The European-style staged bending tooling allows one press brake operator to easily carry out a complex series of bends in a single machine setup, freeing up more time, employees and press brakes for other jobs. Completing multiple bends in one press brake setup by conventional means requires the time and skill to use special risers and shims to achieve a common shut height (the total height of the punch and die when they come together) across all punch and die sets. But Wilson’s staged bending tooling has common shut heights built in, eliminating these complicated setups. Thirty-degree, offset, gooseneck and other tools are installed in succession in one press brake without fear of punches and dies colliding.
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