What could be better than reducing your job set-up time and increasing your work efficiency? Fabrication shops must be able of producing better parts every time, and faster due to technology advancements and customer demand. Press brakes are a crucial fabrication equipment used for bending and for forming sheet metal in almost every fabrication shop. However today’s technology gives us the CNC control that can increase the precision and capacity for production. In this post, we’ll break down the myths and misconceptions regarding CNC hydraulic press brake and reveal the ways your company can profit from CNC press brakes.


CNC Press Brake vs. Press Brake


Press brakes are device used for bending sheets and plates mostly sheet metal. The machine makes predetermined bends by clamping workpieces with a matching die and punch, and then applying tonnage force to bend the metal.


The CNC press brake is more specific than traditional press brakes. CNC brakes, short for Computer Numerically Controlled, can bend sheet metal as small as a few inches across to sections many feet long on the biggest industrial machines. The bottom is held by V block tools in the position. A top ram is moved under force using the V blade tool, causing the material to yield approximately halfway between die and punch.


With CNC presses, the process of setting up is quicker since the controller is able to calculate every position of the backgage and the ram. Also, it can detect any errors, and determine the proper bend sequence and repeat the process over and over to form the production. A manually operated press brake will require the operator to reset the machine after each bend has been made. CNC is programable, making switching to different bends, parts and even materials much more quickly.


CNC Press Brake Myths and facts


There are some myths around CNC controlled press brakes.


CNC Press brakes are too costly:


Adding CNC Controls to a brake will bring a slight rise in cost (10-15 percent) but this is quickly made up with the improvement in efficiency. The time you save using the use of hydraulic press brake is cash in the bank. This machine can be utilized to boost its output, and you will earn lots of money. There are also machines that can be used and refurbished for a fraction of the cost. You could even exchange your old machines to purchase new or used machines.


CNC Controls can only be used for production.


CNC controls can be used for more than just production. Nowadays, visual CNC controls are much easier to work with for prototypes and small runs. They calculate automatically bend deductions, blank lengths ram approach position, bend depth and bend sequence, among many more. This allows setting up and operating a CNC controlled machine easier faster, more efficient, and less expensive.


They are too complicated to be learned:


CNC Controls today work in an easy form, similar to as an etch-as-sketch. They get basic inputs for graphics from the operator and interrupt them with internal calculations to supply and perform the intricate functions of press brake. They accomplish this by making the interface easy to use and simple. Today, these controls typically only take an hour long before the operator becomes proficient in their use.


How a CNC Press Brake Can Improve Your business


CNC press brakes are more widely utilized than manual presses in numerous factories and jobsites. A CNC press brake is easier to program and operate than a manual one.


Save money


CNC Press Brakes operate faster than other types of machines. Setting up is much quicker and they create less waste, make right components the first time, and also produce more items and faster.


Flexible


CNC Press Brakes can also be programmed to complete many tasks. You can set it up to do several jobs choose the materials you require to be used, select the pressure needed and you can do it all in the language you choose. From forming, to punching, louvers and hemming, a CNC Press brake can do more than just bend.


Ask the Press Brake pros


For your next used or new press brake, give us a the number. No matter if you don’t find the item listed, we can help you find it. We can even help you with the trade of your old equipment and we even offer financing to make it all work in one easy monthly payment.