Large scale automatic panel bender
3200 mm x 1,5 mm | XL-Center
RAS Reinhardt Maschinenbau
The machine folds the workpiece up and down, thus reducing material handling to a minimum. The substantial and patented 300 degree free space in front of the beams opens up unimagined part design possibilities. The folding beams roll away with the material. Using this arcing movement, the XL-Center is ideal for folding pre-coated materials.
The XL-Center is able to fold tapered parts. Such parts are used especially on roofing and architectural parts, where one part is inserted into another. This new machine should be complete with an easy-to-use PC control, which programs the profiles automatically.
When starting an automatic folding sequence the gauging system moves to the blank load position. The gauging system has four pairs of grippers positioned along the working length of the machine. When the gauging system moves to its minimum depth stop of 6 mm (0.236"), the grippers automatically close and the front surfaces the grippers can now be used as gauging stops. When a re-griping sequence is required within a folding cycle, the sequence happens automatically without any involvement of the operator.
RAS is breaking new ground with the PC programming system. By simply drawing the profile on the 19-inch touch screen monitor with your finger, the desired metal component is created in seconds. What comes next is the ingenious part of the automatic part programming. This software suggests alternative folding sequences and ranks them according to the least number of collisions and with a limited amount of material handling.
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