PRECISION FORMING
BENDING ENQUIRIES:
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EDWARD PEARSON PR6
150-ton capacity. Best for complex parts, prototypes and small batches.
BYSTRONIC XACT
100-ton capacity. Ideal for straightforward bends and larger production runs.
BYSTRONIC XPERT
40-ton capacity. A precise option for complex parts and larger production runs.
What metals do we bend?
We bend mild steel S275 and S355 from 0.8mm to 10mm, Cor-ten steel from 0.8mm to 6mm, DX51 pre-galvanised sheet from 0.8mm to 4mm, stainless steel from 0.8mm to 10mm, aluminium from 0.8mm to 10mm, copper from 0.8mm to 6mm, and brass from 0.8mm to 6mm.
Benefits of pressbraking.
Sheet metal bending can reduce joining processes such as welding, resulting in greater part strength and simpler assembly. Outsourcing also removes the cost of buying, tooling and maintaining your own machinery, especially for low to medium-volume work.
OUR WORK
PRESSBRAKE PROJECTS.
Mounting Bracket
Our customer's usual bracket supplier fell short on stock mid-production run. They needed 16 mounting brackets to an exact profile, fast enough to keep their line moving.
MATERIAL
3mm Mild Steel
BATCH SIZE
16
PROCESSES
Laser Cutting
CUSTOMER
Vehicle Assembly Sub-Contractor
Cable Protection Bracket
Laser cut from 2mm thick pre-galv sheet and then formed on our CNC pressbrakes, this medium sized batch of 500 parts was delivered to our customers assembly line.
MATERIAL
2mm Pre-Galv D51X
BATCH SIZE
500 Units
PROCESSES
Laser Cutting
CUSTOMER
Trailer Manufacturer
Light Mount Brackets
A repeat batch order — 300 light mount brackets for a customer who fits them to trailers on their vehicle assembly line. Because these parts feed straight into a moving assembly process, every bracket in the batch needed to come out identical.
MATERIAL
3mm Pre-Galv DX51D
BATCH SIZE
300 Units
PROCESSES
Laser Cutting
CUSTOMER
Automotive bodywork
Water Feature Tank
Our customer is an independent fabricator without their own cutting or bending equipment, so they subcontracted the metalwork for a water feature tank out to us. They needed two tanks cut and formed accurately, ready for them to weld up and install.
MATERIAL
2mm 304L Stainless Steel
BATCH SIZE
2
PROCESSES
CNC Pressbrake
CUSTOMER
Local Fabricator