Enclosure panels
Map the pickup zones on each flat blank. The gripper needs a sound surface after openings are cut and enough clearance at the press brake.
Production lines · Cutting and forming
Laser Cutting and Bending Automation
A tower feeds sheet to the laser. A sorting gripper separates the blanks, and a rail-mounted robot turns, bends and stacks the finished parts.
Line configuration
Line layout and working range
These values describe the line configuration shown. A robot’s payload includes the gripper. The usable part weight and reach depend on the pickup point and orientation.
| Item | Configuration |
|---|---|
| Material storage | Up to 3,000 kg per tower level in the illustrated layout |
| Sheet loading | Vacuum pickup, sheet separation and thickness check |
| Cutting and transfer | Laser cutting, part sorting, centering and turnover |
| Bending robot | 85–270 kg robot payload options |
| Seventh-axis rail | 3.8–16 m travel options |
| Plant interfaces | OPC UA, Modbus and Ethernet connectivity by configuration |
Applications
Which parts can run from sheet to bend?
A part must work in both processes and at the handoff between them.
Mixed nests
Sort blanks by the next bend program and tooling setup. Small parts or parts with limited gripping area may need a separate discharge route.
Unequal cycle times
A laser can release several blanks while the brake is still forming one. Size the buffer for the actual nest and the number of bends per part.
Surface-sensitive blanks
Locate suction cups and regrip points away from visible faces where possible. Inspect the part after cutting, transfer, bending and stacking.
Line in operation
See the cutting and bending line in operation
Follow the material through automated loading, laser cutting and robotic bending in an ADH line. The stations below explain how the blank changes hands.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Line stages
Follow a blank through the line
Each stage establishes the material identity or part orientation required by the next machine.
Sheet storage and separation
Release one sheet of the correct stock
The tower retrieves the selected material. Magnetic separation, double-sheet detection and thickness measurement check the sheet before it reaches the laser.
Cutting, unloading and sorting
Separate bendable blanks from the nest
Vacuum pickup loads the sheet. Fork unloading supports the cut nest, while the sorting gripper picks individual blanks using suction zones matched to part shape. Skeletons and bypass parts need their own discharge route.
Robot bending and stacking
Orient, regrip and form the blank
A centering station and turnover device set the blank orientation. The robot travels along a seventh-axis rail, presents the part to the tooling, regrips when required and transfers the finished part to its stack.
Line integration
Integrate the cutting and bending stages
Material flow
Set tower storage, replenishment access, bypass routes and buffer positions from the sheet sizes and nest mix.
Job data
Keep nest IDs, part IDs and bend programs associated across cutting, sorting and bending. Define how the controller handles a rejected blank.
Line acceptance
Run a production nest through to the finished stack. Measure throughput with changeovers, inspect bend quality and test restart at a transfer point.
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