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Soft Tool Engineering

Technical books

Sheet metal engineering books

What we learned in more than 20 years of punching, cutting and bending, written so it stays in your company. Practical guides in Spanish for estimators, engineers and sheet metal technicians.

Cover of the book Ingeniería de Costos en Chapa Metálica by Iván Juárez

Costing and quoting

Ingeniería de Costos en Chapa Metálica

Sheet Metal Cost Engineering: quoting with data intelligence and financial protection (in Spanish)

Iván Juárez

A method to quote sheet metal parts with real numbers: machine times, material, secondary processes and margin, to stop quoting by intuition and protect the profit of every order.

  • Who it's forEstimators, cost engineers, plant managers and sheet metal shop owners.
  • ProcessesLaser cutting, punching, bending, welding, finishing and assembly.
Cover of the book Desarrollo de Chapa Metálica sin Complicaciones by Iván Juárez

Flat pattern development

Desarrollo de Chapa Metálica sin Complicaciones

Sheet Metal Flat Patterns Made Simple: a practical and precise strategy for everyone (in Spanish)

Iván Juárez

How to calculate flat patterns that come out right the first time: inside radius, K factor, bend deduction and tolerances, explained step by step with shop-floor examples.

  • Who it's forOperators, press brake programmers, drafters and product engineers.
  • TopicsAir bending, bottoming and coining, springback, neutral line and K factor; 90°, acute and obtuse bends, hems, offsets and radii; how to obtain bend deduction and K factor in practice and enter them into the software.

For companies

Volume purchases and books with courses

If you want books for your whole team, we offer volume pricing and invoicing. You can also get them as support material within our flat pattern and cost engineering courses.