Importance of a Sheet Metal Machine

Sheet metal fabrication is an important process. A bending or sheet metal machine is the most essential equipment used to give various shapes to a metal sheet. Here are the top reasons why these machines are very important for the manufacturing industry.

Decreased 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, it 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.

Bending accuracy

Metal bending is a vital process of fabrication. In this process, a force is exerted onto the sheet metal to bend it and achieve a desired shape. Bending may sometimes cause a deformation along the single axis, but additional operations are performed to achieve more sophisticated metal products. 

A 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, reducing tool wear and ensuring complicated bends with precision.

Product accuracy

The bending machine forms the part of the fabrication process in which a metal sheet is formed by passing it through the toolset. 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 fixed 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, a 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 sheet metal 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 metal sheet. Therefore, you get a better-formed product with the hydraulic bending machine.

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