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About Yash Shah

This blog is written by Mr. Yash Shah, an industry expert with in-depth knowledge of machine tools and industrial machinery. He explores various machining equipment, metal fabrication machines, and re-sharpening machines offered by Bhavya Machine Tools, a leading manufacturer, exporter, and supplier of high-quality machine tools worldwide.

Metal Shaping, Sizing, Slotting & Bending with Machine Tools

Metal shaping and sizing is a big industries which needs heavy machine tools to differently shaping a cutting of the metals. Handling with tools are totally mechanical works with electrical integration. In this process metal work piece is carved by the industrial machine tools as per the required shape and size to be performed by unique types of tools specialized in cutting and shaping the metal as per the needs. In this article, it is discussed about very few useful metal types of machinery used in various industries frequently on daily basis to prepare the metal work pieces in new forms.

Slotting Machine: Slotting and shaping are the functionality of this machine. Solid metal parts are cut through mounted cutting tool with movable table parts to move the metal part back and forth to slot at various angles. It is widely used in industrial manufacturing of T-slotted metal, grooves and metal curved parts.

Shaping Machine: Easy and efficient shaping of the metal piece is carried out by this  tool. Metal shaping with precision work is done through It. For more details of technical specification and applications, you can log on the website www.bhavyamachinetools.com Continue reading →

Types of Machines Used for Shaping and Cutting Metals

Types of Machines Used for Shaping and Cutting Metals

The use of metal has become essential in many industries like automobiles, construction, electrical, furniture etc. Thus, there are many equipments used for shaping and cutting metals for the faster production. The need of robust and efficient machines is always there in various industries so that there is fast production at minimum costs. In different industries there are various requirements in terms of cutting and shaping metals. There are different types available to suit the different requirements, as given below:-

Shaping Machine

It is used in many industries as it is used to shape straight and flat metal surfaces as well as for cutting various metals like steel, aluminium ferrous and non-ferrous metals to form different angles, shapes and curves.

Power Press

Power press is a tool which is used to bend, cut, press in order to form metals into different shapes and sizes. Power press is one type of sheet metal and is used in various industry segments as it is extremely versatile unit used for metals.

Slotting Machine

Slotting like a shaping machine is a type of tool room equipment used to shape and cut metal and wood materials. It can make slots on heads of metal screws, wooden screws, bolts and other automobile components. Perfect slotting has been achieved out of the slotting machine because it incorporates advanced technology.

Milling Machine

It is used to accurately shape different metals and solid materials. It is being used in tool rooms in various industries for cutting and shaping metals. Milling are basically diversified into two forms, horizontal milling and vertical milling. Further, it has been classified into manually operated milling, mechanical automated milling and CNC milling. All these milling machines can cut, drill and shape metals to be used in different applications.

Press Brake

Press brake is a machine which is used to bend metal sheets and plates to form them in different sizes and shapes. The press brake is advantageous in terms of speed and accuracy. The metals bend by press brake are used in various industrial applications and manufacturing automobiles, home appliances etc.

The above mentioned are only some of the machines used for metal cutting, shaping and bending.

Shaping Machine, Slotting Machine, Milling Machine

Forms of Metal Forming Machinery – Shaping Machine, Slotting Machine, Milling Machine, Lathe Machine

Different kinds of metal working machineries are used to form the metals into required shapes and sizes. These include the metal shaping machines, metal cutting machines, the slotting machines, milling machines and lathe machines.

The metal shapers and cutters are the basic forms of machineries used in industries for metal fabrication tasks. Both of them are employed to give the metals desired forms or shapes. The metal piece is brought to a specified geometry by removing excess material from it using various kinds of tooling with these machines. The final product obtained from these metal shaping and cutting machines are the finished parts that meet size and shape specifications of the user.

Slotting Machine

One of the widely employed forms of metal cutting and shaping machinery is slotting machine. A slotting machine is used to slot and shape the metals. It can make slots on hard-to-cut metal parts like heads of blank machine screws, wood screws, bolts, automobile components etc. The operation employed in these slotting machines is carried out using a mounted cutting tool in conjunction with a movable table that moves metal back and forth to create the different shapes. The tasks like the creation of grooves, T-slots, dovetails, and curved surfaces on the metals can be easily and efficiently be carried out on slotting machines.

Shaping Machine

On the other hand the shaping machine is good when machining flat metal surfaces is the purpose. Especially when a large amount of metal has to be removed for shaping machines are really very efficient. The milling machine is just one of the forms of metal shaping machinery that is used when complex metal shaping tasks with much accuracy are needed to be carried out. The milling machine is comparatively much expensive and better for the tasks where shaping can be achieved by removing smaller amounts of metal.

CNC Lathe Machine

Producing cylindrical or axis identical parts is yet one of the most common requirement in industries like power plants, steel rolling mills, tool rooms, ship building, repairing shops, paper mills, workshops, textile, oil, mining industries etc. To meet this requirement often CNC lathe machines are used. These lathe machines turn the metal work piece producing a cylindrical or axis-symmetrical surface by employing cutting, or deformation tools. The headstock, the carriage, and the tailstock are the three main components of these metal forming machineries that are used to produce an object which has rotational symmetry about an axis of rotation. The headstock secures the work piece, tailstock holds the cutting tool to be used to cut the metal and the carriage moves the cutting tool around the rotating work piece, gradually shaving the material from the work piece to give it the desired shape. In the recent times CNC lathe machines have been developed which are advanced and automated forms of the traditional lathe machineries. These are computer controlled machines which are designed to automate most of the metal forming tasks which were earlier performed by the user himself for metal fabrication.

Sheet Bending – Press Brake, Power Press

Sheet Bending Process and Machines

Sheet bending is a process of metal forming through which metals are bent into desired forms. In a sheet bending process the metals are casted into the required form by exerting a strong force on them. The force applied on the metal actually causes it to deform along one axis only but by applying the force repeatedly with a sequence of different operations the metals can be deformed along multiple axes thus forming the shape desired out of the metal piece.

Sheet Bending Process

In the process, the metal experiences both tension as well as compression. The tension will cause the outer part of the work piece to stretch further in the length where as the inside portion will experience the compression and will be shortened due to the force exerted. Apart from these two factors, the metal will also be subjected to residual stresses after the bending and these forces will try to slightly get back the metal to its original shape. For this reason the metal is often subjected to a little much bending than required so that the accurate sheet bending can be acquired in spite of the residual stresses acting on it.  

Machines for Sheet Bending Process

To achieve bending, the metals need to be stressed beyond their yield strength and below the tensile strength and this is not at all an easy task as metals are very hard substances. Therefore to achieve sheet bending, most often the tools like press brakes, shearing, power press and bending roller are used especially for the industrial applications where the quantity requirement is large.

Press Brake                      

Press brake is one of the basic and popular forms of sheet bending machinery. Available in manual and automated versions, this machine is used to bend metals of different kinds in wide variety of industrial applications. In press brake the metal deformation is achieved by placing it between tools called punch and dies. Punch is the upper tool that exerts force on the metal piece where as the die is the bottom tool casted in a specific shape into which the metal will be casted when force is exerted on it. While metal is subjected to force of the punch, it is held back in position with a back gauge so that accurate bending with accurate angles can be achieved without any disturbance in positioning of the work piece. With various techniques and types of punch and die tooling, the customized bending can be achieved. For severe, faster or bulk tasks, when required to be performed on the harder metals, use of stronger tooling will efficiently serve the purpose.

Power Press

It is one of the most important variants of sheet bending. It is usually available in two types of constructions – C type frame and pillar type frame. In c type the built frame of the machine is similar to that of alphabetical ‘C’ shape and therefore it is called as C type power press where as in pillar type the frame of the machine is pillar type. Both the types give an efficient performance in cutting, pressing, bending and forming the sheet metals into different shapes and sizes.

The Bottom Line

Apart from these, there are even the shearing machines which can be employed for cutting large sheets, bars and plates of metallic and non-metallic materials into different shapes and therefore are utilized in industries like automobile, printing, food processing, engineering, electronic, plastic, wood working, electrical, construction for various metal shearing tasks.

Machine Tools for Sheet Metal Industries for Slotting, Shaping & Bending

Slotting Machine for Sheet Metal Industry

It is used to shape and cut metal, wood and other hard materials. It is a heavy duty machine with robust design and high speed equipment used in metal industries. Slot making applications are handled in factories like to make slots on heads of bland screws, bolts, wood screws and other automobile parts. It is one of the important tools in the sheet metal industries as well in electrical, furniture and construction industries.

Shaping Machine for Shaping the Metal Surfaces

It is used to shape metal surfaces with straight and/or flat surface. Various metals like steel, ferrous/non-ferrous metal parts, aluminium are used with this machine for casting in different curves, angles and shapes. Continue reading →

Why and Where are Slotting Machine, Milling Machine, Bandsaw Machine, Tool & Cutter Grinding Machines Used?

Slotting Machine, Milling Machine, Bandsaw Machine, Tool & Cutter Grinding Machine

The advancing technology has brought up different kinds of machine tools for human use. There are lathe machines, drilling machines, milling machines, slotting machines, bandsaw machines, tool & cutter grinding machines, construction machines, wood working machines, automobile machines and various other kinds of machines being employed in various sectors today for faster and efficient work. These machine tools have greatly simplified, fastened the production work and also allowed higher productions at minimum energy consumption rates in the specific sectors. Let us now have a brief look on why and where the popular slotting, milling, bandsaw and tool & cutter grinding machine tools used in tool room and industrial applications today.

Slotting Machine

A slotting machine is widely used in automotive, furniture, electrical, construction and heavy industries. Its main purpose is to shape and cut hard materials like metal and wood. The slotting machines used in industries are generally the heavy duty, robust machines designed for faster and high speed metal productions in industries. These machines are widely employed for slot making applications in industries including making slots on heads of blank machine screws, wood screws, bolts, automobile components and other similar parts. Continue reading →

Types of Power Press and Press Brake

Types of Power Press and Press Brakes Used in Industries

Presses are the most widely used forms of sheet bending machines in the world. The press machines of present day are multi tasking devices that can be used for cutting, bending and shaping various kinds of sheet metals. With advancements in technology, today different kinds of press equipments both in standard as well as customized specifications have come up in the market, which have simplified the metal bending tasks in different industrial sectors. Some of the popular forms of press machines used in industries today are mechanical, hydraulic press brake, C type , pillar type and arbour press.

C Type Power Press and Pillar Type Power Press

These are used in large industries that demand the use of heavy machinery and equipments. There are mainly two types depending on their frame design – C type power press and pillar type power press. The C type is designed like a C shape with an intention to maximize the floor space for the workers allowing them to move around easily at the workplace. Available with extra features such as wheel stands and pressure gauges, these are usually employed for straightening, drawing and assembling work. On the other hand the pillar type power press consists of two pillars and bed at center and is usually used for tough bending applications. The design of these machines ensures that they provide additional stiffness especially on the points where maximum stress and jerks are possible while eliminating chances of deflection and therefore giving comparatively more economical results. Continue reading →

Sheet Bending Machine, Types of Sheet Bending Machine, Applications of Sheet Bending Machine

Sheet Bending Machines – Types and Applications

Metals need to be casted into different shapes and sizes for various applications in different industries. They are normally very hard and therefore could not be bent or shaped easily. For bending and shaping of metals, a special category of unit is used called sheet bending or metal bending machines.

Types of Sheet Bending Machines

Different kinds of sheet bending equipments in various configurations are now available in the market. There are highly sophisticated models used in industries for bulk processes as well as those that are used in low production processes in small work shops or tool rooms on a work site. Some of the popular kinds are press brake, bending roller, shearing and power press metal forming.

Applications of Sheet Bending Machines

Sheet bending machine is mainly used to deform or shape metals into desired shapes and sizes. The metal is subjected to higher stress causing it to deform because of disturbance in its yield and tensile strengths. Here a strong force is applied on a metal part to be shaped causing it to deform in a particular direction. For metal to be casted into customized irregular shape, a sequence of operations are to performed on the metals with these sheet bending.

Press brake is one of the most important variant of sheet bending machine tool used for bending metal sheets and plates into customized shapes. Different kinds of press brakes are employed for metal bending applications in industries. Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic press brake models are most famous. Different metal forming jobs like curling, angled shaping, bending, bottoming, seaming, hemming etc. are possible with any of these press brakes by the use of various kinds of dies. Bending roller can be used for bending and straightening sheet metal covers and parts of boiler tanks, pressure vessels and converters where as shearing tool like mechanical and hydraulic shearing can be employed for cutting sheet metal to size out of a larger stock. Large sheets, bars and plates of metallic and non-metallic materials can be easily and accurately cut into different shapes with the help of shearing machine. Another important variant of sheet bending machine, called power press is the best metal bending equipment with which most accurate metal cutting, bending and shaping tasks can be executed for bulk industrial processes.

Tool Room Machines – Slotting Machine, Shaping Machine, Milling Machine

Tool Room Machines – Slotting Machine, Shaping Machine, Milling Machine

Tool room is a space for making tools. In a broader sense it can be defined as facility where the tools and machining equipment are made, stored, and repaired on a work site. Usually these tool rooms can be found in metalworking facilities where quite often there is need for production of custom tools and equipment. That are used in these tool rooms are often referred by special category called tool room machines.

Machines in the category of tool room equipments are usually those that are well suited to the low volume production applications of tool room departments. Some of the widely used kinds of tool room equipment are slotting, shaping, milling, tool & cutter grinding, bandsaw and hacksaw machine. Let us now have a detailed look on slotting, shaping and milling used in tool rooms. Continue reading →

Sheet Bending, Sheet Bending Machine

Popular Sheet Bending Machines

The act of bending metals into desired shape can be termed as sheet bending. In a normal sheet bending process force is applied on the metal causing it to deform in a particular direction and this mechanism is usually employed with the help of special kind of equipments called sheet bending. With this, one can deform the shape of various kinds of metals. Aluminum, brass, copper, steel, tin, nickel and titanium are few of them.

The sheet bending machines are robust equipments designed with parts like bending beam and die sets which help in carrying out customized metal bending. The metals are stressed beyond their yield and tensile strengths to give them the desired shape. They are actually deformed only along one axis but when sequence of different operations are performed on them, even the complex shapes can be casted with sheet bending. Continue reading →

Metal Bending and Shaping Machines – Press Brake, Lathe Machine

Metal Bending and Shaping Machines – Press Brake, Lathe Machine

Basically two types of equipments are widely used in metal forming industries. One is sheet bending and other is lathe. A sheet bending machine is the one that bends metal sheets into miraculous shapes whereas the lathe machine is used to create metal work pieces with evenness about an axis connected with rotation.

Different kinds of sheet bending are employed for various metal bending and shaping tasks in industries. Press brakes and power press are the popular ones.

Press Brake

Press brake is a special kind of sheet bending tool in which strain is exerted by the upper punch tool is on the material placed on the die tool at the bottom. The material gets deformed as per the shape of the die.  If the die is U-shaped the metal will deformed to U shape and if V-die is used then metal will be bent into V-shape. Depending on the type of force used to exert strain on the material, It is classified into various categories; mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and servo-electric devices. In mechanical press brake, electric motor is the source of energy used to empower the flywheel that is engaged by clutch to power a crank mechanism that moves the ram vertically to perform bending job. The advantage of mechanical press brake is that accurate tasks can be performed much faster but the problem is the control over the motion of the ram which cannot be easily stopped at any required time as that in the hydraulic ones. The hydraulic press brakes that are operated by synchronized hydraulic cylinders are safer and energy saving metal benders in which ram motion can be stopped at any time. On the other hand pneumatic and servo-electric machines that operate by air pressure and servo motors respectively are generally preferred for low tonnage applications.

Power Press

These are used to lower, press, fold and kind sheet metal into various shapes and sizes. These are usually equipped with parts like shaft, gears, clutch, table and ram to enable for easy, quick and precise sheet bending operations. C type power press and pillar type power press are the popular categories of power press used in industries.

Lathe Machine

Apart from bending, metals are also shaped to create axis symmetrical objects and this task is accomplished with the help of lathe machines. It is a tool which rotates the work piece on its axis and various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation are performed with tools on the work piece to create an object that is symmetrical about the axis of rotation. Different kinds like CNC lathe, roll turning lathe and all-geared lathes are generally employed in industries to accurately shape out different kinds of metals as per requirements. Lathe machines with best features can accurately device out even the hardest metal into a functional work piece.

Sheet Bending with Press Brake

Sheet Bending with Press Brake

Different kinds of machines are employed for sheet metal forming tasks in industries like lathe, sheet bending, power press, press brakes etc.

It is a special kind of sheet bending machine that is designed to meet tougher metal bending requirements in industries. It applies direct strain about the metal sheet and alters it to the desired form. It is commonly utilized all over the entire world to mold all types of metals into different designs. Aluminum, brass, copper, steel, tin, nickel and titanium are some common metals which can be bent into desired shapes using a press brake.

To bend metal using press brake it is first of all inserted in the jaws of press brakes. It is placed between the two tools of machine called punch and die. Punch is the upper tool which exerts force on metal sheet and bends it, while the die is the lower tool of the machine having a specific design. It is in this design that the metal will be casted. For bending, the sheet is placed on the die and held in place by the back gauge while the punch lowers and forces the sheet to bend according to shape of the die. Once this is done, in normal cases the sheet tries to regain its normal position because of the residual stresses acting on it and therefore the sheet is usually over-bent to achieve a proper bend angle.

There are basically three basic types of bending performed using a press brake; air bending, bottoming and coining. In air bending, material is formed by pressing a punch into the material into a bottom V-die. Disadvantage of this method is that it is not as precise as other methods and stroke depth must be kept very accurate. Variations in the thickness of the material and wear on the tools can result in defects in parts produced. Bottoming is similar to air bending. Here also the sheet is forced against the V opening in the bottom tool but the advantage of this method is that it provides greater accuracy and less spring back than air bending. A different tool set is needed for each bend angle, sheet thickness, and material and therefore in general, air bending is the preferred technique in this case. The third process is coining in which the top tool forces the material into the bottom die with five to 30 times the force of air bending. It causes a permanent deformation through the sheet with very little or approximately no spring back at all. This means that with coining high precision can be attained but due to its higher costs it is not often used.

To perform bending, today different ranges are available in the market. Depending on the type of force used for bending, there are 4 different type of brakes; mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and servo-electric. Depending on accuracy, speed and quantity of bending to be performed, one can select the best one for their applications by considering factors like work pieces to produce, inner radius required, accuracy, tooling, flange width etc.

Importance of Machine Tools for Milling Machine, Sheet Bending Machine, Lathe Machine

About Machine Tools and Their Importance

The term tool refers to the category of machinery which is generally powered electrically or hydraulically or by any means other than human effort. These are widely used to make manufactured parts or components in various ways that include cutting or certain other kinds of deformation. By constant research and day-by-day developing technical strategies, today a wide range of tools have evolved to make the industrial processes simplified and easier to work out.

A milling device is definitely is one of the best examples of tools that have evolved to make solid material machining processes in industries simpler. With the help of this one can perform a vast number of operations ranging from simple tasks like slot and keyway cutting, planing, drilling to complex operations like contouring and die sinking. There are two categories now available in market. They are horizontal milling and vertical milling where horizontal and vertical refers to the orientation of the main spindle of the device. Continue reading →

Power Press for Sheet Metal Industry

Power Press for Sheet Metal Industry

It is a sheet metal machine for cutting, shaping and compression of sheet metal with press mechanism is called as power press. Pressure is applied to shape and impression on material body. Different types are used for various functions like mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, c type, pillar type etc. These are used in sheet metal machinery works, engineering and industrial applications. High quality power press machine gives the best, accurate and most enhanced safeguards with advanced safety controls. It needs to handle carefully by expert and trained operator for mass production with rotating flywheel, which operates ram acts on metal sheet workpiece. Different parts have numerous functions with bed, bolster, ram and plate. Continue reading →

Mechanical Power Press, Hydraulic Power Press, Pneumatic Power Press

Power Press

It is a machine through which a metal sheet is cut or shaped or compressed with the pressure is known as power press. This cutting tool is fed into the work by pressure for shaping or impression on material body. There are various types available in the market like C type, pillar types for sheet metal industry. It is used to cut, shape and compression to the sheet metal or any other material. These are used in numbers of engineering and allied industrial establishments. It must be high quality for consistent operations with sturdy construction, fast and stable response time. C type power press’s durable powers brakes have high torque which offers excellent resistance with high operating frequency and rapid response time. Thus this machine must be handled very carefully by expert and trained operator by taking all precautions to avoid any accidents while operating the power press machine.

Types of Power Press

Majority countries have several rules and regulation for safety guards to operate this machine in metal working machine industry. Power press is categorized as mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic power presses based on types of operations and functioning systems. Now automation is also integrated with power press for better features, high production with best security guards. Though many features are same in all types of power presses. Mechanical power press is widely used power press. Mechanical power press has two main components is moving ram to function power press and a stationary bed or surface for the part to be machined. Power press can punch parts out of material, shear off material, form material, and assemble metals, all by using a combination of dies attached to the moving ram and bed. Pneumatic power is used in this press for all movements as air is a cheap power source and also it is readily available. Pneumatics also ensures safer operation and ease of fabrication of components. For Punching operation alone hydraulic power is used in order to obtain very high pressure and to avoid fluctuation.

Power Press – Safeguards

Power press operator should have knowledge for power press controls, pinch points or moving parts functionalities and about safety devices. Expert training must be given to the operator to lock out machinery, lubricating press machine, remove stuck work and procedure to follow on arising problem. The operator should know well for personal protective equipment, safeguards work and their adjustments. Power press manufacturers always keep safeguard to the hazards in power press design. There are various methods which taken care while manufacturing power press design for safety point of view like to prevent the operator being physically reach to the point of operation during the down stroke with guarding and interlocking or you can use presence sensing mechanism like light curtains which stops the power press from cycling while the operator is near to the point of operation. So there are many safety measures and controls given by manufacturer of power press. Operator must follow them during operation execution to avoid any unwanted accidents. Properly guarded power press with interlocks is good for safety and easy operations.

Types of Power Press, Applications of Power Press – C Type Power Press, Pillar Type Power Press

Power Press – C Type, Pillar Type

It is used for bulk production from cold working of ductile materials like mild steel with rotating flywheel acting as energy storehouse to operate ram to impact on the workpiece. It is used to operate various functions with bed, plate, bolster and ram. Knock out mechanism is used to eject the furnished work piece from power press. Proper cushioning must be there beneath the bolster, when heavy effect is given to the workpiece. There are different types are available in the market such as c type and pillar type for sheet metal machining work is used in manufacturing industry. C type is designed in such a way for continuous production with accuracy. The frames are of solid steel fabricated with suitable cross ribbing. The clutch gives continuous strokes for mass productions. Crank shaft is made of special alloy steel and fitted in with gun metal bushes for smooth working and longer life. Table and ram are perfectly aligned to each other to get high precision power press execution.

Power Press – Types & Applications

Various applications are applied like bending, curling, piercing, deep drawing etc. Automation makes the power press faster, which is the main requirement of production industry now a day to save money and time. Thus research and development is going on for these heavy machinery to make them more effective for the functions, high production, least wastage of raw material and easy operation with best protection guards to secure the operator’s life along with technical enhancements like speed of the power press, width of the stock etc. continuous feed of the stock is a complex process which requires to be streamline and easy to be done in proper manner. Accuracy is required for better production through power press; otherwise it can create the defective piece leads to wastage and production loss. It also has a great advantage when you require more complex shapes formed into the sheet metal. It is defined as mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic. It consisting mechanical parts, clutch and brake assemblies, electrical systems, tooling or dies, safeguarding controls, material handling etc. hydraulic power press is designed on Pascal’s principle that pressure throughout a closed system is constant. OSHA and ANSI standards are defined for safety measures.

Safety Controls for Power Press

It is a machine needs to handle carefully by skilled operator with proper training. A little mischief can lead to a serious accident if not taken care. Thus need to take care of hands, fingers, arms and other body parts while operating the machine. Proper safeguards, frequent inspections, employee training and regular press maintenance are vital to the prevention of any injuries. The operator must take care where stock is inserted, held or withdrawn by hand. It is designed in such a way which eliminates the possibilities to place any body parts in contact with hazardous moving parts. Operator must know the importance of safeguards and never remove or alter with the safeguards. Extensive training on different types of press machine can make the person more skilled to handle power press efficiently without any injury.

C Type Power Press, Pillar Type Power Press, Safety Measures for Power Press Operation

Power Press – C Type Power Press, Pillar Type Power Press

Power presses are powered equipment used to stamp, cut or form materials by the use of dies (or tools). They include equipment known as “croppers” or “metal workers”. These are large machines with C type and Pillar type. These machines have a table or bed with brushes or roller to allow the sheet metal workpiece to traverse with low friction. Power press ‘C’ type is available in various tons capacities. This type of machine is used for high quality production. Pillar type is known for its high performance, efficiency, durability, low maintenance, easy installation with fast production. It is heavy machine to operate carefully to avoid injuries in metal machinery workplaces. They are considered to be at high risk machines. This machine must be guarded well with safety measures and regular maintenance is must to avoid any malfunctioning leads to serious injury. Nobody has to be in overconfidence while operating this machine. Ensured is must that machine guards are working well. 50% of power press injuries are caused by relying on the operator to synchronize the movement of their hand with the operation of the foot pedal. The machine operator must be properly trained and experienced to operate it well with caution. Continue reading →

Power Press – Power Press Safeguards, Power Press Check List for Safety Measures

Power Press

“Power press” means a press or press brake for the working of metal by means of tools, or for die proving, which is power driven and which embodies a flywheel and clutch. Pillar type is highly precised combined with accuracy and most suitable design for various tough jobs. The primary function of the said type of power press is to resist the forces created during operation and maintenance of proper die alignment. Pillar type has fast speed and low noise for maximum output. This pillar type and C type available in different models based on crank shaft diameter, stroke adjustment, hole in ram, hole in bed, dist. bed to ram, stroke per minute and many other factors. C type’s is best suitable for Engineering, automobile, electrical, agriculture, bicycle industry etc for trimming, straightening, pressing, assembling and disassembling of various components. Industrial Hydraulic owing the features like robust construction, energy efficient and durable, which is used for extensive hydraulic applications in various industries.

Power Press Safeguards

It is designed in size by the force which can be generated from 5 ton to 250 ton capacity. Due to heavy pressure, it requires to have safe operation with active safeguards, automation and reliability of the control system, the tooling condition with feed mechanism and work area for power press. Training, awareness and strict observation, safe work practice is must to operate the machine securely. The operating controls like mode selector, palm buttons, top stop, foot switch and emergency stop etc should be in good working condition. The guard or safety controls must positively prevent body access into the danger zone. The sides and back of the machine should be guarded or placed in such a manner that nobody should be injured by any part of the machine. Check well before operating that safety controls are working well. Die area must be cleaned without any slugs or debris while operating. The press guard must be designed in such a way to place parts into the die easily. It operation needs skilled, experienced and well trained operator.

Power Press Check List for Safety Measures

Every operator must check well before starting his work and should confirm his check list for safety measures like nothing should be placed scattered on the machine like turnover bar, die block on the power press. The operator must know the maximum thickness or gauze and type of metal which the tooling can safely run. There should not be any vibration or squealing, shuttering, clicking, clanking from the machine. Die stripper, take-up reel should work properly during operation. Die should not bind or jam due to the tooling, the press or due to the stock. Always use proper protection for eye, face and body during press brake operation. One must thoroughly go through the manufacturer’s instructions manual before starting the operation on power press machine and if found any malfunctioning or improper working of the machine, one must stop the machine and contact the seniors and manufacturer for maintenance.

Press Brake – Types of Press Brakes, Applications of Press Brake

Press Brake
Press brake is also known as “Brake press” or “Break” is a machine tool for bending sheet and plate material. It is described using two parameters – working length and force or tonnage. Who can operate the machine would depend on one’s knowledge and skill about this cannot be done by an ordinary and inexperienced person in the field.

Types of Press Brake


It is defined in several categories based on applied force like mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and servo electric press brake. A mechanical press is advantageous in terms of speed and accuracy. Pneumatic and servo-electric machines, on the other hand are used for lower tonnage work or applications. Furthermore, hydraulic brakes are used to produce high quality products that are reliable and use little energy.

Applications of Press Brake
Press-brake forming is an art, and greatly dependent on operator skill. Therefore, it is expected that varying levels of quality and productivity are to be achieved by two different operators. Consequently, inconsistent results are also accepted and need more attention for consistency. Higher differencing parts are reworked, scrapped or simply passed to the next stage.

It is very useful for sheet metal bending. The produced sheet metal afterwards will then be useful for a wide array of applications in the manufacturing industry. These produced sheet metals are used in home appliances, vehicles, in heavy equipments, these sheet metals are sure to be functional on everyday lives of people. But before the right sheet metals are formed, sheet metal benders should first consider the right die design to produce the right sheet metal. These are used in many different forming jobs with the right die design like V dies, rotary bending dies, acute angle dies, radius dies etc. In a mechanical press, energy is added to a flywheel with an electric motor. A clutch engages the flywheel to power a crank mechanism that moves the ram vertically. Accuracy and speed are two advantages of the mechanical press brake. Hydraulic press brake operates by means of two synchronized hydraulic cylinders on the C-frames moving the upper beam.

Mechanical press brake offers a rigid ram level and easier to overload and difficult to bring ram close to material for scribed line work. Skilled operator needed to slip clutch for adjusting. Mechanical brake presses don’t enable you to adjust the stroke length. One must complete the revolution and cycle the machine completely.

Hydraulic press brake is safe and more expensive. These types of brakes are slower and have more precision bend work with better control when inching down and setting up for your bend, they can return to the top any time. These are easy to operate and provide simplified and easy controls for optimum output with better operator efficiency. Bhavya Machine tools is a leading manufacturer in India offering high quality and machinery tools with advanced features. Visit www.bhavyamachinetools.com for further information.

Drill Machine – Types of Drilling Machines, Applications of Drilling Machine

Drill Machine
It is used for drilling holes in different materials. It’s also called as drill press used in drilling various sizes of holes in any surface area and to a precise depth. They have revolutionary changed the industrial work of every kind to make the complex task very simple. Fine quality equipments with latest technology and standards have made the machining work more precise and accurate. These are in high demand across the world due to effective precision machinery work and cost effective price and maintenance. There are varieties of drilling machines for different applications.

Types of Drilling Machines


Drill machines are categorized as pillar drill machine, radial drill machine and drilling cum milling machine. Pillar drill machines have rigid structure and vibration free machining. 13-20-25mm pillar drill machine and 38-40mm pillar drill machine are used in different industries worldwide. RAM from special alloy steel pipe of more thickness gives more strength bearing capacity. These are very common and parts are also easily available. These are available in various dimensions of drill head, base plate and capacity. All geared radial drill machine comes in several models with highest degree of accuracy. All geared drilling machine comes in various capacities for drilling various radius ranges. The bearing shafts and main assemblies are force lubricated and gears are induction hardened and the spindle is hardened and ground. Radial drills are of three types. One is plain radial drill where the drill spindle is always vertical and may not swing over any point of the work. Drilling cum milling machine is two-in-one functioning machine works for drilling and milling operations.

Applications of Drilling Machine
Drill machine made from quality materials, using advanced technology have low maintenance and high performance with higher precision machining work. Various models provide convenience and versatility. These machines are used in industries like manufacturing, metalworking, woodworking, masonry and construction as well. Apart from drilling holes, drill machine is featured of performing various tasks like tapping, spot facing, reaming, counter sinking and counter boring etc. Tapping is a process to hole in pipelines under pressure. Spot facing application is furnishing finished circular surfaces around the top of a hole for seating the washer or the bolt head. Pillar drill machine is used to drill holes in concretes, rocks, heavy duty machines, metal sheets, plastic, wood, glass and other material. It has durable bits which extends the efficiency and performance in heavy load conditions. The height and penetrating assembly of the drilling machine can also be adjusted.

Radial drill machine is a machine, where drilling head is mounted slide along a radial arm which can be rotated, raised or lowered on a vertical mast to adjust the position of the drill above the work piece. The radial drill machine is much known for its precision, accuracy and efficiency. Radial drills are designed for very precision and accurate work ensuring smooth rotation of column and avoid angular deflection of spindle axis. It is of very much robust construction for heavy duty drilling. Minute inspection with accuracy is required while operating radial drilling machine. The drill table is placed on a solid foundation to hold the heavy work. When the piece of work is secured on the drill table, the drill spindle may be placed over any part of the work without moving the latter.

Drilling cum milling machine is used for both drilling and milling function on the work piece. Bhavya Machine Tools is one of the prime machine tools manufacturers in India provides all types of drilling machine and other machinery tools with reasonable quote.

Sheet Metal Machine – Types of Sheet Metal Machines, Applications of Sheet Metal Machines

Sheet Metal Machine
Machine tools are the devices used to cut, drill, press, and shear the hardened materials into specific forms. Metal Forming Machine are used to cut, press, bend and form sheet metal into different shapes and sizes. Various metals are used for this process. Aluminum, brass, copper, steel, tin, nickel etc are used for various automobile, medical and other industries.

Types – Sheet Metal Machine


Sheet Metal Machinery are applied in different applications and industries. Several types of power press are available like C type power press, pillar power press, hydraulic, punch press, H type power press. Hydraulic press use hydraulic cylinder to generate a compressive force uses hydraulic equivalent of a mechanical lever. Hydraulic power press is commonly used for hydroforming.

Sheet bending is a type of sheet metal machine use to form heavy and large right angle and curved folds on the sides of the trunks. Steel body fly press is also a categorical bending tools used for particular press work with higher centre distance, accuracy and efficiency. Arbour press is used for general engineering workshops, automobile workshops and garages. Other types are swaging, small and imported sheet metal equipments are used for various industrial applications.

Applications – Sheet Metal Machine
Power press are widely used in various industrial purposes in automobiles and other industries to acquire enormously high precision press operation, table and ram are aligned to each other. Hand operated sheet bending device has cast iron body, complete with handle, bending bar and bending blade to curve folds on the sides of the trunks. Hand operated rack and pinion type arbour presses are used for driving mandrels in and out of work also used in inserting and removing bushes, bearing etc. Press brakes are used in many different forming jobs with the right die design like V dies, rotary bending dies, acute angle dies, radius dies etc. In a mechanical press brake, energy is added to a flywheel with an electric motor.

A clutch engages the flywheel to power a crank mechanism that moves the ram vertically. Accuracy and speed are two advantages of the mechanical press brake. Hydraulic press brake operates by means of two synchronized hydraulic cylinders on the C-frames moving the upper beam. Press brake is a fundamental tool to get steel forming industry. Thus growing needs of metal and steel have increased the usage of sheet metal machinery in various industrial applications. If you are looking for good quality tools like lathe, drill, sheet metal, SPM & heavy, shearing, Tool room, Construction and wood working, you must visit www.bhavyamachinetools.com for further information and advanced features with tools.

Tool Room Machines – Types of Tool Room Machine, Applications of Tool Room Machines

Tool room machines are the machines used in grinding, shaping and cutting wood, metal and other materials in various industrial applications. Grinding machine, milling machine, shaping machine, slotting machine, bandsaw machine and hackshow machines are some of the tool room machines are very useful in industries.

Types of Tool Room Machines

Grinding machines are used to grind metals and other materials. Milling machine is used to accurately shape metal and other solid materials. Shaping machines are used for shaping straight and flat metal surfaces. Slotting machine is useful to shape or cut metal and wood materials. It can make slots on heads of blank machine screws, wood screws, bolts and automobile components. Bandsaw machines are used to cut a variety of irregular or curved shape materials. Hackshow machine is used to cut wood, metal and other materials very smoothly.

Applications of Tool Room Machines

The high quality grinding machine also referred as a grinder used in grinding with abrasive wheel as a cutting tool. Various types of grinding machines have different applications like belt grinder is used to process metals and other materials with the aid of coated abrasives. Belt grinding is used in finishing, debarring and stock removal. Bench grinder is used in roughing and finishing operations. Cylindrical grinder is used in making precision rods with multiple grinding wheels. Surface grinding machine with wash grinder is applied to the workpiece, which is moved back and forth past the grinding wheel on a table that has a permanent magnet for use with magnetic stock. Surface grinding machine can be manually operated or have CNC controls.

Milling machines are classified in two forms, horizontal milling machine and vertical milling machine. Milling machines are available in three types based on operation. Manually operated milling machine, mechanically automated milling machine and digitally automated CNC milling machine. Milling machines are used for simple to complex cutting, drilling and shaping applications. Turret milling machine is a subcategories of vertical milling. Turret milling has a quill, allows the milling cutter to be raised and lowered in a manner similar to a drill press. Turret milling cuts in the vertical (Z) direction by raising or lowering the quill and by moving the knee.

Bandsaw machine is used to cut long bars into different shapes in various industries like automobile, electronic, electrical, wood working and others. Bandsaw is a power tool used to band of metal with blade. Bandsaw is used in woodworking and metalworking for cutting irregular shapes, curved shapes or straight cuts. There are two types of bandsaw machines are available in the market like horizontal bandsaw machine and double column bandsaw machine. Shaping machines are used for shaping straight and flat metal surface like for steel cutting, aluminum, ferrous and non-ferrous metals cut in different curves, angles and shapes. Tool room machines made from high quality materials/parts with rugged constructive formation from expert machine tools company always give assurance and trust for long durability, flexibilities, low maintenance with accurate and precision functions, easy operations with many inbuilt features are prime attractions to buy tool room machines from reputed manufacturers. Bhavya Machine Tools is one of the leading machinery tools manufacturers and exported in India providing all types of machines for better functionalities. For further details you may visit – www.bhavyamachinetools.com

Types of Lathe, Applications of Lathe Machines

Electro mechanical machinery are high in demand as the world progress with new technologies. Growing demand for technology development in the machine tools sector have developed competitive machinery like drill machines, sheet metal machines, shearing machines, press brake, tool room machines, constructions machines, wood working machines and power tools etc.

Lathe Machine


These are the machines to create objects that have symmetry about an axis of rotation and used for precise machining to the comparative hard materials. Thus this tool rotates the work piece on its axis to perform variety of operations like cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling for metal working, wood turning and metal spinning etc., with wide range of other applications in the field of power plants, steel rolling mills, tool rooms, paper textile and oil industries.

Types & Applications of Lathe Machines
These are available in varieties for different functions and features with compact and lighter models. The durability of these machines is very high as they are made for robust tough environment from high quality spare parts. Different types are used for different applications in different industries. Light duty lathe machines are very compact, robust, and designed for long duration workability on this machine. Medium duty is a higher version with enhanced lathe functioning in the industries like ship building, mining and for textile industries build with modern technology. Heavy duty are built from world class heavy duty parts for long lasting work capability with high functionality, flexibility and durability features. Extra heavy duty incorporate latest technology and features for high tolerances applications in steel, power plants and mining industries.

Roll turning lathe machine made from quality materials for tensile strength and resistivity to adverse conditions and high productivity results across Iron & Steel, metal industries to re-grind roll mills. It is also useful in plastic and metal die-making in various industries like sugar, paper, cement and heavy engineering industries. All Geared are made from supreme quality parts with durable structure used for sanding, drilling, cutting for wood turning, metal spinning, glass working in various industries. Light weight all geared are also available in the market with enhanced features. These all machinery are made in few of the developing countries and exported to the countries where they are in demand. Many a times industries also import these equipments with extend features and accessories for better productivity, easy operation and maintenance at cheap rate. Imported lathe machines are categories based on the applications and features as universal all geared and high speed all geared lathe machine. Imported CNC with various features for different segments are categories as Flat bed CNC lathe and Slant bed CNC lathe. Bhavya Machine tools is a leading Machine tools manufacturer in India, dealing in all types of machinery tools. For further details, you may visit www.bhavyamachinetools.com.

Sheet Bending – Hand Operated Sheet Bending Machine, Flat Sheet Bending Machine

Sheet bending machine is used to bend or straight the metal sheets and strips. Hand operated sheet bending is very much useful for sheet metal bending with accuracy. Many other features along with bending are punching, cutting and sheering. These are available in manual, automatic or programmable control of operations. For cold liner bending to design various shapes for the parts, a special devices with a rotary bending beam are used which have many specific features of shape bending. To bend and straightening the parts of boilers, converters, high pressure vessels and pipes for more than 400 mm diameter, rotary-roll bending devices are used.

Another type of bending machine like flat sheet bending machine is also available in the market, which is applicable in the bending of flat sheets to make curved plates. This is used to curve plates with min. diameter of 1.2m. This is useful for your bending needs. Another type of bending equipment is hydraulic sheet bending for large productivity. These are available in different bending capacity from 1200mm to 3000mm sheet length. Synchronized operating hydraulic cylinders mounted on the rear side of the units are to make enough execution for the balance between ram and table. The sheet metal bending machine hydraulic cylinders hooked up to the hydraulic unit with the operating pressure of 20 MPa and control pedal depressed, the punch beam is in the uppermost position. When the control pedal is pressed, the control valve shifts and oil starts to flow into the working space of the hydraulic cylinders.

The Sheet Metal Bending tools can be transported at any distance by any means of transportation. Atmospheric fallout protection must be ensured by transportation. The plate bending is suitable for designated profile roof panel, which is strong, durable, and fashionable. Its products are widely used in a variety of buildings. Thus there are various types of bending equipments are available in the market. You can get the quality sheet bending machine as on your requirement. For more information on various types of tools like hand operated, bandsaw, milling, turret milling and CNC lathe etc, you may visit bhavyamachinetools.com for further information.

Machine Tools – Bandsaw Machine, Milling Machine, CNC lathe, Turret milling

Lathe machine is used to create symmetrical shape of metal. It is used for precise shape of hard materials. This is widely used in paper mills, power plants, shipping and mining industries and oil industries. Bandsaw machine is applied for irregular and to curve the shapes for wood working and metal working. It’s creating uniform cutting for evenly distributed tooth load. It cut the metal and wood with better accuracy and high cutting speed.CNC lathe is another important tool. The full form of CNC lathe is computed numerically controlled lathe is an electronic machine for shaping wood and other materials by rotating drive.

This makes no errors in comparison with manual machine. A turret milling is useful for accurately shaping metal and many solid materials. It ensure durability and reliability. Their versatile features and higher cutting capacity leads to better efficiency. These are created using best quality components to meet maximum load conditions. Sheet bending machine which is designed for accurate and economical bending of standard and special design forms. It is used for punching, cutting, bending and shearing sheet metal. Press brake is mostly used for bending metal sheets and plates.

A wood working machine is a special type of equipment that is designed to process wood. It is used for various operations such as cutting, drilling, grinding, shaping, joining, finishing etc. Panel processing equipments for used for bulk manufacturing of wooden products. construction tools like concrete mixer, hydraulic type mixer, concrete mixer without hopper, half bag concrete mixer, weight batcher, slab trolley with rails etc. equipments are primarily used for performing various construction related tasks. Such there is a wide array of tools available in market for granular micro work to giant metal shape cutting, shaping, welding and bending work.