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MetalForming/November 2015
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Tech Update
precision-style tooling. The tool’s two opposing spring-loaded half-moon rollers rotate as force is applied in the center of the die, resulting in a clean bend with min- imal to no marking of the sheetmetal. Primary applications include bending of short flanges, across preexisting holes or notches, highly polished materials, and painted or coated surfaces.
Quick Die Clamping And Changing Systems
We can offer a wide range of quick die change solutions for your press. Contact our Hilma engineers to find the system that works best for your needs!
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Additional features include backgauges installed either on the beam or on towers, for conical bends to 80 deg., along with sheet followers and retractable supports; and the GPS4 embedded angle-meas- urement system that can be used even on complex shapes and on any surface finish. Here, a sensor embedded into the die mechanically measures the profile angle within the die cavity, so as to always reach the exact value regardless of springback. This enables accurate bending of complex shapes, with Z-bends or with narrow flanges. In these cases, conventional laser sensing can be prone to errors caused by tolerance accumulation, or simply will not work.
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“CleanBend is an important extension of our press-brake tooling line,” stated vice president of business development, Frank Baeumler. “We now can offer customers added capabilities and functionality to produce more with their press brakes.”
Mate press-brake tooling is precision- ground and induction-hardened for dura- bility, and includes an expansive array of
punches, dies, modified standards, specials and accessories. It comes in segmented, full-length and half-length sizes. www.mate.com
New Press Brake and
Angle-Measurement
System
Italy-based manufacturer Gasparini, Industries, with North American head- quarters in Avon, OH, introduces the X-Press line of press brakes equipped with the unique ACSG active crowning system. Designed to work with any material, since it’s not based on material charts, the ACSG system employs cylinders in the table that lift the die, while two sensors in the ram and in the table detect bowing. When the two values are equal, punch and die are at the same distance and the workpiece profile will have a constant angle across its length.
www.gasparininorthamerica.com
