<p> LVD is named after its founding fathers, Jacques Lefebvre, Marc Vanneste and Robert Dewulf. &nbsp;Established in the 1950s, LVD gained recognition as a precision press brake manufacturer. Significant growth in the 1990s, which included the acquisition of Strippit, Inc. in 1998, a U.S. based manufacturer of turret punch press equipment and the addition of laser cutting products&nbsp;to its portfolio helped position the company&nbsp;as a leader in laser, punching and bending technology.<span style="line-height:1.5;">Today,&nbsp;LVD&nbsp;offers&nbsp;a full range of integrated products for the global sheet metalworking market.&nbsp;The company has five manufacturing facilities and is&nbsp;active in more than 45 countries following the principle of localized sales and service for each region.</span> </p>