BENDING OF METALS INCLUDING "V", WIPE AND ROTARY DIE OPERATIONS

One of the most widely employed pressworking operations is bending.  Bends are used to increase rigidity and produce a part of the desired shape.  The simplest type of bending is air bending; so called because the die does not contact the outside of the bend radius.  The part to be bent is supported on each side of the bend and a force applied to a forming punch in the center to accomplish the work.


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