Content tagged with "radius-bending"
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Article
September 1, 2009
Unique brake setup streamlines thick plate bending
Figure 1 Thick, high-tensile-strength plate is bent with a specialized tool. The material is bent to no more than a 176-degree inside angle for each bend. The CNC press brake at Peterson Pacific Corp. would make people with bending know-how stop in their tracks. In the brake sits a... Read more...
Article
March 10, 2009
Bending with kid gloves
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These ΒΌ-inch, 24-in.-radius, prepainted aluminum panels were bump-formed using a urethane pad system as the bottom die. (Photo courtesy of Polyurethane Products Corp.)
Press brake tools aren't kind to sensitive surfaces. They produce die marks and leave scratches on... Read more...
Article
January 15, 2008
Heavy bending
Figure 1 A double-beam folding machine can bend heavy-gauge material both in the positive and negative directions. A 4- by 4-foot, 1/4-inch-thick plate can weigh more than 113 pounds. Even a 4- by 4-ft., 3/16-in.-thick plate can weigh more than 85 lbs. Such weights can create challenges on... Read more...
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