Setting services per part

Do you place a mixed order where not every part needs the same packaging? In our online ordering platform Sophia®, you now set services per part instead of for the whole order. That way every part gets the treatment that suits it.

Customer insights

Portals: Technology and art that connect people

A sculpture that connects Dublin, Philadelphia and Manila, letting passers-by make real-time eye contact with someone on another continent. That's Portals, the global art and technology network run by the Portals Organization. Read how they put art and connection literally in the spotlight, using steel parts from 247TailorSteel.

Feature Friday

CSV Import and Automated Ordering Process in Sophia®

Your order is ready – now Sophia® will take care of the rest. With the new CSV import feature, you simply define your CSV file format once, and the system automatically generates a quotation or order. Find out how in this Feature Friday.

Materials and operations

Differences between 2.5D, XY and 3D tube laser cutting

Tubes can be laser cut using 2.5D, XY and 3D techniques. But what exactly are the differences between them? In this article, we explain how each method works and which technique is best suited to your project.

Tips & tricks

Collisions during bending: types, error codes and solutions

Not every bent part can be produced on our press brakes. Sometimes the product collides with the tooling, the beam or the machine itself. This overview explains the different types of collision, what our ordering platform Sophia® reports and how you can modify your design.

Customer insights

Rayon Belge: From Configurator to Production

Winkeliers kunnen via Rayon Belge metalen winkelrekken op maat ontwerpen. Deze configurator is ontworpen door het Belgische ontwerpbureau HIER. Ontdek hoe zij de samenwerking met ons ervaren.

Tips & tricks

The difference between a CO₂ and fiber laser

The CO₂ laser is a well-known and widely used laser technology, but at 247TailorSteel we primarily work with fiber lasers. Why? That becomes clear when you compare the differences between the two technologies side by side.

Materials and operations

Why are 304 and 304L Stainless Steel in a single material name?

If you regularly order 304 stainless steel sheet metal, you’ve probably come across the designation 304/304L in a material name. In this blog, we explain the difference and why they’re often mentioned together.

Customer insights

Working together with R&R Steel Design to find solutions

R&R Steel Design is one of our Belgian customers of custom steel parts. Our intensive collaboration also includes a project involving the production and supply of the charging stations.

Materials and operations

Raex® 400 or Hardox® 400: Which one should you choose?

The wear-resistant steel grades Raex® 400 and Hardox® 400 are very similar, but not entirely the same. In this article, we discuss important differences and give advice on which one is best for you.