There are a variety of bending techniques available. Some are more accurate and others simpler, but each has its own advantages. The major CNC bending techniques when bending steel or other materials include air bending are bottom bending. Komacut utilizes air bending to create precision sheet metal parts quickly and with a high level of repeatability. To learn more about bending in general or to understand the differences between the commonly used bending processes, refer to our articles exploring sheet metal bending:

• Differentiating Air Bending and Bottom Bending for Sheet Metal Fabrication

Some of the key advantages of steel bending or bending metals in general include:

- Speed of manufacture: automation and latest technologies enable us to produce large quantities of components in relatively short time.
- Accuracy: with proper design for manufacturability considerations, bended sheet metal parts can be extremely accurate, especially when the latest CNC bending machines are used.
- Less post processing: unlike welded parts, after bending, products require little to no processing, other than any additional surface finishing or hardware required.
- Reduction in the number of parts: as the components are made from one piece of material instead of multiple parts with joints, this serves to simplify logistics, BOMs and reduce overall complexity.