{"id":13532,"date":"2024-06-18T12:58:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T10:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schroedergroup.eu\/?p=13532"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T12:03:10","slug":"weser-kant-relies-on-powerbend-professional-folding-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schroedergroup.eu\/en\/success-story-en\/weser-kant-relies-on-powerbend-professional-folding-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Weser-Kant relies on PowerBend Professional folding machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The future of folding<\/h1>\n

Weser-Kant relies on PowerBend Professional folding machine<\/h2>\n

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Customer<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Weser-Kant is a three-person sheet metal processing company in the town of Bodenwerder in Lower Saxony. Joachim Kersting and his colleagues have built up an excellent reputation in the M\u00fcnchhausen town and beyond by specializing in precisely folded
\nsheet metal products. The company produces chimney caps and covers, window sills, eaves, ridge and verge sheets and standing seam sheets. On request, other building materials such as trapezoidal sheets, sandwich elements and light panels with the
\ncorresponding fastening materials can also be supplied. Zinc, copper, aluminum and steel sheets in many different colors, stainless steel sheets, perforated sheets and foil sheets are used. (www.weser-kant.de<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Success<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Joachim Kersting was looking for a motorized press brake that would enable him to set up his bending business for future growth in the long term. The decision was made at EuroBlech 2022, where he spent three hours at the Schr\u00f6der Group stand and was impressed by the PowerBend Professional UD. The machine has been in his workshop in Bodenwerder since the beginning of this year and is boosting the company\u2018s performance.<\/p>\n

Gladly oversized<\/h5>\n

As his son, who is currently at master craftsman school, will be taking over the business, Joachim Kersting is thinking long-term and looking for a machine that offers reserves in every respect. Since setting up his own business in 2002, he has always followed the principle of treating his machines with care and not pushing them to their mechanical limits. But getting a particularly robust machine was not the main reason why Kersting came to the Schr\u00f6der Group\u2018s EuroBlech stand. His wish list included a\u00a0 bidirectional machine with an up-and-down folding function and a rotating clamping beam – two features that his previous folding machine supplier was unable to offer him. \u201cWhen I was looking at the PowerBend Professional at EuroBlech, the Schr\u00f6der employee spontaneously programmed test parts according to my specifications,\u201d recalls Kersting. \u201cThis immediately gave me a good impression of the machine\u2018s graphic control and the company\u2018s positive service attitude. The latter has been confirmed since the machine was delivered in January of this year. The service is very fast and direct.\u201d In order to have a contact person for several machines, Kersting decided to also purchase a guillotine shear with motorized stop from Schr\u00f6der, the PDC 3200×3.0.<\/p>\n

Relief<\/h5>\n

The up-and-down folding beam offers exactly the ease of use that was hoped for: when folding against edges, there is no need to turn the large sheets, which takes a lot of effort, and the function also saves time. This also applies to the innovative suction plate stop option. Once the machine has been stopped, it automatically performs all bends on one side. \u201cWe are very flexible here, because we have three ways to stop sheets: the fingers, the lengthwise stop and the horizontal folding beam – then the suction plate stop takes over,\u201d says Kersting. The rotating clamping beam is also a real advance. This makes it possible to switch between the sharpnose blade and goat\u2018s foot tools in no time at all. \u201cWe now fold chimney covers in one go. Previously, we had to process the last side with the manual folding machine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Precise and robust<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Schr\u00f6der folding machine is very robust and torsion-resistant and is almost six tons heavier than Kersting\u2018s previous machine. He greatly appreciates the motorized central crowning, and another aspect also promotes accuracy. The machine\u2018s \u201cPOS 2000 Professional\u201d control system accesses a material database when creating the folding program in order to adjust the bending angle with the appropriate springback compensation. Due to the precision gain and the angles that fit straight away, setting up this database is a worthwhile effort. Weser-Kant has already stored 75 percent of the materials used in the system. \u201cWe are still learning to exploit the machine\u2018s full potential. One function that I think is great, for example, is folding at the touch of a button. You can even choose between open and closed envelopes,\u201d says Kersting happily.<\/p>\n

Machine in operation<\/strong><\/h4>\n
PowerBend Professional
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  • Folding machine up to 3.0 mm sheet thickness<\/li>\n
  • Working length 3,240 mm<\/li>\n
  • Graphic control POS 3000 3D<\/li>\n
  • Clamping beam stroke 540 mm<\/li>\n
  • Rotating clamping beam (48\u00b0\/180\u00b0) for 2 tool stations<\/li>\n
  • Up-and-Down folding beam<\/li>\n
  • Suction plates in gauge table<\/li>\n
  • Motorized central crowning<\/li>\n
  • Remote maintenance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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