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FOCUS ON BENDING

Bystronic ’ s new ByBend Star 120 for the small-medium parts ’ segment .
This is an optional feature that ensures rapid return of the upper beam , speeding up the bending process ,” Bystronic told ISMR .
Bystronic ’ s Xpert 40-tonne , one-metre ‘ plug and play ’ press brake offers rapid bending speeds . This small press brake has already won a German design award and is designed for rapid , efficient parts production . A new Mobile Bending Robot is available for feeding the Xpert 40 , turning it into a compact , automated bending cell for producing 3D sheet metal components . The press brake also features new optical tool detection .
Bystronic ’ s Xpert Pro press brake has now been equipped with the LAMS 4.1 angle measurement system ’ s springback compensation for bending sheet metal . The Modular Tool Changer is an automation solution for the Xpert Pro press brake designed to increase the productivity of the bending process “ by up to 30 per cent .”
The Xpress press brake features the ByVision Bending user interface and ByMotion drive control . Options such as a mechanical crowning system that automatically compensates for deformations of the material and lower beam can be configured , if required .
CoastOne Oy from Finland manufactures servo-electric press brakes with spindle drive , including controlled crowning , robot solutions for electric press brakes , electric threading machines and electric inserter machines with spindle drive . Its electric press brakes include the C , G and BULL series . The C-Series press brakes are for bending smaller parts .
CINCINNATI Inc . is headquartered in the U . S . and offers press brakes such as HYFORM series , MAXFORM series , AUTOFORM + series and Proform + series press brakes .
Colgar Bending Machines , now part of MCM , offers a complete range of press brake models and solutions , with a bending power range of between 1000 and 5000 tons , with single or tandem configurations .
CYBELEC SA offers touch-screen numerical controls for synchronised press brakes with the same user-friendly HMI : VisiTouch 19MX and 19 for importing , programming and bending .
Durmazlar is a Turkish sheet-metalworking machinery specialist offering DURMA metalforming machines , configurations with autonomous and robotic technologies and special solutions , with Industry-4.0 applications . Its AD range of press brakes include the AD-Servo ; AD-E ( electrical ); AD-S and AD-R ( hydraulic ) and PBF ( hydraulic ).
Turkish manufacturer , Ermaksan , has been continuously improving and adding to its portfolio of products . It has now re-designed the look of its hydraulic press brakes with “ a more elegant , dynamic and different outlook .”
Its green FX Servo press brake uses electric technology for low energy consumption ( approximately 50 % lower , compared to hydraulic press brakes ). With a four-axis backgauge , full-length bends can be made between side columns , with no obstructions , and the machine is almost silent in operation . Sliding front support arms assist the operator for easier material handling .
Other Ermaksan press brake models include the Evolution III ( hybrid ); Green Press FX servo ; Speed-Bend Pro ; Power-Bend ST ; Micro-Bend ; Eco-Bend Expert and the Heavy- Duty press brake ( featuring a hydro-dynamic hybrid crowning system , six-axis servo motor back-gauge system and special top and bottom tools ).
Eurostamp Tooling has been manufacturing and selling press brake tooling and equipment since 1970 . At EuroBLECH 2022 , it launched a new range of press brake tooling : series ESH , Eurostamp Same Height . It has extended its product range by introducing a new complete series of upper and lower tools for European style clamping systems ( AMADA / Promecam ).
Italian manufacturer F . lli Vimercati S . n . c . offers a wide range of press brakes from the smallest ( 30 tonnes x 1250mm ) up to 600 tonnes x 8050mm without stroke and opening limits , along with a varied series of optional accessories . Its e . TERNA hybrid press brakes differ from traditional presses in that they are fitted with SIEMENS IE3 motors driven
E-TERNA hybrid press brake from F . lli . Vimercati S . n . c . by an inverter that , combined with a highperformance pump , controls the main motor and activates it only when the machine starts running . This means zero energy consumption during standby , but energy savings are also made during operation via the Pressure Control system .
Fiessler Elektronik GmbH & Co . KG has cited its AKAS 3P as ‘ the first co-moving pressbrake safety system worldwide which provides high-speed operation up to the clamp point ’. By using the new press-brake safety system , it is now possible to operate and close a press brake at high-speed to the clamp point . In addition , the new AKAS ® 3P-CNC features a connection between the CNC control of the press brake and the fully automatic electromotive support of the AKAS ® transmitter and AKAS ® receiver . This allows the adjustment to be carried out from the CNC control or a HMI . Alternatively , the setting can still be started with the existing key switch .
Fintek Industry Company Limited provides sheet-metal machines , such as hydraulic press brakes , shearing , folding , rolling machines etc . With over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing of machines , it has become one of the largest companies in the machine-tool industry in Taiwan .
Gabella Macchine is an Italian manufacturer of sheet-metalworking machines with 60 years of experience in the production of cut-to-length lines , slitting lines , multi-blanking lines , press brakes and folders .
Gasparini ’ s X-Press hydraulic press brake is now available in three versions : Easy ( entry level ), Next and SuperCustom . These three configurations may be customised according to the final product , manufacturing flexibility and ease of tool change .
“ They can be produced in any bending force and with any length ,” said the Italian manufacturer . “ Press brakes can also be configured as stand-alone , or in tandem / tridem / quadrem and integrated in a robotic cell or automated line .”
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