Wilson Tool’s Opti-Bend tooling, available from Sheetmetal Tooling Tech , enables sheet metal fabricators to perform 90° bends on a punch press. Available for either thick turret or Trumpf style machines, Opti-Bend tooling eliminates time-consuming secondary operations typically performed on a press brake.
Using a rotating cam built into the die, the machine stroke simulates the cycling of a press brake, producing simple 90° bends with little or no sheet marking.
Features of the tooling include:
Thick Turret Opti-Bend
- Special cam design minimizes sheet marking on soft or high polished materials
- Available in single hit and progressive styles
- Available in B, C, D, E stations
- Works in thick turret hydraulic machines with hover function
- Maximum bend = 90° with the capability of 3° over bend
Trumpf-style Opti-Bend
- Opti-Bend’s special cam design minimises sheet marking on soft or high polished materials
- Allows for bending flanges with forms in them
- Available in single hit and progressive styles
- Works in Group I machines only [requires hover capability]
- Maximum bend = 90° with the capability of 3° over bend