The new TruBend Series 7000: Convenience and speed reloaded

Ditzingen/Hanover, October 23, 2018 – TRUMPF will present its new TruBend Series 7000 at Hanover's EuroBLECH fair. It features machines with a higher press force of 50 tons - a first for this series. A new control system and ergonomic features are on board to facilitate handling. The TruBend Series 7000 bends small and medium parts extremely fast, just like its predecessor series. More than 2000 units have rolled off the production line at the TRUMPF plant in Pasching, Austria.

50 or 36 tons of press force

The TruBend Series 7000 consists of two models: The TruBend 7036 has a press force of 36 tons and a bending length of 1020 millimeters. Its usable installation height is 295 millimeters. The TruBend 7050 is built for users who work with thicker sheets or manufacture larger parts. It bends with a press force of 50 tons. Its bending length is 1530 millimeters; its usable installation height comes to 385 millimeters.

Fast and precise

A six-axes backgauge helps the operator position components with remarkable precision. The gauge fingers move very fast, traveling 1500 millimeters per second along the X axis and 2200 millimeters per second along the Z axis. A bending line laser helps to properly align parts. This new generation of TruBend Series 7000 machines comes with the ACB Wireless angle measuring system. Little metal contact plates at the bottom of the sensor tools send a signal to the machine when they touch the sheet metal. The TruBend Series 7000 uses these signals to calculate the bending angle.

Focus on the operator

Bending is an exercise in convenience with the TruBend Series 7000. A new control panel simplifies programming on the shop floor. The streamlined views present just the essentials so users can quickly find the right screen for entering data. The operator does not need a mouse or keyboard to use the controller's touchpad - even with work gloves on. The machine may be fitted with another screen alongside this panel on the press beam, for example, to display part diagrams. The operator has another quick-and-easy option for sending simple commands to the machine - the MobileControl module. This little control unit may be mounted on a rail above the tools. A sit-stand stool, a table to support the arms, a shelf for documents and a footrest keeps the operator comfortable and minimizes fatigue.

Convenient tool handling

An LED strip on the upper tool clamp indicates where the operator has to set up tools and where the next bend will be. The TruBend 7036 and TruBend 7050 come with a right-hand cabinet to store tools right there on the machine. Tools slide out on telescopic rails, so they are always ready to hand. The TruBend 7036's cabinet offers 10.5 meters of space for tools. The TruBend 7050 can hold up to 15.1 meters worth of bending tools. It also contains a shelf that users can pull out to store things, for example, boxes for finished parts.

Small and compact

These next-generation TruBend Series 7000 models are still small and compact. A roller gate is another space-saving feature. The TruBend 7036's footprint is 3075 x 1292 millimeters; the TruBend 7050's is 3553 x 1756 millimeters. Both machines can be hauled by forklift.

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