Content tagged with "folding"
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Article
July 14, 2009
Folding technology advancements
Manufacturing process technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the last several years. Among the most noticeable innovations are those that help fabricators become leaner by eliminating the non-value-added components—asset consumption that does not directly add value to the... Read more...
Article
July 15, 2008
Bending up and down, no flipping required
Figure 1
Click on images to view larger A single-beam system folds a part down in the negative (left) and up in the positive direction.
Press brakes have ruled the roost in North American manufacturing when it comes to bending blanks into their finished part form. But they are just... Read more...
Article
June 16, 2008
Unfolding truth about flats
Gerald Davis is a job shop consultant and chair Three-dimensional CAD software provides great power to generate flat layouts of sheet metal parts with just a click of a button. But as Uncle Ben told a young Peter Parker in Stan Lee's "Spider-Man" saga, "With great power there must also come... Read more...
Article
July 11, 2006
Automating bending, forming operations
Each of these multibend parts was formed on the same CNC bending line in less than 23 seconds. From left to right, office furniture parts, residential furnace door, part with standing hem, and shelving. Traditionally, a sheet metal component goes through the various shearing, punching,... Read more...
Article
November 9, 2004
Know when to fold 'em
If you're looking for a way to bend sheet metal parts that is not tool- or labor-intensive, a folding machine might be right for your application. A folding machine isn't necessarily the fastest way to bend metal, but for low- to medium-volume production, it can be an efficient and... Read more...
Article
March 13, 2003
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