Tooling for press brakes: unlocking this key to productivity

Tooling quality is as important as the quality of the press brake because modern flat sheet manufacturing processes requires increased emphasis on the bending process where tooling is of utmost importance. Determining tooling quality means evaluating for accuracy, which involves considering the machine, the tooling and how it is integrated, checking tooling design which often connotes product durability, and tool flexibility which mandates that the tools allow usage on a wide range of parts.
Tooling is tooling, or is it? The quality and features of your press brake are what's important? The tooling has nothing to do with it. Right? Wrong! For years, this [...]