FEATURE ON BENDING & FORMING

Morgan Rushworth release XPH hybrid press brake

The new Morgan Rushworth XPH Hybrid press brake features fast, accurate and responsive bending with much lower energy consumption and less hydraulic oil than a traditional hydraulic press brake. Anovel electro-hydraulic servo-drive system replaces the standard hydraulic system and reduces power consumption by around 60% while the machine is idling and 45% during the bending cycle.

Notably,HAWE Hydraulik SE in Germany produces the hybrid electro-hydraulic system with independent units fitted to each of the left and right cylinders. The system delivers around 30% faster approach and return speeds than a standard hydraulic machine, reaching speeds of up to 200 mm/s.

Technology of this type is gaining interest as organisations seek to reduce their carbon footprint and lower their energy costs. The self-contained electro-hydraulic system requires significantly less oil than a traditional hydraulic press brake, greatly reducing waste oil from future servicing. Much lower energy usage can result in real cost savings in the current climate. Furthermore,the machines are a lot quieter to use as there is not a hydraulic pump running continuously.

Morgan Rushworth hybrid press brakes are fitted with the advanced but user-friendly ESA VIS-875W CNC touchscreen control. Users easily and intuitively enter the required profile by tapping on the touchscreen, quickly creating the bending program. The CNC control is mounted on a height-adjustable arm for ease of use.

The company regularly featuresthe XPR Hybrid press brake atits dealer showrooms throughout the UK.
For further information www.morganrushworth.com

LVD launches 60-ton electric-drive press brake

The new LVD Dyna-Press 60/20 high-speed electric-drive press brakeprovides 2 m of working length and a five-axis back-gauge to handle a wide range of applications at bending speeds up to 25 mm/s. A 60/20 Pro model is further equipped with LVD’s Easy-Form laser system for greater control of the bending process to achieve high output at a high level of quality. The Pro model also offers an optional custom-made crowning system.

Dyna-Press press brakes consume low amounts of electricity and deliver fast cycle times to bend more parts per minute, more efficiently, at a lower cost per part. A streamlined design uses two heavy-duty ball screws to drive the force transmission from the servomotors to the pressing force of the ram. Fewer components means less maintenance.

Operators can use the machine for air bending, coining, hemming and bottoming. Furthermore, Dyna-Press 60/20 offers flexibility in tooling, accepting universal, Wila or US style-punches and universal, LVD or US style-dies. The Pro version offers pneumatic Wila clamping for the European market and hydraulic clamping for the US market.

LVD’s 60/20 Pro is available with a crowning system custom-made for each machine, distributing the appropriate force to ensure the bend angle remains consistent over the full length of the part. Like all Dyna-Press models, LVD says that the 60/20 is easy to operate with minimal training. The 15-inch Touch-B touchscreen control features an intuitive graphical display. Operators can create 2D designs and simulate in 3D on the screen, while the controller is compatible with LVD’s CAM software, CADMAN-B.

Dyna-Press press brakes are available in 24, 40 and 60 tons.
For further information www.lvdgroup.com

Targeting growth through bending machine investment

With the acquisition of Malvern Tubular Products and Maxpower Automotive from Tricorn UK towards the end of 2021, the Lander Group created the opportunity to continue its development as a single source of supply for tube-based assemblies. Now, under the branding of Lander Tubular Products, and with the latest investment in BLM tube bending equipment, the group has the capability to provide automated tubular solutions from 4 to 152 mm diameter in a range of materials, including steel, stainless steel and aluminium.

With capacity to bend tube up to 152 mm diameter, with added efficiency delivered by the multi-stack tooling system where up to eight tool sets can mount simultaneously, the BLM Elect 150 adds to the group’s overall capability and supports further expansion of its growing customer base.

“At Malvern we focus on lower volume production of larger tube diameters, often with higher complexity of bends, mainly for the off-highway, construction and power-generation industries,” says David Alexander, sales and marketing manager at Lander Tubular Products.
“With the new BLM machine we can look to expand into new market segments with our fully finished tubular products.”

Despite the scale of the BLM Elect150, weighing some 18,000 kg, the machine is versatile and brings greater control to production through itsSiemens Simotion system, which runs in conjunction with BLM’s proprietary VGP3D programming and 3D simulation software.Moreover, the machine allows torque to vary between 2 and 6 tonnes to eliminate part deformation, even on tight radius bends and. Control is via a control,

“We see many positives in the arrival of the BLM Elect150, and with many other BLM machines within the group we already have a good understanding of how to maximise their potential,” concludes Alexander.
For further information www.blmgroup.com

Tosec had clear preference for SafanDarley

Tosec is a Zwolle-based company that specialises entirely in sheet-metal working, including cutting, machining, bending and welding.

“We are known for being able to deliver high-quality products quickly,” explains company manager Ruben Nieboer. “These are generally products in small series or single pieces. Often we don’t know today what we are going to make next month. That’s why SafanDarley’s new H-Brake 320T Ultra suits us perfectly.”

Variety is an important factor at Tosec, asNieboer explains: “We consciously choose to produce small and medium-sized series and single pieces, because this ensures variation in the work,setting up the machine every time and looking at drawings and checking products. It can be big, small, thick or thin. We also work with different types of steel, such as very hard steel, such as Hardox, which is difficult to bend,or high-strength steel, which is very tough.

“That’s why no day is ever the same for the people in the office, our setters and our colleagues in the dispatch department,” he adds.“We make a wide variety of products for machine builders, the trailer and crane industry, the agricultural sector and offshore companies, among others. In total, we have over 500 customers throughout the Netherlands.”

Tosec’s relationship with SafanDarley goes back a long way. Still, the company did not go overnight for its most recent investment, assessingseveral competing brands before making a decision.

“In the end, the decisive factor was the opinion of our people on the shop floor,” says Nieboer.“Based on their experiences with the machines and SafanDarley’s service, we chose the new model.”
For further information www.safandarley.com

Unison introduces latest tube bending app

Unison Ltd, a UK manufacturer of tube and pipe bending machines, has launched an all-new version of its free-to-use Tube Bending Application app. With intuitive new features, Unison believes it to be the most advanced app of its kind for users of tube bending machinery.

The app makes it simple and straightforward for tube bending machinery operators to establish the required tooling type, mandrel style, size and material, as well as bend torque and machine size. As an additional benefit, a clear, simple indication of ‘application difficulty’ – the difficulty of bending virtually any metal, wall thickness and diameter – is also available. Where customers are looking to bend new components or start new projects, but do not have the correct tooling or machinery, the app provides a valuable feasibility/viability check, detailing essential data regarding the equipment they will need to use.

In creating their all-new Tube Bending Application app, Unison’s in-house software design team introduced a whole range of user-friendly, intelligent new features. These include a new project-specific filing system and a new dashboard for instant access to tube data, project notes, tooling set-up, mandrel set-up and machine power. There is an updated conversion tool for transforming XYZ co-ordinates into YBC bending data. As in previous versions of the app, users can download reports in PDF format for desktop filing, sharing, review and consideration.

“Since it was first launched some 10 years ago, our free Tube Bending Application app has revolutionised the way customers calculate bending criteria, providing them with a rapid insight into the necessary tooling set-up, machine type and torque required to successfully complete even the most complex of bends,” says Unison Ltd’s joint managing director, Alan Pickering.
For further information www.unisonltd.com