Trumpf BendMaster has two new modules

The Trumpf BendMaster automated materials handling system that increases the productivity of the TruBend Series 5000 press brakes has two new modules. BendMaster processes and stacks the sheet according to the schedule, feeds the machine blanks as well as sorts and stacks the finished parts. Parts up to 40 kg can be handled. The first new module with new mechanical gripper allows parts up to DIN A4 format size weighing up to 2 kg to be formed automatically; installation is easy via a pneumatic gripper coupling.An additional sliding axis significantly reduces re-gripping time by 15 seconds per cycle. The other new option is a conveyor belt and Euro pallet conveyor. The conveyor belt allows the automated unloading of non-stackable components such as boxes or workpieces with complex bends in parallel with production. The pallet conveyor allows Euro pallets to be moved in and out of the cell, again without interrupting the bending process. A single controller serves both elements.