with a press force of 600kN and 2m bending length .
TRUMPF presented its new TruBend Series 7000 at Hanover ’ s EuroBLECH fair in 2018 . It features machines with a higher press force of 50 tons . A new control system and ergonomic features are on board to facilitate handling . The TruBend Series 7000 is designed to bend small and medium parts rapidly . The TruBend 7036 has a press force of 36 tons and a bending length of 1020mm ( its usable installation height is 295mm . The TruBend 7050 is built for users who work with thicker sheets or manufacture larger parts . It bends with a press force of 50 tons . Its bending length is 1530mm ; its usable installation height comes to 385mm .
TY Associates ’ ‘ MY DIE ’.
TY Associates in Japan has introduced ‘ MY DIE ’, a new bending lower die for pressbrakes .
“ MY DIE performs an incredible short flange . Depending on the material and thickness , no die changeover is needed . The bend allowance is almost the same as for standard V dies . It achieves high bending straightness with its unique structure and little hole deformation close to the bend line . The wings of MY DIE are coated with DLC ( diamond like carbon ) which ensure long life ,” it commented .
Warcom is a leading Italian manufacturer of press brakes , shears , plasma cutting machines and fibre laser cutting machines .
Press brake tooling is an integral component of any successful bending operation . WILA develops and manufactures durable precision tooling with award-winning innovations designed to make the toolchanging process faster , safer and accurate .
WILA New Standard Premium Tooling is CNC-Deep-hardened ® to 56-60 HRC , up to 4mm on all working surfaces . This , said the company , provides maximum wear resistance , durability and long-term accuracy . All tools are produced to a tolerance of up to +/ - 0.01mm and undergo strict quality assurance checks at every step in the production process .
“ This guarantees an extreme level of precision which makes each type of WILA New Standard Tools interchangeable . Because of this interchangeability , it is not necessary
to order the complete machine length at the same time ,” it explained .
“ Tool segments , new and existing , are guaranteed to match up . Segmented and reversible tooling of the optimum height allows the forming of a wide variety of part configurations . This leads to easy handling and a high level of flexibility .”
To further support rapid and safe tool changes , WILA ’ s Safety-Click ® and Easyto-Move ® ( E2M ) technologies are designed maximize speed and safety when changing top and bottom tools vertically or horizontally . With a scannable DM-code on every New Standard Premium tool , WILA provides an Industry 4.0 tool management solution for easy identification and tool data exchange .
WILA also has a complete range of patented self-locking pneumatic tool holders , consisting of clamping , crowning and bottom tool holder devices . The rapid self-locking clamping system clamps and locks the tools using self-adjusting wedges to secure each clamping pin . Even in the event of air pressure loss , the tools stay firmly locked . The system works on normal shop air pressure , which eliminates the need for hydraulic oil . This development focuses on the rapidly growing market for electrical press brakes , where oil and hydraulics is not required .
Its Tooling Identification and Positioning System ( TIPS ) is an intelligent system that can be incorporated in the clamping system of press brakes . Built-in electronics in the clamping system communicates with tools via an ID tag . The ID tag contains all the key specifications of each particular tool . Users can thereby easily locate and determine if the correct tools have been selected for the bending program and whether they are in the correct position in the press brake .
The WILA Tool Advisor , intelligent online software , also helps users to design ‘ the best possible tools for specific bending
WILA ’ s Tooling Identification and Positioning System ( TIPS ).
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applications ’. If a standard tool is not available to form the sheet part , users can immediately create a special tool and order it online . Its new smartphone App also offers tool management for press brake tools .
Wilson Tool ’ s clamping range .
Wilson Tool International , the largest independent manufacturer of tooling systems for punch presses , press brakes and punch and die components for the stamping industry , offers easier part removal in press brake operations with swing ear sets . It manufactures a full selection of European and WILA / TRUMPF-Style precision press brake tooling and clamping systems . Tooling also includes the Corner Former and its Express Crowning TM system . It has also introduced intelligent tooling systems .
Express Air is its press brake clamp for bending applications . It gives sheet metal fabricators an air-powered option that clamps and seats front and back tools simultaneously with the touch of a button . AFH is the company ’ s line of fixed-height tooling designed to be fully compatible with AMADA fixed height tooling and machine control . Wilson Tools ’ Express CROWNING deflection control system to help control deflection , or “ the canoe effect ”, in press brake applications over four feet long . Press brake operators can now crown the lower beam with manual or electric options and secure dies with manual or hydraulic power .
“ A lot of sheet metal contractors have a laser and a press brake and are starting to realise that they miss their turret punch press . We are consequently seeing an uptick in turret punch press sales and operators who want to figure out how to punch and form in the press brake . We now have this great new Brake Partner TM product that allows them to form in the press brake . We are seeing much greater demand for this ,” the tooling specialist told ISMR .
Wilson ’ s ExpressRail™ 2000 hydraulic clamping system reduces set-up time with a wireless pendant control that clamps and seats press brake tooling in seconds , giving fabricators more open height and extended clamp life . Wilson Tool International also confirmed the addition of a new division : Wilson Tool Additive™ . n
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