FOCUS ON FOLDERS
GMC Machine Tools ’ electromechanical sheet metal folders have been designed to bend light-duty sheet metal . They are equipped with an Italian ESA 6-axis CNC controller and an 11 ” touch screen monitor . Most of its product line is manufactured in Taiwan . Other machines are designed in the U . S . and manufactured in Italy and China .
“ Our sheet-metal folders are specifically designed for a wide range of industries and are suitable for light-duty applications such as box and pan , panels , flashing etc . We recommend them for metalworking fabricators in the HVAC , roofing and signmaking industries ,” it said .
Hershey ’ s Metal Meister in Mattoon , Illinois ( USA ) is a family-owned business with a history of rollforming and machinery manufacturing . The company purchased the North-American patent rights to European folding manufacturer Variobend ’ s products and is the U . S . manufacturer of Variobend equipment . Its portfolio includes single / double folders , a double bender and a single bender ( see also Variobend entry in this article ).
It builds Variobend machines in the U . S . with SAE hydraulic lines , hoses and other components . In fact , all hydraulic components are sourced in the USA . The company is also a distributor for the Slinet automatic slitter lines built by the same company who designed the Variobend machines . It also have a subfoundation insulation division known as Hitz Halter , a metal supply store – Permanent Building Solutions , and a roofing metal brand , Pemamag .
H . M . Transtech , s . r . o . is a privately owned Slovakian company with more than 25 years of experience in the production of sheetmetalworking machines . Its production programme offers standard machines as well as machines with modern graphic CNC control systems . The production range
Folder from Hershey ’ s Metal Meister .
includes manual folders up to a maximum length of 4m ; shears ; plate bending machines ; motorised and hydraulic shears ; motorised folding machines ; coil-processing / sheet lines and other special machines .
“ Our motorised folders are suitable for small-batch and mass production of simple open and closed profiles and boxed products . Motorised sheet metal folding machines are highly flexible in the transition to a different type of products . The capacity of the motorised folding machines ranges from 1-8mm of thickness and length is in the range of 1-5m ,” said the company .
Jorns AG is a Swiss manufacturer of folders , double folders and accessories used for processing sheet metal . It celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2023 . Its customers mainly work in roofing or architectural sheetmetal . Products range from simple NCcontrolled machines to sophisticated CNCcontrolled sheet metal bending systems and
a J-Bend app , functional on tablets and mobile phones , to support the management and production of sheet metal profiles .
“ Our specialty is manufacturing bending machines and double bending machines as well as accessories for processing sheetmetal . We have been developing and building these since 1973 . Jorns manufactures 120 bending machines per year , of which 40 are double bending machines . These are sold , installed and serviced by our international partners , who are independent sales and service agencies . 5500 Jorns bending machines are currently in operation , creating new halls and roofs for tinsmiths , hall constructors and cladding constructors around the world ,” commented the folding specialist .
Jorns will be exhibiting with Krasser GmbH , a manufacturer of sheet metal cutting and coil processing systems , and Stolarczyk ( a coil-processing machine manufacturer ) at EuroBLECH 2024 in Hanover , Germany ( 22-25 October 2024 ) on stand K128 . The three machine manufacturers will highlight the advantages of exhibiting together as their packaged solution is designed to to meet the increasing demand for digitally networked sheet metal processing machines and increasing capacities .
At EuroBLECH , Jorns will also present the latest geometry on the clamping and bending tools of its JDB ( Jorns double bending machine ). Information will also be available on the latest functions of the automated Jorns Profile Manipulator as well as the latest options and functionality of the new JC100 control system for Jorns JB bending machines and Jorns JDB Double Bending machines .
“ The area in front of and behind the clamping tool of the Jorns JB bending machine offers above-average open space ,
Jorns JDB double bending folder .
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