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The Press Brake Reference

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 More than 125,000 press brakes and 1,500 bending cells installed.
Apart from Amada, which manufacturer can boast of this?
The reasons for this are simple: excellent technical knowhow, being
responsive to customer needs and producing reliable and accurate
machines. We meet our customer’s expectations by listening carefully to
their needs and responding accordingly.
In addition, we have equipped this model with the latest technological
developments, useful to both the operator and the investor: a new digital
touch-screen control, new man-machine interface, energy and oil saving,
with a new range of labour and time saving accessories.
The goal is to make the HFE M2 more efficient and easier to operate but
also environmentally friendly.

Made in Europe
The expertise acquired by the technicians of our Château du Loir factory is
the best guarantee of quality which we can offer. In the last 45 years over
38,000 press brakes have left the production lines, proving the pedigree
of this site.

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 Precision, an Amada principle
A constant angle:
The reason…

The bend accuracy of a press brake is affected 3

by, among other factors, the deflection of the
upper and lower beams. 2
Conventional press brakes deflect in oppo-
1
site directions. In fact, the penetration of the
punch into the dies is not constant and the
angle is not uniform along the length of the α2 > α1, α3
machine.

3
Amada’s solution:
2
For the punch to penetrate the die unifor-
mly and naturally, and therefore to obtain 1
a uniform angle, Amada use the principle
of parallel deformation.
α1=α2=α3

A
The lower beam (A) is secured to the
machine frame (B) by means of two pins (C)
C
in the centre of the lower beam, this allows
for a certain degree of movement. Thus,
when the cylinders exert the bending force
at the extremities of the machine, the beam
deflections are parallel.
B

For the machines below 130 tonnes the

same result is obtained using a specially
designed lower beam.

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 Numeric Control

NC AB Pad
The new Amada Bending Pad NC introduces a It operates on the ʻETHERNET POWERLINKʼ
new, intuitive man/machine interface based on network principle in real time. The different
a touch-screen. electronic elements are connected via a network,
The care taken in developing the ergonomics simplifying remote connection. POWERLINK
and our technical know-how have combined to provides safe and secure transmission of data.
produce a simple, friendly and efficient interface. To implement this system, AMDA have partne-
red with B&R, the market leader who operate
in 50 countries and who have more than 10 years
experience in this field.
Maintenance was considered from the outset of
this project. It is possible to remotely monitor
the operation of the machine, transfer programs
and perform diagnostics.

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 NC Functions

Drawings can be made directly into the NC by The operator enters the dimensions into a
using the new touch-screen technology. pop-up window. It is also possible to indicate
bending priority.

The NC control is capable of generating

programs automatically. It takes into account For special applications, manual mode program-
bending constraints and ergonomics, including ming allows the operator to create personalised
gauging position, component handling, bend programs.
order and required tolerance.

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 Gauging

The back-gauge
The HFE-M2 is available in two forms
● 2 axes X,R
● 5 axes X1 X2, R, Z1 Z2

+
Z2
The light weight but rigid design permits high -
speed but precise positioning.
+
Z1 +
The gauging capacity is up to 1020 mm, allowing - + X
2
+
the processing of large components. R -
X1
In the 5 axes version, the modules X1 X2 and Z1 -
Z2 are programmable independently, offering -
great flexibility.

Motorised X-axis finger, Delta X (option)

This option complements both 2 and 5 axes
versions. It allows the creation of an offset
between the two X-axis fingers, even when they
are close together.
It is available as a single option or as a pair.

Stroke 300 mm (± 150 mm)

Speed 80 mm/s

Positioning Accuracy ± 0.1 mm

Repeatability ± 0.01 mm

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 Invertor

The invertor or frequency controller produces Traditional valve solution

Invertor Altivar Solution
measurable savings.
For more than ten years, AMADA have been Power consumption in %

committed to environmental protection.

The INVERTOR version of the HFE-M2 contri-
butes to this goal.
The addition of an invertor to the pump circuit
has the following benefits:

● Energy saving Fluid flow in %

● Noise reduction
● Increased reliability
● Reduced maintenance With this solution, we are contributing together
● Reduced oil consumption to a better future, both economically and
ecologically.

Tool holders

Distance pieces
The HFE-M2 is equipped with adjustable quick
release distance pieces. The loading of tools is
simple and fast.
The design also protects the upper beam from
damage.

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 Bending Assistance
Sheet followers SF75 (option)
The powered SF75 sheet followers are indispen-
sable for processing heavy or large components.
Entirely managed by the NC control (height,
speed, angle), they guarantee the accuracy and
quality of the finished product. Their capacity
(75kg per arm, 30° minimum angle) relieves the
operator of difficult and arduous tasks.
The machine can be equipped with either one or
two independently controllable arms.

Angle control
BI-J (option)
This option overcomes the problem of bend
angle variation caused by work piece thickness
variation, quality and grain direction.
The high precision in-cycle measurement by the
BI-J eliminates the requirement for test bending.
The correction, if required, is made in real time
giving a ʻright first timeʼ bend angle.

BI-J

Accuracy +/-20ʼ

Number of Sensors up to 8

V-size 6 mm to 40 mm

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 Angle measurement
Digipro (option)
The DIGIPRO is a digital protractor that commu-
nicates with the NC via infrared. The measured
angle value is transmitted to the NC and the
program is automatically corrected as required,
thus obtaining the correct bend angle.

Safety
There are several safety options to suit all
applications:

● Light curtain type

● Laser beam type

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 Air-bending force chart

6 8 10 12 16 20 25 32 40 50 63 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 630

4 5,5 7 8,5 11 14 17,5 22 28 35 45 55 71 89 113 140 175 226 280 350 450

1 1,3 1,6 2 2,6 3,3 4 5 6,5 8 10 13 16 20 26 33 41 53 65 83 100

0,6 40 40

0,8 70 50 40

1 110 80 70 60

1,2 160 120 100 80 60

1,5 170 150 130 90 80

2 270 220 170 130 110

2,5 350 260 210 170 130

3 380 300 240 190 150

4 540 420 340 270 210

5 670 520 420 330 260

6 750 600 480 380 300

8 1070 850 680 530 430

10 1340 1050 850 670 530

12 1200 960 780 600 e

15 1500 1200 950 750

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20 2150 1700 1350 1080 850

b
25 2650 2100 1700 1300 1050

30 3000 2400 1900 1500 1200 V

40 4300 3400 2700 2150

50 5250 4200 3400 2700 F kN/m

This example of an air-bending force chart is The ideal V-size is indicated using the red
for mild-steel (40-45kg/mm² tensile strength). boxes. If the V-size is not available, or the
From the material thickness it is possible to tonnage is out of range, it is also possible to use
determine: the sizes indicated by the clearer boxes.
● Bending force To fold other materials (stainless, aluminium, etc) a
● Correct V-size multiplication factor is used for the bending force.
● Minimum flange size

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 Specifications

Description Units Models HFE M2

50-20 80-25 100-30 130-30 170-30 170-40 220-40

Nominal force kN 500 800 1000 1300 1700 1700 2200

Minimum force kN 40 70 75 150 210 210 260

Working length mm 2090 2570 3110 3140 3170 4230 4280

Table width mm 60 60 60 90 180 180 180

Height of the working mm 960 960 960 960 960 960 960
surface

Open height mm 470 470 470 470 470 470 470

Stroke length mm 200 200 200 200 200 200 200

Throat depth mm 420 420 420 420 420 420 420

Distance between frames mm 1665 2125 2705 2700 2700 3760 3760

Oil capacity litres 55 90 110 150 235 235 295

Total length (a) mm 3340 3800 4385 4440 4470 5530 5560

Total width (b) mm 2450 2445 2430 2625 2625 2625 2625

Total height (c) mm 2450 2540 2680 2815 2900 2890 3085

Total weight kg 4600 5600 6600 8150 11600 13900 17100

Power consumption kW 7 10,5 10,5 14 18 18 21,5

Max approach speed* mm/s 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Max bending speed mm/s 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Max return speed mm/s 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

* With optional safety system

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