The part stays flat in the machine table

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The part stays flat in the machine table as only the flange is bent. Now, like the blanking machine, the bending machine controls parts quality and, on some jobs, forms in seconds what would take a press brake a few minutes to do. But bear in mind this is only with some parts. Panel benders can't handle everything a stand alone or robotised press brake can, but then again it can do many profiles that are either very difficult or impossible to do in a press brake. In fact, bending automation has always been more complex. Aside from using punch form CNC milling machine, blanking deals mainly with just two dimensions. In bending, you have all three dimensions to take into account. Choosing which bending technology is ideal involves balancing maximum throughput with expected return on investment. The business needs to know the setup times the parts require; the downtime between jobs; the percentage of time operators are handling the parts; the scrap rate, including scrap produced during setup (tryout parts) and rejected pieces produced during the run; and the average daily output of Hydraulic machine. Press brakes are common for one reason – they are inexpensive and versatile. But the brake has drawbacks that have given headaches to many a metal manufacturer. Plus, the basic premise of brake bending has remained the same for decades.