Check your Tonnage and Upsize for Strength
When working with thick material, make sure to increase the opening of your die. Choose a thicker bodied punch and get in the habit of calculating tonnage whenever the material thickness is outside of your normal practice.
Consider Heat Treat Options
Thicker materials can often be abrasive. To minimize wear on your tooling, various heat treat options are available. Wilson Tool will help you determine which method of heat treat is best for your bending application.
• Nitrex® Treated
• Laser Treated
• Induction Treated
Increase Punch Radius
Increase the radius size to disburse the load across a larger area. This will help reduce isolated tonnage on the punch tip.
Increase Die Shoulder Radius
Increase the radius of die shoulders to disburse the load and increase die life.
For more information on bending thick material, please contact your local Wilson Tool sales engineer or contact a Bending Tooling Technician at 800-445-4518 or [email protected].
February 04, 2020