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save time by sketching a part profile and then entering its dimensions and angles . Screen prompts guide the process .
“ We ’ ve combined the best features of popular CAD programs and eliminated the irritants . For example , you can easily modify your part program , enter or delete steps , and use the bend allowance ,” it explained .
It offers a long bed hydraulic folder ( 13-foot sheet metal folder ) with a 145-degree bending apron , a beam-mounted slitter , a hydraulic valve stack ; spring steel back gauge fingers and rotating back gauge fingers . Machine design allows open hem , closed hem and teardrop hems . Two-stage hydraulics combine fast cycling with soft starts and stops for reduced wear and tear on folder and operator . Two-position back gauges minimize travel time . An optional stop can be used to create tapered sections .
Bradbury Folders come with free firmware downloads from Beck Automation and controllers with optional office-to-folder download capability . Standard models are designed to handle 30-gauge to 11-gauge metal and are available in five lengths – 13 ’, 21 ’, 26 ’, 33 ’ and 40 ’.
Two-position backgauge increases machine flexibility and cuts travel time . It can be moved to any location along the length of the folder . The Hybrid Finger™ assembly is designed to be positioned within 1 / 2 inch of folds as well as provide positive edge contact and consistent part alignment .
A safety stop for the upper jaw can be programmed according to local regulations and a full-length emergency kick rail provides e-stop and lock shutdown . Emergency stop foot pedals are supplied for each of two operators . Other safety features are also incorporated into the equipment .
CIDAN Machinery Group is a leading manufacturer in the sheet metal industry with a strong market position in USA , Europe and other key markets . The company produces and markets the brands CIDAN , FORSTNER , nuIT and GÖTENEDS worldwide . Its machine portfolio is wide ranging , from power
CIDAN ’ s FORMA Z folder and accessories .
folders , coil processing , mechanical shears and software . CIDAN Machinery Group has extensive production facilities in Götene , Sweden and in Feldkirch and St . Pölten in Austria , and its own sales and service offices in USA , China and Denmark .
Its PRO Z is an up-down metal folding machine for industrial applications . This metal folding machine is used mainly for folding complex profiles and heavy material .
“ PRO Z eliminates the need for an operator to flip the material , providing opportunities for increased time efficiency ,” it told ISMR . “ Our FORMA Z folder folds both up and down to eliminate the need for an operator to flip the material . This provides excellent opportunities for time-efficient folding of complex parts with one operator . With the capacity to fold in both directions while maintaining the ability for front operations for small batch runs , this machine is a complete package for sheet metal shops .”
The CIDAN MEGAPRO folder has many intelligent functions such as automatic adjustment of sheet thickness , folding centre and crowning . MEGAPRO also has an
automatic tool lockingsystem as a standard feature .
Other models include the Pro ; Forma ; FX Plus ( equipped with automatic sheet thickness and bend centre adjustment ); FS / FX and the F folder ( with extra strong lower beam and clamping beam plus a 150mm opening height ).
Erbend , which manufactures different types and models of folders , is based in Bursa ( Turkey ). Erbend folders have been exported and used in USA , Canada , Sweden , France , Germany , U . K ., Poland ,
Greece , Belgium , Netherlands .
Folder models include MFB , MFD and MFC motorised folders as well as the MFD combi motorised folder . This line of folders is suitable for the small model shop to light gauge roofing ; H . V . A . C ; signmaking ; architectural markets ; enclosure manufacturers ; precision metal fabricators and for applications that are unsuitable for pressbrakes . Erbend controls are available with line-by-line or 3D graphical functions to meet customer preferences .
Erbend ’ s MFD folder .
Jorns AG is a Swiss manufacturer of folders , double folders , compact strip cutting lines , rounding machines as well as accessories used for processing sheet metal . Its customers mainly work in roofing
The Jorns JDB-150 folder .
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