It looks similar, but the part the bends the tube looks different. It's in a horizontal position in the machine I'm programming, not in a vertical position.
Also, the rectangular sheet is already produced somewhere else and its sent to the shop for bending. Its thin steel and its somewhat flimsy, so you can roll it. I think the material radius is referring to thickness.
Sorry it has taken a while to respond. The machine is custom made for making heating coils. It has no precedent. I tried contacting the original company that produced it, but they got rid of the documentation from 20 years ago, so I have to pick up the pieces. I'll try to take a picture of it...
Alright guys. I'll try to describe the machine as thoroughly as possible:
Imagine a cylinder attached to the edge of a small disc. When the disc rotates, the cylinder rotates along the circumference of the disc. Now place another disc underneath it with another cylinder, but the cylinders are...
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I have seen the machine in action. The metal is fed between the cylinders, which are located close to each other but one is attached to the upper disc and the other is attached to the lower disc. Each disc contains an axle connected to a motor, which rotates the disc clockwise or...
I have added the attachment here as well. I was not seeing it in the post above. http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=c3f649c2-74e0-4fa0-8a8a-debbf9f71c3f&file=Metal_Bending_Machine_Drawing.jpg
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I'm currently working on some PLC programming for a metal bending machine that uses two cylindrical spindles (one on the top and one on the bottom) that use a motor to rotate back and forth and rotate a rectangular piece of metal that is fed between them. A clamp attached to a linear...
