Metal bending is a vital process of fabrication. In this process, a force is exerted onto the sheet metal to bend it and achieve the desired shape. Bending may sometimes cause a deformation along the single axis, but additional operations are performed to achieve a more sophisticated metal product.
The sheet metal bending machine bends the metal sheet through tension and compression. The outer portion elongates as it undergoes tension. In contrast, the inner portion shortens as it yields under compression. As a result, no tooling change-outs are required in the bending process, nor there is tool wear, and complicated bends can be achieved with precision.
Decrease in set up time
As there is no tooling change out, the bending machine is easy and quick to set up. Therefore, there is minimal downtime in setting up the machine. Further, as the table supports the metal and guides it into the machine, the bending machine can be easily customised and operated. Its simple operations ensure that even a single person can use the machine, creating improved efficiency and remarkable performance.
Products accuracy
The bending machine forms the part of the fabrication process in which the metal sheet gets formed by passing through the toolset rather than being clamped into position and developed. However, the sheet metal portion is firmly placed into position at the worktable with the help of CNC controlled pushes or gripping fingers that are affixed to the worktable. Therefore, all the inaccuracies in the size of the metal sheet get formed out during the first bend operation itself. After this, each bend is of the same length and angle. Thus, the bending machine helps to achieve better accuracy with each repeated bending operation which is, in fact, a great advantage for the fabricators.
Better cosmetics
The metal bending machine just pushes the flanges down or up on the camping tool to create the bend in the sheet metal piece. Therefore, the completed piece is scratch-free.
This precision could not be obtained with any other traditional bending machines due to the bending of the sheet metal. Therefore, you get a better-formed product with the hydraulic bending machine.
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