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

Press brake tooling - an introduction

February 13, 2017

The choice of tooling is intimately linked to the machine tonnage, length of the bed, material type and bending process. Let's discuss the features of the punch and die that will impact your bending outcomes. The first and perhaps most important is the profile. There are literally hundreds of tool profiles available, providing huge flexibility to the bending process.

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.