Manual Control System

No Frills Operation of PBT's Profile Bending Machines

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The manual operation of the profile bending machine without external controls is provided through a Siemens panel directly attached to the machine. The panel display shows the operator the current X-axis position of the feed roller, with a position detection precision of 0.01 mm. The speeds of the feed roller and the rolling speed can be modified as required, from crawling speed to rapid traverse. The control panel allows variable position stops on the X-axis.

PBT Profile bending machine PBT25® - Automatic radius measurement (detail) PBT - Manual control system for profile bending machines - Detail
PBT - Manual control system for profile bending machines - Detail

Series production at low cost

  • As an additional function, the Siemens panel allows a variable front stop to be set on the X-axis. This allows the implementation of a recurring bending radius in series production.
  • All axes are operated using touch controls.
  • A machine with PBT's manual control can be retrofitted with Tablet Teach-In or Tablet350 at any time.

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Tim Hoesly
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Phone: +1 262 783 7816

PBT control systems overview

Manual Tablet Teach-In Tablet350 PC400
Operation / Hardware mobile handheld terminal mobile handheld terminal / Tablet-PC / jointed arm bracket / freely mobile mobile handheld terminal / Tablet-PC / jointed arm bracket / freely mobile movable control panel / 15-Inch multi-touch display / industrial PC
Recommended for low variability of bending forms low variability of bending forms but high quantities high variability of bending forms high variability of bending forms and automated
Time requirement for determining the bending geometry relatively high relatively high low low
Series production following manual setup automated, after teach-in automated, software-controlled automated, software-controlled and can be integrated in automation
Programming / Storage / Processing of the radii and program calculation manual via teach-in / via tablet software-based, number and length unlimited software-based, number and length unlimited
Visual program check - - as a graphic representation as a graphic representation
Radii per bending part 1 1 optional optional
Infeed rate rapid traverse / crawling speed rapid traverse / crawling speed continuous continuous
Additional bending - - possible for 1 segment possible for all segments
Rolling out - - - possible
Transition correction - - - possible
Program documentation - - - as PDF attachment
Program assistants - - spiral coil spiral coil, ellipses, “Napoleon curves”, S-bends, special forms, swimming pool roof, bending left/right
Control of additional options - - - open architecture for customer-specific extensions, e.g. CNC Z-axes, 3-D bending attachment or mandrel forward feed, automatic radius measurement
Remote diagnosis by PBT - - - via Internet connection
Software update - per USB stick per USB stick per USB stick / via Internet connection
Data backup - via USB port via USB port via USB port / network-based
Connection corded WiFi WiFi corded
Operating system - Windows Windows Windows
Network integration - - - possible
Safety emergency stop, inching emergency stop, inching, enabling switch emergency stop, inching, enabling switch emergency stop, inching, enabling switch
optional: Connection for safety laser scanner
Axes X-axis 1/100mm controlled
optional: Y-axis 1/10mm resolution
X-axis 1/100mm controlled
Y-axis 1/10mm controlled
X-axis 1/100mm controlled
Y-axis 1/10mm controlled
X-axis 1/100mm controlled
Y-axis 1/10mm controlled
optional: X-axis with servo hydraulics (PBT25, PBT35)
optional: Y-axis with servo controllers (PBT35)
optional: controlled Z-axes left/right