1. Special applications
TT style tooling

2. ?? Dealer Forum Bend Part Unfolded Part
Eliminating secondary operations
Sheet metal application problem:
Dealer Forum
Bend Part
Unfolded Part
Possible problem to bend the part:
When the pressbrake cannot set the back stop fingers at an angle … ?? 2 2

3. Dealer Forum Eliminating secondary operations
EasySnap lines can solve the problem
… and leave no burr :
Bending lines
V-die for bending
EasySnap lines 3 3

4. Conventional wire micro-joint
Eliminating secondary operations
Conventional wire micro-joint
When a corner micro-joint is not possible, wire micro-joints are used …
Unless they are cleaned up, they can interfere with further operations … e.g. leading to inaccurately bend products .

5. Mate EasySnap™ SQUARE SHEARBUTTON Eliminating secondary operations
5mm
Square shearbutton micro-joint
leaves smooth, burrless edge

6. MATE EASYBEND™ Eliminating secondary operations
Complex bending made easy
V-line stencil creates line of weakness
Allows subsequent bending by hand
Suitable for MS or SS < 1.50mm and Al < 2.00mm
Maximum recommended length 300mm
Available for all tooling styles
Before punching.
After punching with EasyBendT.
Hand bend along bend line created with EasyBend™
Component after hand bending.

7. Make Straight Walled Holes
Shaving holes
Improving results
Make Straight Walled Holes
Without Drilling
Finished hole size is the starting point.
Punch #1 = finished hole size – clearance (20%) Die # = finished hole size mm
Punch #2 = finished hole size (full mat’l contact : Maxima !) Die # = die #1

8. Shaving holes Precision shaving with 2 tools Shaving Slug
Improving results
Precision shaving with 2 tools
Shaving Slug

9. BLANKING Improving results
Blanking rather than punching saves time, tool life and sheet usage
Special shapes can also be done with a combination of standard tooling
Note: Beware of changing burr side 9 9

10. Progressive Tools
Piercing and blanking with progressive tools

11. Progressive Tools
Piercing, forming and blanking with progressive tools

12. Progressive Tools
Piercing, forming and blanking with progressive tools

13. Thank you ! Děkuji !