Category: Press Brakes

Press brakes are essential tools in metal fabrication, used for bending and forming sheet metal into precise shapes. However, their operation requires skill, precision, and adherence to safety standards to ensure efficiency and quality. Implementing best practices in press brake operation enhances productivity, minimizes material waste, and ensures operator safety.

In the world of precision metalworking, hydraulic press brakes are essential for bending and forming metal sheets into desired shapes. With advancements in technology, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) systems have become integral to modern press brakes, offering enhanced precision, efficiency, and automation. However, selecting the right CNC control system can be a daunting task given the variety of options available. What follows will hopefully help guide you through the critical factors to consider when choosing the perfect CNC control for your new (or upgraded) hydraulic press brake.

On July 30, 2024, the steel press brake, as we more-or-less know it today, celebrated its 100th birthday. It was on July 30, 1924, that inventor Robert T. Hazelton filed a patent in the Unites States for the first affordable, all-steel mechanical press brake, though it would take nearly three years for the patent to finally be issued on February 22, 1927.