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Automation and the shortage of skilled operators: the cutting room’s new challenge

Finding experienced cutting room operators is getting harder. The deepest know-how on cutting technical materials [...]

The downtime you could have avoided: what postponing maintenance really costs

In many cutting rooms the cost of downtime is a rough guess at best. Someone [...]

Which data to watch in the cutting room, and how often to look at it

Sensors, MES software and monitoring systems now generate large volumes of data in the cutting [...]

The hidden cost of dust in composite material cutting

Cutting carbon fibre, fibreglass and technical materials generates fine dust that is often treated as [...]

Predictive and Scheduled Maintenance in Automated Cutting Systems: How to Prevent Machine Downtime

In cutting rooms, an unexpected machine stoppage goes far beyond the interruption itself: it halts [...]

Blade deformation: the invisible problem compromising cutting quality on technical material

When a part falls outside tolerance, the first reaction is almost always the same: the [...]

Beyond efficient nesting: what CAD/CAM software doesn’t tell you about the real consumption of multi-ply material

Every CAD/CAM software returns a nesting efficiency percentage that makes material consumption seem under control. [...]

The connected cutting room: why ERP/MES integration is not an IT project but a production choice

Many manufacturers have invested in ERP and MES to govern production. In a great number [...]

Digitalizing the cutting process: from design to finished product without errors

Between the design of a part and its final cut, there are many stages where [...]

FKgroup at JEC World 2026: Advanced Cutting Solutions for the Composites Industry

FKgroup at JEC World 2026: Advanced Cutting Solutions for the Composites Industry

FKgroup, founding member of SISEI

FKgroup joins SISEI — Seriana Institute for Space Exploration & Innovation — as a founding [...]

How to analyze and improve the production cycle through machine data

Machine data allows companies to understand what truly happens during the production cycle, from cutting [...]

Challenges in Cutting Technical Fabrics: How to Ensure Precision on Difficult Materials

Cutting technical fabrics presents challenges such as heat buildup, material deformation, and loss of precision. [...]

Automatic cutting vs manual cutting: a comparative analysis with real data

Automatic cutting offers higher speed, consistent quality, and full data traceability compared to manual cutting, [...]

Productivity Tests: How We Measure Machine Performance

Selecting the right fabric cutting machine goes beyond speed or technical data — it means [...]

5 Common Mistakes in Automatic Cutting (and How to Avoid Them)

Selecting the right fabric cutting machine goes beyond the purchase itself — it means relying [...]

FKgroup at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025: Innovation and Precision in Textile Cutting

Live demo of Tecno Freccia at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025. Join us in Singapore [...]

Do you know how to choose the right cutting machine for your production?

Choosing the ideal fabric cutting machine does not simply mean purchasing equipment, but defining a [...]