TRUMPF Offers Unique Solution for Bending Machine

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TRUMPF Offers Unique Solution for Bending Machine

The new Flex Cell is an automation solution for TRUMPF’s highly efficient TruBend 7050 machine. In just a few simple steps, an operative can dock the mobile robot cell onto the bending machine. Thus, making it operate automatically.

The machine will then run autonomously for several hours. This helps companies handle order surges and combat shortages of skilled labor.

“The TruBend 7050 is TRUMPF’s fastest bending machine,” says TRUMPF product manager Wolfgang Radler. “With the Flex Cell, we’re offering users a fast and simple solution to automate this machine. This shows once again that TRUMPF is focusing on customers’ needs.” Together with the Flex Cell, the TruBend 7050 has a footprint of under 10 square meters, which is compact enough for any production operation.

The Flex Cell can be docked onto the TruBend 7050 from TRUMPF in just a few simple steps. This allows automated operation of the highly productive bending machine. (Source: TRUMPF)

Easy to program, safe to operate

The Flex Cell has a double-sized material buffer. Thus, this ensures it has enough material to feed the TruBend 7050 throughout a night shift. A vacuum combination gripper on the robot arm enables fast and safe loading and unloading.

Using the proven TRUMPF TecZone Bend software, a bending program can be created in just a few seconds. For that reason, it can program the robot using an app and the teaching panel. This makes the TruBend 7050 quick and easy to set up. Thanks to automatic double-sheet detection, the Flex Cell is also able to recognize if unprocessed material has stuck together during loading and then eject it. This reduces rejects and saves resources.

The bending program of the TruBend 7050 can be created within seconds using the proven TRUMPF TecZone Bend software. (Source: TRUMPF)

Designed for small and simple parts

The Flex Cell is suitable for components with a format ranging from 600 x 400 millimeters to 70 x 50 millimeters. Moreover, it can process sheet metal of between 0.7 and 6 millimeters in thickness.

Combined with the TruBend 7050, the Flex Cell is ideal for all companies that are suffering from a shortage of skilled workers. Hence, this will help manufacturers increase their productivity through automation. Companies with fluctuating orders for the manufacture of small and simple parts will benefit in particular from this solution. TRUMPF is launching the Flex Cell at Blechexpo.