Introduction to Press Brake Operation
Learn how a press brake bends sheet metal, how to select punches and V-dies, calculate tonnage and bend allowance, and use the 8T rule for die opening. After finishing you can load a simple bend program and make a first-article part under supervision.
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Press Brake Operation
Setting up and operating hydraulic and servo-electric press brakes to bend sheet metal to print. Covers tonnage calculation from material, thickness, and V-die opening, V-die selection and the 8T rule of thumb, springback compensation by...
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