Automated bending cell bends small parts at 4 sec. per bend

TRUMPF Inc. has released the TruBend Cell 7000, which the company says is the world’s fastest system for the automated bending of small parts at an average cycle time of 4 sec. per bend.

The cell comprises a TruBend 7036 Cell Edition press brake, the BendMaster bending robot, the LoadMaster Bend material handling unit, a pallet system, and tracks, all within an enclosure that requires 69 sq. ft. of floor space.

The press brake offers a press force of 40 tons and high-speed acceleration. The ram is divided into two 20-in. sections to provide clearance for the grippers on the bending robot. The material handling unit’s multivacuum gripper prepares the bending part parallel to the current bending operation. A high-speed vision system identifies the exact orientation of the blanks. The flexible loading arrangement allows for up to 24 different blanks or 4,800 parts to be delivered to the machine.