Sheet Metal Folding Machines

Made in Germany

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ASCO – THE COMPANY

ASCO Maschinenbau GmbH offers two elegant solutions for manufacturers that need to bend sheet metal.

Variobend machines offer unprecedented efficiency for metal roofing companies and general sheet metal manufacturers alike. Driven by a passion to innovate and bring dou-ble bending capability to not only large, but also medium and small manufacturers, the engineers at ASCO developed and patented a unique bending system. This system not only offers flexibility and dramatically reduced material handling but is also capable of bending profiles not previously possible.

With precision and attention to detail, all Variobend machines have been beautifully designed and constructed and continue to evolve with close consultation of both present and future clients. Once you see the quality, versatility and outstanding technical design you will understand why no other machine can match Variobend on a performance to price ratio.

An additional blue profile contour is displayed if the plugging together of profiles is activated by the ZS button. In this case, all sides of the profile are conically chamfered by one material thickness. The correct bending sequence is immediately determined on the basis of the automatic bending sequence calculation. As an option, the bending sequence can be overwritten or manually entered.

In simulation mode, the complete bending cycle can be checked for collision-free operation. Variobend double bending machines with automatic gripper system can also define the position of the grippers and stop fingers. During the following automatic mode, the operating staff is guided through the complete bending program, and all sheet handling activities such as turning and rotating are displayed optically and with text messages.

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The Variobend touch screen control allows for the input of any number of profiles and folders. All profiles and folders can be randomly named, saved and deleted as desired. Both profiles and complete folders can be shifted to a USB stick or a workplace and saved there simply by clicking and shifting. Sophisticated industrial monitors ensure that any finger command is precisely implemented.

New profiles can be drawn and dimensioned with the fingers in a user-friendly way. The following actions are activated with the buttons ZS, Cutting and GripperZS: Automatic wide/narrow chamfering of the profiles to allow for plugging them together.Cutting: Prior to bending, the sheet is cut to the calculated dimensions.Gripper: If the machine is equipped with a depth stop with grippers, the profiles can be manufactured fully automatically.

The Variobend touch screen control allows the fast and easy input of new profiles as well as a library of standard profiles. Op-erator convenience and software possi-bilities offers a new standard.

VARIOBEND TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLS

The biggest gains in productivity when utilizing the Variobend DB are made when bending heavy, long and awkward parts.

On this type of part a great deal of time is wasted turning and fl ipping the part. In fact far more time is spent handling than bending. Users of Variobend DB Benders are quoting a minimum doubling and often as much as quadrupling the output on common profi les compared to their conventional single bending machines. Complementing the productivity improvement gained by elimination of turning and fl ipping is the advantage that many jobs are reduced from a two man operation to a single man operation.

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The Variobend bending beam with unique geometry provides a work envelope of 270 degrees allowing unique profi le variety. Brush tables are inclusive.

Hard and removable segments for both the clamping and bending beam guarantee precision for life. Damaged segments can be replaced.

A massive 770 mm opening of clamping beam allows easy turning or fl ipping of profi les or ability to unroll small coils within the frames of the machine. Only one operator can turn or fl ip most of profi les because of this feature.

270°

Variobend DB technology guarantees outstanding clearance and unique pro-fi le variety.

VARIOBEND UP AND DOWN FOLDING MACHINES

Model DB 6.1,50

Model DB 6.1,50 DB 8.1,50

Number of stands 6 pcs. 8 pcs.

Working length 6.400 mm 8.640 mm

Bending-/cutting capacity

Steel 400 N / mmV2A 600 N / mmAlu 190 N / mm

1.50 mm1.50 mm2.00 mm

1.50 mm1.00 mm2.00 mm

Max. bending angle 140° 140°

Opening of clamping beam 770 mm 770 mm

Insertion depth 1.000 mm/1.250 mm 1.000 mm/1.250 mm

Speed of bending beam0° - 140° - 0° approx 3.5 / sec

0° - 140° - 0° approx 4.0 / sec

Back gauge range 5 - 1.000 mm/1.250 mm 5 - 1.000 mm/1.250 mm

Number of back gauge fi ngers 6 pcs. 7 pcs.

Motor size 22 kW 22 kW

Total dimension L x B x H 7.400 x 1.850 x 2.000 mm 9.640 x 1.850 x 2.000 mm

Weight 8.650 kg 10.400 kg

The slitting assembly slides on duel linear bearing rails mounted directly on the machine-chassis therefore ensuring a very rigid structure. The motion of the slitter is infi nitely variable via a hydraulic drive. This innovative solution ensures the bending beams are free from any interfer-ence as is typically found on rails mounted on the clamping beam or bending beam.

The Variobend touch screen control enable the fast and easy input of new profi les as well as a library of standard profi les. Features like creating profi les drawn by fi nger, wireless profi le trans-fer, table-PC software, stick-together function, simulation, automatic bending sequence cal-culation, offi ce software version are just a few o possibilities which are off ered as a standard.

High speed back gauge driven by ball screws with a range of 5 to 1.000 mm/1.250 mm. The back gauge can manage tapered parts. Maxi-mum taper of +/- 100 mm. Pneumatic clamping fi ngers for fully automatic bending process as an option. The brush tables guarantee a scratch free material handling.

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VARIOBEND LONG LENGTH FOLDING MACHINES

Variobend Long Length Folding machines are available in working lengths from 4,0 m – 12,0 m bending capacities from 1.50 – 3.00 mm (mild steel).

This EB Series is technically unique compared to other long folders on the market. Most notably is the geometry of the clamping beam. Specifi cally the Variobend has a work envelope of 280 degrees, this is notably more than other benders on the market and allows the operator to achieve many profi les otherwise impossible. Further enhancing the Variobend is the torsion bar clamping system that ensures accurate level closing of the clamping beam even under the load of hemming operations. This feature include an opening height that is infi nitely variable via the touch screen control and allows hemming possible including maintaining even a gap if required. Variobend off ers one of the fastest bending, clamping and slitting speeds on the market.

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The Variobend bending beam with unique ge-ometry provides a work envelope of 280 de-grees allowing unique profi le variety.

Hard and removable segments for both the clamping and bending beam guarantee precision for life. Damaged segments can be replaced. This feature is optional.

High speed back gauge driven by ball screws with a range of 5 to 1.000 mm /1.250 mm. Optionally the back gauge can be upgraded to manage tapered parts. Maximum taper of +/- 100 mm.

Variobend long length folding machines off er a unique fl exibility and profi le va-riety.

280°

Model EB 6.1,50

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The torsion bar clamping system ensures perfectly level clamping and CNC controlled hemming.

The slitting assembly slides on duel linear bear-ing rails mounted directly on the machine-chas-sis therefore ensuring a very rigid structure. The motion of the slitter is infi nitely variable via a hydraulic drive. This innovative solution ensures the bending beams are free from any interfer-ence as is typically found on rails mounted on the clamping beam or bending beam.

The Variobend touch screen control enable the fast and easy input of new profi les as well as a library of standard profi les. Features like creating profi les drawn by fi nger, wireless profi le trans-fer, table-PC software, stick-together function, simulation, automatic bending sequence cal-culation, offi ce software version are just a few o possibilities which are off ered as a standard.

Model Workinglengthmm

Bending-/cuttingcapacityST/ AL/ V2A

Workingheight mm

Insertiondepth mm

Total dimension L x B x H mm

Motorsize kW

Weight kg

EB 4.1,50 4.100 1.50/2.00/1.00 1.000 1.000/1.250 5.500 x 1.600 x 2.000 7,5 4.200

EB 6.1,50 6.400 1.50/2.00/1.00 1.000 1.000/1.250 7.500 x 1.600 x 2.000 7,5 5.500

EB 8.1,50 8.640 1.50/2.00/1.00 1.000 1.000/1.250 9.700 x 1.600 x 2.000 22 7.500

EB 4.2,00 4.100 2.00/3.00/1.50 1.000 1.000/1.250 5.500 x 1.600 x 2.000 13,5 4.500

EB 6.2,00 6.400 2.00/3.00/1.50 1.000 1.000/1.250 7.500 x 1.600 x 2.000 22 6.300

EB 8.2,00 8.640 2.00/3.00/1.50 1.000 1.000/1.250 9.700 x 1.600 x 2.000 22 8.100

EB 4.3,00 4.100 3.00/4.00/2.00 1.000 1.000/1.250 5.500 x 1.800 x 2.000 22 5.500

EB 6.3,00 6.400 3.00/4.00/2.00 1.000 1.000/1.250 7.500 x 1.800 x 2.000 22 7.300

EB 8.3,00 8.640 3.00/4.00/2.00 1.000 1.000/1.250 9.700 x 1.800 x 2.000 22 9.100

ASCO Maschinenbau GmbHGewerbestraße 683404 AinringGERMANY

Telefon +49 8654 77775-0Telefax +49 8654 77775-13info@asco-maschinen.dewww.asco-maschinen.de

All specifications subjects to change without notice.

Innovative Long Folding Technology