Bending related products

There are 28 products releases related to bending.

Robotic bending cell offers midlevel automation

LVD Strippit has introduced RoboCell, a bending cell capable of robotic bending and stand-alone operation. The cell offers midlevel automation, combining an LVD Strippit PPEB or Easy-Form® series CNC press brake with a multiaxis Kuka robot to handle small to medium-sized components in capac...
6/17/08

All-electric tube bender features multistack tooling

Horn Machine Tools offers an all-electric tube bending machine from Unison that features multistack tooling and can bend tubing of up to 6 in. OD. According to the company, the Breeze 150 is optimized for high-precision applications and includes operating software that nearly eliminates the hig...
6/17/08

Rotary draw bender bends to 195 degrees

Baileigh Industrial has introduced the model RDB-125 rotary draw bender. It bends up to 2.5-in., 0.120-in.-wall DOM tube 2-in., 0.120-in.-wall Chromoly and square; as well as 2-in. Sch. 40 pipe. Maximum centerline radius is 7 in. While the bender uses the same tooling as the company's larger rot...
6/17/08

Press brake accommodates all types of punches, dies

Bystronic's midrange press brake, the EP series, comes equipped with independent Y1 and Y2 hydraulic piston control and the Cybelec DNC 880 2-D control, which is capable of selecting bend sequences automatically. The press brake is designed for simplified, intuitive programming, as well as for Am...
2/12/08

Press brake features comprehensive bending database

The Beyeler Xpert press brake from Bystronic has the world's most comprehensive database related to material bend allowances and extensive empirical bending knowledge, according to the company. It can be operated independent of previous operator experience. The machine supports all major tooling sty...
1/15/08

Robotic bending system engineered for small-lot job scheduling

Amada's Astro II 100NT robotic bending system is designed to allow lights-out operation in large and small shops. Engineered for small-lot job scheduling, the system features an upgraded automatic tool changer, gripper changer, and hand changer. The cell configuration is built on the company's HD...
12/11/07

Robotic tube bending cell designed for high-volume applications

Unison has developed Uni-vercell, an automated tube bending cell suitable for high-volume applications such as automotive. Available in North America through Horn Machine Tools, the cell is designed to provide a complete loading, end forming, bending, and vision inspection process in the footprint t...
12/11/07

Power transmission enhances tube, pipe bending

Soco's Direct Gear Transmission (DGT) technology for CNC tube and pipe bending machines, available in the U.S. through Advanced Fabricating Machinery, uses a system of power transmission from the electric servomotor to the bending shaft. According to the company, its power transfer is greater than 9...
11/6/07

Opaque gel formulated for tube bending applications

Metal Mates JL-12 is an opaque gel formulated specifically for tube bending applications. Users can pump or hand-apply the lubricant directly to the tube or bending mandrels to leave a clean coating on the mandrel that will not build up over time. Designed to stay where it is applied, the lubric...
11/6/07

Digital readout kit upgrades bending rolls

COMEQ Inc. has assembled a kit to upgrade the readouts of early-model Roundo angle and plate bending rolls with dial indicators (clock scales) or tape scales from mechanical to digital. The digital readout kit includes transducers, an industrial-grade mounting box with magnetic base, a junction b...
8/7/07

Noncontact tube measuring, inspection system developed

AddisonMckee has developed AddiCheck, a noncontact tube measuring and inspection system. The software is suitable for midmarket tube-manipulation companies. The system includes a portable workbench, an optical probe attached to a recently designed five-axis digitally encoded measuring arm, a ...
7/10/07

Polyurethane spring designed for I/O jaw tooling

Eagle Precision Technologies Ltd. has introduced a polyurethane spring—called a peanut—for its range of I/O jaw tooling. The patent-pending spring is designed for placement between each segment of the I/O jaw. Filling the space between the jaws helps to eliminate cavities in which oil...
6/12/07

Adjustable attachment bends ½ to 2½ in. dia. bars

Piranha offers an adjustable bar-bending attachment to its ironworkers to allow bending of round bars from ½ to 2½ in. dia. The fixture, which includes all required tooling, bends up to 90 degrees on the company's ironworkers.
6/12/07

Device automates material positioning

TigerStop's linear positioner is designed to position material quickly and accurately at the touch of a button. The device automates manual processes with computer-controlled accuracy of plusmn; 0.004 in., the company says. It allows users to store 99 frequently used positions and 99 commonly use...
4/10/07

Tube bending software upgraded

Unison has launched a new version of its Unibend Control Software. The software now includes Graph Analysis, a function that captures data on the torque values that each machine axis applies during a programmed tube bending operation. By comparing the torque data required to bend new material bat...
12/12/06

Portable tube bender designed for prototype, small-lot production

The universal S1099C portable tube bender from Lomar Machine & Tool Co. provides accurate and repeatable bent tubes for prototype and small-lot production applications. The unit occupies a 30-in.-wide by 48-in.-long footprint and is 48 in high. It bends up to ¾ in.-OD by 0.049-in.-wall tubing wit...
6/13/06

Ironworker has built-in bending station

The 50-ton, five-station Geka Bendicrop ironworker from Comeq Inc. features a full structural die block and quick-change tooling. It has a built-in bending station. Bending length is 4 in. with a maximum capacity of 3/8 in. thick; plate shear capacity is 14 by ½ in.; angle shear capacity is 3 by ...
5/9/06

Shock-resistant die set designed for mandrel tube bending

Bend Tooling Inc. has introduced Shockmate™ shock-resistant precision die sets for mandrel tube bending. The die sets are a product of proprietary metallurgy and Datafacturing® machining technology. They are resistant to chipping and fracturing and mate precisely, the company reports. ...
3/7/06

Press brake suitable for thin-gauge to heavy-plate applications

The Pro2 press brakes from Piranha are suitable for general-purpose fabricating for thin-gauge to heavy-plate applications. The line features two hydraulic cylinders synchronized to maintain 0.0004-in. parallelism and repeatability and vertically mounted with linear feedback devices on each side....
3/7/06

Bending cell features automatic robot programming

The new bending cell from RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau GmbH features software integration that automatically programs the robot when a user programs a part on the machine. After the robot has lifted the blank, it is fed directly into the machine. Optical sensors measure the position of the part and...
2/7/06

Press brake bends small- to medium-sized parts

The PPRM precision press brake from Strippit/LVD features a motor design that delivers working speeds up to 59 IPM at reduced load. It is suitable for bending small- to medium-sized high-precision parts. The 35-ton machine has a working length of 49.2 in. The ram supported by springs uses two sin...
1/10/06

Ironworker tooling engineered for longer life, improved hole quality

Piranha has introduced a new line of ironworker tooling engineered to provide longer life and improved hole quality for both standard and special shapes, the company reports. The tooling is suitable for any standard ironworker and is available in inch and metric....
10/11/05

CNC bending machines have servo drives on all axes

Designed to reduce setup time and enhance production, CNC tube bending machines from Lang Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. feature electrical servo-drives on all axes and are available in single and multistack versions. Multistack benders allow complex bending without tool change. If a multistack tool c...
7/12/05

Panel bender designed for small-batch production

The 2005 Performer ABT® panel bender from Salvagnini was designed for job shops and for producing a high number of parts per day in small batches. According to the company, setup takes five minutes or less. ABT is the company's proprietary package of control enhancements that automatically veri...
12/7/04

Press brake work support system features fast, simple setup

Cincinnati Inc.'s Fast Setup Work Support system features quick clamping adjustment handles designed to simplify press brake work support setup. A separate adjustment handle for each axis allows quick left/right, in/out, and up/down positioning without wrenches. Available for retrofit on the compan...
11/9/04

Press brakes help eliminate test bending

The PR Plus system option is now standard on the full range of Bystronic Inc.'s PR Series press brakes. The technology measures material thickness and length and provides compensation for the effects of grain direction and material springback. The company says the PR Plus option helps to eliminate t...
10/12/04

Plate bending machine rolls tubes at 200 PPH

Jammes Industrie has developed the Type T-180 platebending machine capable of bending special sheet metal to produce tubes with small diameters over long lengths at up to 200 PPH. The machine is suitable for bending stainless steel and aluminum chimney pipes (3 in. in diameter, 0.20 in. thick, an...
9/14/04

Press brake has more bending space, repeat accuracy to 5 mm

TRUMPF will introduce an updated version of its TrumaBend V series line of press brakes at FABTECH 2004 in Cleveland. New four-cylinder technology replaces hydraulic cylinders and provides more bending space. New models in the series will indicate press tonnage in kilonewtons, for example, TrumaBend...
8/10/04
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