RAS transforms metal furniture production

For 35 years, Promal has been offering innovative and high-quality furnishing solutions for office and cultural institutions, including bookshops, libraries, universities, museums, schools and archives.Differentiating itself from competitors, Promal takes pride in managing the entire production process, from project ideas to cutting, bending and painting, at itsPianezza factory.

Notably, the introduction of a RAS bending centre, specifically the RAS 79.26-2 Multibend-Center, marked a turning point for Promal. This automated folding machine unleashed unparalleled potential, enabling Promal to penetrate new markets and expand its product offerings. RAS machines are available in the UK from Press & Shear.

The RAS servo-electric Multibend-Center empowers Promal to achieve positive and negative bends with precision, without damaging the material surface. Its standard tooling ensures maximum design flexibility, while capabilities extend to pentagons, hexagons, conical parts, internal bends, radii and more.

Such was the success of the machine that Promal has since invested in a second RAS Multibend-Center, equipped with intelligent robots. One robot handles loading the blanks, while the other handles unloading and palletising the bent parts. This evolutionary step allows Promal to balance capacity between flat part production and bending efficiency, ensuring optimal utilisation of both bending centres.

Promal strategically utilises its second RAS bending centre for larger batch production, harnessing its speed and productivity characteristics. The original 2.5m working area bending centre now primarily focuses on smaller series that demand versatility and flexibility. Thanks to the RAS machines, Promal fulfils various requirements, including rapid prototyping for new furniture designs.
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