• Hydrofold Presses Mfg Co

Single Beam Folding Machine

Hydrofold Presses Mfg Co has developed single beam folding machine to bend 6 m x 1 mm thick MS sheet. The machine is specially designed to fold edges of long sheets without lifting the long portion of sheet as in press brakes giving high accuracy of bends. Single beam folding machine has modular construction having three of 2-metre long bending modular connected to give 6 m bend length. The machine can be offered for bend lengths of 2 m, 4 m, 5 m, and 6 m. The machine is hydraulically operated and provided with 6 in long ball table which facilitates handling of sheet and supports long portion of sheet during folding operation. Four pneumatically retractable back gauges are provided for setting bend distances accurately. The machine can be operated either in manual or auto mode. In auto mode, all operations, viz, sheet clamping, bending, retraction of bending arms and retraction of top beam are performed automatically. The machine is ideally suited to manufacture long air-conditioners' panels, storewells and other sheet metal components where the required web height is small, as compared to the length of the sheet. Essential features are: high repetitive accuracy; minimum maintenance; pre-coated sheet can be bent without damaging the sheet; minimum changeover time; and extensive safety features.