After the RAS Multibend-Center ECO had found its fan base as an affordable entry-level solution into automatic panel bending, the request for a simple blank loading and finished parts stacking automation quickly came up. Here is the solution: Multibend-Center ECOauto.

Machine highlights

Manual blank loading
Manual unloading of bent parts (same side)
Automatic blank squaring
Automatic UpDown bending sequences
Automatic tool setup
Highest level of productivity
Highest level of precision and repeatability
Scratch free bending, no wear of tools
One-click part programming
Small floor space required

Simple automation when
loading blanks and stacking
the finished bent parts

The equipment package

The Multibend-Center ECOauto includes:

Automatic blank loading from a single stack
Suction cup measuring table with brushes
Magic-Eye blank scanner for optical measuring
Automatic blank transfer to the main manipulator
Manipulator rotates and positions the parts
Up and down bending
Tool changer for automatic upper beam tool setup
Tools for upper beam, folding beam and lower beam
Roto-foot corner tools for rotation into and out of bent flanges
Horizontal stacking of the bent parts

Palletizer Automation

Loading system for automatic blank feeding from a single stack with identical sheets lined up according to a reference edge
Picking up and horizontal stacking of bent parts on pallets
Suction frame includes the following functions:
Peeling of the top blank with peeling suction cups
Fast manual adjustment of the suction cup positions
Safety system with electrically monitored doors

The total package also includes:

CellControl Office Software for manual programming of the bending sequences and setting up job lists
Online support for service and application assistance for one year

Optionally the package can be completed with:

Bendex Office software
Automatic programming of the bending sequences
Ranking of alternative bending sequences
3D bending sequence simulation
Software updates of the Bendex Office software for one year
Folding beam with manual crowning option
UpDownTools for interrupted bend lines
Tab tools for bending welding tabs
Reinforced tools for 2.5 mm mild steel components

Ras 79.26-2 Eco-Auto

Working length max	2560 mm / 100.8"
Material thickness max (400 N/mm² / 58,000 PSI)	2.0 (2.5) mm / 14 (13) ga
Box height max (four sides)	203 mm / 8"
Blank length max	2660 mm / 104.7"
Blank width max	1500 mm / 59"
Machine dimensions	8850 x 10900 mm / 349" x 430"