Press brake for architectural sheet metal: what really matters
Thin sheets 0.5–1.5 mm, lengths up to 12.5 m, long hems: how to size a press brake for architectural sheet metal and why so much tonnage.
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Thin sheets 0.5–1.5 mm, lengths up to 12.5 m, long hems: how to size a press brake for architectural sheet metal and why so much tonnage.
EN 12622 and Machinery Directive, photocells vs laser scanners, why PG chooses Lazer Safe across DCA, H.DCA, E.DCA and Tandem. Twenty-year retrofit included.
01 — IntroduzioneCos’è la DCA Standard. La DCA Standard è il modello idraulico storico della our range. È la macchina con cui PG ha built la sua reputazione in over forty years di work: una press brake tradizionale, robusta, preseebile, su cui montiamo le configurations più diverse a seconda di ciò che il customer deve […]
Press brake preventive maintenance: the four levels (monthly, quarterly, semiannual, annual), the six machine areas, tele-diagnosis and EN 12622 technical register.
Italian tax incentives apply to Italian tax residents only — SMEs and companies with production facilities in Italy. 01 — PremiseOne school, three architectures. The question almost always comes the same way: “So is it worth going electric these days? Is hydraulic outdated?” Short answer: no. Long answer: it depends on what you do, in […]
K-factor, bend allowance, bend deduction: the formulas for sheet metal flat pattern development. Standard values table for steel stainless aluminium plus three worked examples.
How much force does it really take to bend 4 mm of mild steel over 3 metres? Interactive calculator + full V-die technical chart — the same data we use on the shop floor.
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