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Flexible Bending Center in the Equipment Enclosure Industry
Equipment enclosures, machine covers and protective housings are needed by almost every machinery manufacturer, from CNC machines and textile machines to packaging lines and medical devices, and they are produced in very large batches because every machine of the same model takes the same set of covers. The enclosures are built from folded sheet metal panels, usually painted after forming, and they have to fit precisely around the machine frame so the covers can be bolted on without gaps. The flexible bending center is the machine that this industry uses for exactly this kind of panel work: repetitive, large, and demanding on accuracy and surface quality.
In an enclosure production line, the bending center folds the large panels that form the sides and the top of the machine housing, as well as the doors and the smaller cover plates. The blanks come from the cutting station, are folded on the bending center, and then go to welding and painting. Because the program contains the bend allowances and the folding sequence, the first panel and the thousandth panel come out identical, which is essential when the covers of one machine model have to fit every frame of that model without adjustment. The operator simply loads the blanks and selects the program, and the machine handles the rest.
Surface quality is a major concern for enclosures, because the covers are the visible part of the machine and any scratch or tool mark shows up after painting. On a press brake, the sheet is pushed against the back gauge and can be marked by the tooling. On the bending center, the clamping system holds the sheet and the folding blade works below the surface, so the visible face of the panel stays clean. Enclosure manufacturers report that the painted finish of their covers improved noticeably after moving this operation to a bending center, and that they no longer need to do touch-up work on the bent edges.
Volume and changeover are the two things that make the bending center pay for itself in this industry. A machinery maker may produce several models, each with its own set of covers, and the production schedule changes from week to week. The bending center switches between the cover programs in minutes, without new tooling, so the same machine handles the panels of all the models in the range. For an equipment manufacturer that wants to raise output without adding bending staff, the flexible bending center is the machine that makes the difference, which is why it is now the standard choice for enclosure and cover panel production.
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FAQ
Burrs on cut edges,
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.
Bending spring back and dimensional inaccuracy,
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.
Cracking during stamping,
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.
Welding deformation,
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.
Surface scratches.
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.
Surface scratches.
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.
Burrs on cut edges,
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.
Bending spring back and dimensional inaccuracy,
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.
Cracking during stamping,
During laser cutting or stamping, excess metal burrs form on the edges of the sheet material due to unsuitable laser power or focal point settings, or severe wear of the stamping cutting edges.