Press Brakes, Panel Benders
These machines form predetermined, simple to complex bends of sheet metal and plate material by clamping the workpiece between a matching punch and die. Press brakes can bend thin gauge sheet metal up to very thick plate, while panel benders are used to bend only gauge sheet metal. Press brakes typically cost less than panel benders, which usually employ some level of automation and produce many more parts per hour.
Innovative, Fast and Straightforward Solutions
Press breaks, stamping presses and shears facilitate productivity increases and cost savings.
Press breaks, stamping presses and shears facilitate productivity increases and cost savings.
Trumpf’s Active Speed Control uses artificial intelligence to completely eliminate the need for an operator to monitor cutting and, if necessary, tweak parameters. The technology automatically adjusts feed rate to ensure part quality when cutting plate with chemistry, thickness, or surface condition variations.
LVD Strippit has kept its New York plant and all four of its North American support facilities open during the pandemic to continue supplying parts and aftermarket service to essential manufacturing businesses. And when remote service isn’t enough, their techs hit the road to keep customers’ equipment running smoothly.
Don’t take the “hard limits” between machining and fabrication for granted. Their areas of overlap offer tremendous potential for savings. If you manufacture parts using both processes, take a second look at some of them to evaluate whether they could be produced more economically with a little sheet metal know-how and some outside-the-box thinking.
Does limited punching capacity and outsourcing lead times cause production delays in your shop? Here is a simple, affordable and effective system that can expand the capabilities of your press brakes, help streamline operations and eliminate the need for outsourcing or purchasing new equipment.
With the precision bending found in TRUMPF’s (Farmington, CT) TruBend product portfolio, operators can optimize bending to increase productivity with features such as TRUMPF’s ACB Wireless angle measuring system.
The HRB ATC Series is equipped with AMADA AMERICA, INC.’s (Buena Park, CA) patented Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) — making it the ideal solution for variable lot sizes and the seamless introduction of rush jobs.
BLM GROUP’s (Novi, MI) new ProBend press brakes are available in the patented all-electric E-Series or the hybrid H-Series version.
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