Tools for Heavy Duty Bending
Applying technology to safely bend thick and high-strength materials.
Press Brake Tooling
Bent on success
The art of bending: air bending, adaptive bending, bottoming, coining
A Cell That Can Bend ‘Any Part, Every Minute’
One operator, two machines, one workpiece – or a thousand. Like machining cells, the Flex-Cell allows one-part changeover or efficient production. But the press brake/folding machine combination is unique, as far as we know, in fabricating.
Extreme makeover
By adding modern components, older press brakes get a new lease on life
Joining technology drives new space endeavors
Friction stir welding provides a critical edge of performance for a spacecraft that will fly to Mars.
Shaping cuts
One Belgium shop’s success lies in the niche market of large sheet metal processing
FAST, FLEXIBLE & FRIENDLY – Developing a Cost Efficient Tooling Package for Today’s Job Shop
Having a versatile set of tooling is key to press brake productivity.
Tool Design, The Key to Press Brake Automation
There’s more to effective press brake automation than robots and programs. You have to start with a tool concept that doesn’t require a human to adjust and compensate for the limitations of a mindless machine.
One Die Does It All
October 2012
For Short Runs, Get Lean, Add Automation
Setup time kills productivity, especially when production runs are short. Here’s how a top press brake builder helps customers decide how to minimize lost time.
