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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 customers 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 Chteau 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

by, among other factors, the deflection of the

2

upper and lower beams.

Conventional press brakes deflect in oppo-

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

2 > 1, 3

machine.
3

Amadas solution:
2

For the punch to penetrate the die uniformly and naturally, and therefore to obtain

a uniform angle, Amada use the principle

of parallel deformation.

1=2=3

The lower beam (A) is secured to the

machine frame (B) by means of two pins (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.

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 ETHERNET POWERLINK

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 ecient interface.

To implement this system, AMDA have partnered with B&R, the market leader who operate
in 50 countries and who have more than 10 years
experience in this eld.
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

the processing of large components.
In the 5 axes version, the modules X1 X2 and Z1
Z2 are programmable independently, oering

+
+

+ X
2

X1

great exibility.

Motorised X-axis nger, Delta X (option)

This option complements both 2 and 5 axes
versions. It allows the creation of an offset
between the two X-axis ngers, 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

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Invertor
The invertor or frequency controller produces
measurable savings.
For more than ten years, AMADA have been

Traditional valve solution

Invertor Altivar Solution

Power consumption in %

committed to environmental protection.

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

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 indispensable for processing heavy or large components.
Entirely managed by the NC control (height,
speed, angle), they guarantee the accuracy and
quality of the nished product. Their capacity
(75kg per arm, 30 minimum angle) relieves the
operator of dicult 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 right rst time bend angle.

BI-J
Accuracy

+/-20

Number of Sensors

up to 8

V-size

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Angle measurement
Digipro (option)
The DIGIPRO is a digital protractor that communicates 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

10

12

16

20

25

32

40

50

63

80

100

125

160

200

250

320 400

500

630

5,5

8,5

11

14

17,5

22

28

35

45

55

71

89

113

140

175

226 280

350

450

1,3

1,6

2,6

3,3

6,5

10

13

16

20

26

33

41

53

83

100

0,6

40

40

0,8

70

50

40

110

80

70

60

1,2

160

120

100

80

60

170

150

130

90

80

270

220

170

130

110

350

260

210

170

130

380

300

240

190

150

540

420

340

270

210

670

520

420

330

260

750

600

480

380

300

1070 850

680

530

430

1340 1050 850

670

530

1200 960

780

1,5

2
2,5

3
4

6
8

10

12
15

600

1500 1200 950

20

65

750

ri

2150 1700 1350 1080 850

b
25

2650 2100 1700 1300 1050

30

3000 2400 1900 1500 1200

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/mm 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 ange 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

surface

mm

960

960

960

960

960

960

960

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

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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