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These are the only items that will ever contact the material!
This is how most systems assess bend allowance and blank size!
Punch radius
Material type
Die Radius
Bend angle
Results:
Without taking tooling and
material into consideration an
error of .004 is introduced at
step one!
Per bend!
Thickness ForceTPF
24ga.023"
3
20ga.036"
4
18ga.048"
6
16ga.060"
8
14ga.075"
14
C
.125"
.125"
.137"
.137"
.188"
ForceTPF
10
11
15
16
20
D
.046"
.072"
.096"
.120"
.150"
Tryout tools
Due to the demand for rapid prototyping, Press Brake tooling is sometimes
made from segments flame cut segments.
Adjustable dies
Just-in-time, one-piece-flow and rapid prototyping effect heavy plate users
too. Adjustable V-dies do offer some advantages. Cost and complexity
however restrict many of their applications.
Home remedies
The demand for lighter and more complicated products have driven
some flange lengths below the traditional tool limits!
Tool storage
With tooling setups consuming the majority of the total Press Brake
setup time, small improvements in tools handling can represent huge
productivity gains!
Thank
You
John Kemp
Bystronic, Inc.