Ursviken is currently amid its largest project yet: building a custom press brake with a bending length of 22.2 m and press force of 5000 T. Once complete, the company says it will be the largest press brake ever built in the industry, breaking its own record from 2021 when Ursviken built a press brake with a bending length 20.8 m. 

As of now, the manufacturing process is well underway, with delivery estimated at some point this autumn. The main challenges thus far related directly to the size of the machine.

“The first challenge our engineers had to tackle was creating a design capable of withstanding the press beam weight of nearly 400 T,” explains Martin Edeljung, production manager at Ursviken Technology.

On the manufacturing front, the handling of heavy components, including raw material that is up to 320 mm thick and weighing over 1000 T in total, presented its own set of challenges. The transportation of these pieces to and within the factory during various production phases, from cutting to welding and milling, required careful manoeuvring due to their size and weight.  

Looking ahead, Ursviken can still expect to face challenges in the planning and final assembly stages.

“Given the unique nature of this machine, everything must be tailor-made, adding complexity to the assembly process,” says Edeljung. “The disassembly, transportation of the finished machine in parts, and on-site assembly, will require meticulous planning and co-ordination.”

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