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Press Brake Operation

Bend sheet metal on a press brake without crushing fingers or parts: punch and die selection, V-opening rules of thumb, bend allowance and springback, back-gauge setup, and the two-hand / light-curtain safety controls that separate a production brake operator from a trainee. Wraps the operation guide with workplace safety because a press brake is a serious piece of machinery.

Intermediate 4.0 hours 2 guides Includes assessment

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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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