The advantages of having a hydraulic press brake in your machine shop

The hydraulic press brake is a machine that bends sheets of metal or other material using a hydraulic system to achieve the desired angle. The sheet is placed on a die and, by means of a punch moved by hydraulic cylinders, is gradually deformed until the specified finish is achieved.

Although there is a wide variety of press brake types on the market, the hydraulic type is, at present, the most widely used in the industrial sector. This is no accident: it is a tool that achieves a higher degree of efficiency and precision. This makes it possible to enjoy a better finish and more professional results.

Features of hydraulic press brakes

A hydraulic press brake is made up of several fundamental elements. However, the most important are the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic cylinders. Both are responsible for driving the ram that performs the bending and folding functions on the sheet to achieve much more precise results.

Likewise, every press brake has a backgauge. This is an adjustable part that stops the workpiece in order to centre the bending line. In this way, the operator makes sure that the workpiece will always be correctly positioned before starting the bending work.

The hydraulic press brake is a fundamental tool in any machine shop, especially in the metalworking sector. The bending angles obtained with these sheet metal press brakes are the most precise and accurate.

Advantages of using a hydraulic press brake

The hydraulic press brake is a very safe, modern and reliable machine. It is no coincidence that it is one of the most widely used in machine shops today. The advantages it offers are some of the main reasons for its use.

Bending capacities

The hydraulic press brake is not only characterised by its enormous degree of precision in the work. One of the most obvious advantages is that it offers a wide variety of bending capacities. Although everything depends on the press brake model you are working with, bending lengths of up to 8 metres can be achieved.

This makes it possible to shape all kinds of metal parts made of different materials: stainless steel, iron, aluminium, copper, etc.

Maximum precision and speed

Precision is another of the most outstanding aspects of a hydraulic press brake. Working with two synchronised hydraulic oil cylinders at both ends of the machine produces much more precise and accurate results. These cylinders move the main ram to carry out the task in question. All of this, moreover, at high speed, which makes it possible to meet demand more quickly.

Greater productivity

Because they can work at high speed, hydraulic press brakes offer high productivity for your machine shop. You will be able to meet all the needs and demands of the market, since these machines work with maximum efficiency, always obtaining the most precise results. A machine that, given its versatility, can carry out a variety of tasks to gain in efficiency, productivity and profitability for the workshop.

Versatility and ease of use

Hydraulic press brakes have become one of the most versatile machines on the market. In fact, they adapt to all kinds of workpieces and materials and carry out a large number of tasks: shaping different moulds, forging materials, bending, reducing or widening tubes, blanking, perforating, cutting plates, etc. A fundamental tool in the metalworking sector that does not require great expertise to operate. Any operator can use it and achieve the best results with it.

Powerful and economical

It should also be noted that these sheet metal press brakes are more powerful and more economical than electric press brakes. The profitability they offer is therefore very high, since they usually consume less energy. Not forgetting, of course, that they are very safe and reliable machines.

Great durability

These types of machines generally have great durability. They are built with hydraulic components of the highest quality and precision for a longer service life. Indeed, they are machines designed for continuous work, so they need to be built with the best components. A hydraulic press brake is a machine that uses hydraulic cylinders to operate, an indispensable tool in different sectors that is responsible for moulding and shaping parts and plates of different types of metal. Its enormous precision and speed, its bending capacity and its versatility and ease of use are some of its most notable advantages.