Brake Press Machines and efficiency limitations.

Press brakes are used to bend and form metal in to various shapes.  They offer some significant advantages when producing small volumes of custom metal parts.  A competitor to the press brake is the roll former.  Unlike the brake press the roll former is a continuous operation and by nature allows for greater volumes at a reduced cost.

Press Brake vs. Roll Former

Which is the ideal machine to use when forming metal?  

Well like many questions there are layers to unravel first before we get to the answer.  The primary questions that must be asked when making this choice are;

• Part Quality?
• Output – or throughput of the production line
• Customization of the part profile
• Scrap metal

Both machines can be used to make many of the same parts. Many metal forming manufacturers are making the switch over to roll forming to stay competitive in today's growing markets.

Who makes the BEST Roll Former?

The best roll formers are generally manufactured with a high degree of machine accuracy and physical robustness to them.  After all these machines will be bending and forming steel plate day in and day out.  The brake press machines also follow the same lines of quality vs. price.