Welcome to our press brakes blog.

Welcome to our press brakes blog - in which we will feature a series of articles from Machine Tools Online which will give owners of a new press brakes (also known as a bending brake or brake press) insight into the types, setup, maintenance, accessories, intermediate and advanced use of these versatile sheet metal fabrication machine tools.

We hope all levels of user will enjoy them and provide us constructive feedback so we can build a library of useful articles and materials for our readers.

-The MTO team

5 points to consider when buying a Press brake no.2: Its about the production!

September 8, 2017

A crucial part of your purchase decision making when choosing a hydraulic press brake centres around the variety of parts you will be bending, how often the variety changes, the volume of each part and how this impacts your ability to meet the demands of your customers or projects. We deal with this aspect in the second of our five part series.

The modern press brake or bending press - an introduction.

January 12, 2017

A press brake is a machine tool designed to bend sheet metal. Press brakes come in many shapes and sizes whether hydraulic press brakes or mechanical press brakes, and various configurations in terms of frame, stroke, bend force delivery etc. In this post we will discuss at a high level some of the differences, quirks, advantages and disadvantages of these machines.