enclosures, racks, kiosks, panels, and assemblies across multiple industries.
The article does a great job highlighting how EVS Metal thinks about these decisions: not as isolated machine choices, but as part of a larger manufacturing system.
Automated loading and unloading.
Tool-change automation.
Lights-out operation.
Strategic nesting.
Robotic bending.
Finishing.
Assembly.
Logistics.
Each process has to support the next one.
That is the real story: advanced fabrication is not one process. It is the right process, in the right sequence.
Thank you to The Fabricator for featuring EVS Metal and for taking a deeper look at why turret punching continues to be such a valuable part of our manufacturing strategy.
Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4947lYJ