Trumpf Press Brake Tooling Guide: Identification, Usage & Safety

How to Identify Your Brake’s Clamping System in Under a Minute

All you need is a set of calipers—this one simple tool can spare you from making a procurement error worth $10,000. While press brake designs vary widely, the basic mechanics for securing metal remain constant. What you’re looking for are three precise measurements: 12.7mm, 13mm, or 20mm.

Identifying your clamping system isn’t about trying to decipher the worn model tag on the back of your machine—it’s about measuring the exact shapes and dimensions where the steel meets the beam. A seemingly insignificant mismatch of just 0.3mm, invisible to the naked eye, can mean the difference between a perfect fit and catastrophic damage to your tool holder. For an in-depth look at available formats and accurate measurement guides, explore Press Brake Toolings and specifically Trumpf Press Brake Tooling options.

Inspecting the Upper Beam and Lower Bed: Key visual indicators for Trumpf, American, and European systems

To determine the system, focus on the tang—the upper section of the punch that seats into the press brake—and examine the clamping mechanism in detail.

American Standard (Traditional): If your calipers measure 0.500 inches (12.7mm) across the tang width, you’re looking at American-style tooling—the oldest and most straightforward design.

• Visual Indicator: A simple, perfectly centered tang.
• Clamp Design: On American systems, the upper beam typically features a continuous clamp bar secured by a row of set screws.
• Wear Marks: Because these tools are often fastened by screws driven directly into the metal or held by a plain pressure plate, older tangs may show noticeable dents, scratches, or screw marks.
• Loading Method: These tools must be inserted from the side of the machine. If vertical insertion into the beam isn’t possible, you almost certainly have an American system.

European Style (Promecam): A 13mm tang measurement identifies this design, historically known as the Promecam system.

• Visual Indicator: The offset tang—a clear distinguishing feature. Unlike the centered tangs used in American and Trumpf systems, the European tang is positioned to one side. This offset aligns the tool’s centerline with the rear of the tang, channeling force directly upward through the beam.
• Clamp Style: These tools are seldom mounted directly into the beam. Instead, look for intermediate holders—separate blocks attached to the upper beam that grip each tool securely.
• Loading Method: Like American tooling, traditional European designs usually load from the side. However, newer hydraulic intermediates now enable vertical tool insertion.

The Trumpf / Wila (New Standard)
If your calipers show a 20mm tang, you’re dealing with the Trumpf or Wila Press Brake Tooling “New Standard” tooling system.

• Visual Indicator: Look for the Safety-Click Button. If there’s a spring-loaded button—typically red or black—built into the punch tang, there’s no need to measure further. That’s unmistakably a Wila/Trumpf tool.
• The Clamp: These systems incorporate hydraulic or pneumatic clamping channels within the beam itself.
• Loading: This system is the only one intentionally engineered for vertical tool loading. Simply push the tool upward into the clamp until you hear the distinct “click” of the safety mechanism—then release. The tool is already secure before hydraulic pressure is applied.

The “Wila” Connection: Why the terms are often interchanged but not always identical

There’s a common misconception in the industry about the term “European.” Wila is a Dutch manufacturer and Trumpf is German, so while both are indeed European companies, in press brake terminology, “European Style” does not refer to Wila/Trumpf tooling.

“European Style” almost always describes the older Promecam system (with a 13mm offset tang). So if a supplier offers you “European Precision Tooling,” they’re likely referring to Amada Press Brake Tooling or Promecam-compatible tools—not Trumpf.

“New Standard” is the proper technical name for the Wila/Trumpf format. Wila developed this clamping style, and Trumpf later adopted it as their factory standard. The terms are often used interchangeably because they are nearly 100% compatible.

• Trumpf/Wila compatibility: A Trumpf press brake is factory-built to accept Wila tooling directly—the clamping slots, hydraulic lines, and Press Brake Crowning systems are fully aligned.
• The difference: While the fit and dimensions are identical (20mm tang), branding varies. You might see “Trumpf” labeled tools that are actually made to Wila’s standards. The key point: for a modern Trumpf press brake, always look for “New Standard” or “Wila Style” tooling—not “European Style.”

What to do if you’ve inherited a retrofitted or hybrid machine

Used press brakes often carry the marks of past conversions. If your measurements don’t align with what you see—for instance, a machine that looks American but measures 13mm—you’re likely working with a retrofit.

Check for Adapters: The most common upgrade is an American screw-clamp press brake modified to accept European or New Standard tooling for improved precision.

• Check the space between the upper beam and the tooling. Do you notice a separate block or rail inserted into the original slot?
• Euro-to-American Conversion:You might find a holder with a 0.5″ tang fitted into the machine, while its base features a clamp designed for a tool with a 13mm offset. This retrofit lets workshops operate precision-ground Euro Press Brake Tooling on legacy American frames.

The “Frankenstein” Beam

Every so often, you’ll come across a “New Standard” tool (20mm tang) that has been re-machined to fit an American slot (12.7mm).

• Inspect the tang carefully. Does the metal appear to have been machined or ground down after the black oxide coating was already applied?
• Does the tool include a “Safety-Click” button that’s essentially redundant because it’s clamped by a manual screw bar instead?

If you determine the machine has been retrofitted, adjust your buying approach accordingly. You’re no longer purchasing parts by the machine’s brand (e.g., “I need Cincinnati components”), but rather based on the adapter’s interface. Rely on precise caliper measurements of the tool currently in use, not on the manufacturer’s logo on the machine’s casing.

The “Click” That Changes Everything: Why Loading Vertically Beats Sliding

The New Standard system—introduced by Wila and embraced by Trumpf—is often promoted for its speed. But to think of it purely as a time-saver overlooks the engineering breakthrough within the press brake’s ram. Its signature advantage is not just reduced setup times: it replaces an operator’s reliance on “feel” with consistent mechanical precision.

In conventional setups, tooling must be slid in from the side—a slow, awkward process requiring space on both ends of the brake. If the tool binds halfway, the operator may resort to a brass drift and hammer to force it in. Trumpf’s design removes lateral loading entirely. With vertical front-loading, the act of setting up tooling shifts from a physical struggle into a clean, exact, and controlled assembly.

Before you even see it happen, you hear the distinctive metallic “click.” That sound marks the Safety-Click® mechanism engaging—a confirmation that the tool is securely locked in place, immune to gravity’s pull. It’s an audible reassurance that guesswork around friction or balance has been eliminated.

The Physics Behind “Tx” Alignment: Why Shimming is Obsolete with Trumpf Tools

In any bending operation, the most costly factor is often the time spent fixing inaccuracies. With conventional American or European tooling, achieving precision frequently depends on the practiced skill—some might say “art”—of shimming. Since these tools are typically supported by the bottom of the holder, any wear in the bed, debris in the slot, or slight imperfections in the tool tang can translate into angular errors. The operator ends up becoming a human adjuster, slipping paper or shim stock under the die to compensate and level it.

The Trumpf/Wila system removes the need for shimming entirely by changing the way a tool is seated—altering the underlying physics. Instead of relying on the bottom edge of the tang, it uses a “shoulder load” approach.

Think of it like mounting a premium cabinet. You wouldn’t try to make it level by stuffing cardboard under the legs of an uneven floor; you’d hang it from a perfectly level rail fixed at the top.

In this system, the precision reference is Ty (vertical) alignment. When the clamp engages, it pulls the tool up, seating the precision-ground shoulders of the punch firmly against the upper beam’s reference surface. This guarantees that every section—regardless of length—sits at exactly the same height. At the same time, the geometry of the clamping pins forces the tool into precise Tx (center) alignment. The clamping action isn’t just holding the tool; it’s actively centering it. If your beam is straight, your tool will be straight—with no more hammer taps to find the center.

Safety Buttons vs. Friction: Why setup changes no longer induce operator dread

Running a press brake comes with an often-overlooked mental strain: the fear of a tool dropping. Traditional friction clamps rely on sideways pressure—screws or plates gripping the tang’s sides. If a screw is missed or oil on the tang reduces friction, a heavy punch can slip or fall mid-operation. That risk keeps operators on edge, prompting them to check every fastener twice, dragging down productivity.

The “Click” you heard earlier is the cure for that worry—a built-in form of Positive Locking.

Inside the tool’s tang is a hardened steel safety pin, spring-loaded for reliability. As the tool is inserted vertically into the holder, the pin retracts during entry and then snaps securely into a safety groove once it’s in position. At that instant, the tool is physically suspended in place. Even without the hydraulic clamp engaged, it’s locked in securely—eliminating any risk of it dropping unexpectedly.

To remove the tool, the operator must press a safety button—usually red or black—set into the tool’s face. This design enforces an essential safety habit: the operator must have both hands on the tool to release it. Accidentally triggering a foot pedal while your hands are elsewhere won’t cause a drop. By eliminating the threat of gravity, you empower the operator to work with the fluid speed of a pit crew rather than the painstaking caution of a bomb disposal team.

How hydraulic clamping reduces changeovers from 30 minutes to just 3

If the safety button delivers certainty, hydraulic clamping provides the strength. But Trumpf’s system doesn’t merely swap manual screws for hydraulic cylinders—it employs a proprietary “Clamping Hose” technology that transforms how clamping force is applied.

With a manual setup, an operator might spend 15 minutes tightening 30 separate screws on a 3-meter machine. This is not only time-consuming, it’s uneven—one screw might be tightened to 50 Nm, another to just 30 Nm.

Trumpf’s system runs a hydraulic hose along the beam, which expands to drive a row of hardened steel pins. Each pin operates independently. This “adaptive” clamping is vital: when combining new tooling segments with ones that have been in service for years, tang thickness can differ slightly—measured in microns. A rigid mechanical clamp might grip the thicker new tool well but leave the older, thinner one loose.

In Trumpf’s hydraulic system, the independent pins adjust their extension to compensate for these microscopic variations, delivering uniform clamping pressure to every segment. Calibration becomes a binary choice: on or off. Tasks that once meant 30 minutes of tightening and checking now take the five seconds required to press a button. While your competitors are still searching for an Allen wrench, your machine is already producing parts.

The “Starter Kit” Strategy: Achieving maximum bending coverage without buying the entire catalog

One of the costliest missteps a shop manager can make when equipping a new Trumpf press brake is adopting a “supermarket sweep” mentality—attempting to purchase every possible tooling profile from the catalog in an effort to handle any conceivable job. This approach often leads to racks cluttered with highly specialized tools that rarely see use, tying up valuable capital while gathering dust.

A smart, profit-focused tooling inventory is built around the Pareto Principle: roughly 20% of your tools should meet about 80% of your bending needs. Rather than buying complete “sets,” seasoned fabricators assemble a targeted “Starter Kit” based on the range of material thicknesses they work with and the required geometric clearances. This method emphasizes adaptability over sheer quantity, ensuring each tool on the rack consistently delivers value.

Segmented vs. Solid: How premium segmented tooling can deliver rapid payback

Many purchasers shy away from segmented tooling due to its price—often about 30% higher than standard solid, full-length bars. But judging the investment solely by its purchase cost can be a costly accounting oversight. Segmented tooling isn’t merely about versatility; it serves as a safeguard against costly operator mistakes.

The key advantage of segmented tooling comes from the “horns” or “ears”—the individual left and right end sections engineered with side cutouts. When bending a four-sided box, completing the final two bends with a solid tool is physically impossible, as the ends will collide with prior return flanges. Without these segmented horns, even a high-end Trumpf press brake can’t produce something as straightforward as a chassis cover.

The return on investment in segmented tooling becomes apparent the moment a collision happens. In a high-mix production environment, tool crashes are a question of when, not if. If a 3-meter solid punch is damaged, the entire unit is typically rendered useless—replacement costs can reach thousands, and lead times stretch into weeks. With a segmented punch setup, damage is usually confined to a single 100mm piece. Replacing that segment costs very little and the machine can resume production within minutes, using the remaining tooling.

Ergonomics offer another clear advantage. A solid 3-meter tool demands either a crane or two operators to install, making setup a slow, 30-minute process. Segmented pieces can be handled and installed by a single operator in just a few minutes, sharply cutting non-productive downtime.

Gooseneck vs. Straight Punch: Why clearance outweighs brute force

New operators often favor the Straight Punch because it appears sturdier and comes at a lower price. But unless your shop works solely on flat plates without return flanges, the Gooseneck punch should be your primary tool for everyday tasks.

The Gooseneck’s pronounced relief—or “throat”—is engineered to handle U-channels and return flanges with ease. If you try bending a door panel or a deep box using a Straight Punch, you’ll find the punch colliding with the workpiece before you even reach a 90-degree bend. The Gooseneck’s geometry ensures the necessary clearance so the part doesn’t interfere with the punch during forming.

That flexibility does come at a cost in strength. The material removed to create the Gooseneck’s throat inherently reduces its structural integrity. As a result, it can fracture at the neck when subjected to excessive tonnage.

Strategic Deployment:

• Invest in premium Goosenecks: Choose top-quality, precision-ground, segmented Gooseneck punches. They’ll cover about 90% of your light-gauge work (1mm–3mm) and tackle complex profiles with precision.
• Keep a “workhorse” Straight Punch: Have a sturdy, lower-cost Straight Punch dedicated to heavy-duty tasks—thick plates, hemming, or straightforward bends that exceed the Gooseneck’s tonnage capacity. Protect your high-precision Goosenecks from such strain.

Determining your essential V-Dies using the 6× and 8× rules for your material range

Skip the temptation to stock every possible V-opening size (like V8, V10, V12, V16, V20, V25). This level of detail is excessive. Instead, choose your V-dies by working backward from the material thicknesses you use most often (T).

The Rule of 8 – Gold Standard: For carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, a reliable all-around formula is V-opening = 8 × material thickness. This yields a predictable inside bend radius (roughly one-sixth of the V-opening) while keeping tonnage in a moderate range.

The Rule of 6 – For tight radii: When specifications call for a sharper bend, use V-opening = 6 × material thickness. Keep in mind this increases required tonnage by about 25–30% and will leave more visible die marks on the workpiece.

Starter Kit Recommendation: For a versatile job shop handling materials from 1mm to 6mm thick, three to four carefully chosen core dies will cover most needs.

• 1.0mm – 1.5mm material: Opt for a V10 or V12. The V12 is a pragmatic choice, managing 1.5mm effortlessly while still delivering acceptable results on 1mm stock.
• 2.0mm – 3.0mm Material: Opt for a V16 and V24 combination. The V16 is considered the “Swiss Army Knife” of press brakes—versatile, reliable, and particularly well-suited for standard 2mm bends, making it one of the most frequently used dies in a typical workshop.
• 4.0mm – 6.0mm Material: Go directly to a V40—there’s no need to bother with a V32 or V50. A V40 can comfortably handle 6mm plate using the “Rule of 6” for high-tonnage bends, and it can also accommodate 3mm or 4mm material when a larger bend radius is acceptable.

Budget Tip: Seek out “2V” (Double V) dies, widely available in European/Wila formats. These dual-sided dies combine a V16 on one face and a V24 on the other, allowing one tool to cover the bulk of mid-range bending needs at the cost of a single die.

Facing Tonnage Truth: How to Prevent Catastrophic Tool Breakage

In press brake operations, tonnage isn’t just a figure on the control panel—it marks the threshold between a clean, successful bend and a potentially destructive failure. While beginners may believe “more tonnage” guarantees sharper angles, experienced operators know it’s actually the leading cause of damage to high-precision tooling.

If you’ve invested in Trumpf or Wila-style tooling, you’re working with finely crafted precision equipment—not just blocks of steel. Respecting their operational limits is non-negotiable; it’s essential for both safeguarding your investment and ensuring operator safety.

The Cost of Accuracy: Why Trumpf Tools Have Lower Tonnage Ratings Than Conventional Planed Tools

It often puzzles buyers: despite costing three times more than a traditional planed tool, a New Standard (Trumpf/Wila) tool frequently carries a maximum load rating about 30% lower. How can a premium tool appear to be “weaker”?

The explanation lies in the inherent trade-off between hardness and toughness.

Planed Tooling (Conventional): These are typically milled from softer alloys (around 30–40 HRC). They offer notable toughness but less surface hardness. When pushed beyond their capacity, they behave much like firm clay—gradually deforming, mushrooming, or compressing. This slow deterioration often provides visual cues before a complete failure occurs.

Ground Tooling (Trumpf/Wila): Subjected to deep hardening and precision grinding, these tools achieve exceptionally high surface hardness (60–70 HRC). This makes them extremely resistant to wear and dimensionally accurate over millions of bends. The drawback—rooted in metallurgy—is that greater hardness inevitably comes with increased brittleness.

When a hardened Trumpf tool is overloaded, it doesn’t bend or gradually deform—it breaks outright. Much like brittle glass, it retains its perfect form right up until the yield threshold is breached, at which point it can fracture violently. To mitigate the danger of flying fragments that could injure an operator, manufacturers set conservative maximum tonnage ratings well below the tool’s actual breaking point.

Tool geometry also plays a role in strength and durability. The tang of a Trumpf tool—designed to work with the “Safety-Click” quick-change mechanism and ensure precise self-alignment—is often hollowed out or machined with intricate internal shapes. By contrast, a traditional American-style solid iron tool has far more cross-sectional mass. Choosing a precision-engineered quick-change tool means accepting less brute-force capacity in exchange for superior speed, accuracy, and long-term wear resistance.

Decoding Laser Etchings: Understanding Max Load per Meter Without Complex Calculations

Every precision-ground tool is marked with a laser-etched safety rating—often shown as Max 100 t/m or 1000 kN/m. This is your first line of defense against overloading, but it’s also a specification that is frequently misunderstood.

The key detail is “per meter.” The rating assumes the load is spread evenly across an entire meter of tooling. If your workpiece is shorter than one meter, the allowable load decreases in direct proportion to its length.

The Quick Ratio Rule: You don’t need a calculator to stay safe—you just need to grasp the proportionate relationship.

• If your tool carries a 100 tons/meter rating and your bracket is 100 mm (0.1 m) long, the safe limit drops to 10 tons.
• A 100-ton press brake is easily capable of channeling its full capacity into that short 100 mm length. If it drives 60 tons into a section rated for only 10, the tool will fail immediately.

Converting kN to Tons: Many European tools list capacity in kilonewtons. For a fast, shop-floor approximation, simply drop one zero.

• 1000 kN ≈ 100 tons
• 600 kN ≈ 60 tons

For example, if a tool shows Max 600 kN/m and you’re bending a half-meter-long workpiece, the limit is 30 tons. If your controller indicates the bend requires 35 tons, you’ll need to choose a die with a wider V-opening to reduce the necessary force—otherwise, you risk snapping the tool.

The Hazards of Point Loading: Short Flanges on Thick Plate

The single most hazardous operation for high-precision tooling isn’t forming a full-length sheet—it’s bending a short flange on thick material. This creates a “point load,” concentrating an immense amount of force into a very small area of the tool’s working surface.

Picture this: you’re bending a 6mm-thick carbon steel plate with a flange length of just 50mm.

• The Setup: Following the 8x rule, you choose a V50 die.
• The Calculation: A full meter of 6mm steel typically requires around 60 tons of force. Since you’re working with only 0.05 meters (50mm), the total needed force drops to roughly 3 tons.
• The Hidden Danger: That 3 tons may sound minor—but the real problem lies in the intense concentration of force and the risk of “bottoming” the material.

Precision tooling is engineered primarily for Air Bending. If the operator switches the press to “bottoming” or “coining” to correct an angle issue—or there’s debris lodged in the V-die—the force can spike sharply. Because the contact area is so small (just 50mm), the pressure (Force ÷ Area) soars to dangerous levels.

In these conditions, the punch tip is at high risk of snapping off, or the V-die’s shoulders can be crushed inward.

Quick Safety Checklist: Before bending any plate thicker than 3mm with a length under 100mm:

1. Inspect the Radius: Avoid ultra-sharp punches (radius less than 1mm). Such small radii concentrate stress excessively.
2. Swap to the Right Tool: Select a punch with a broad tip radius—3mm or greater. This increases the area of contact, spreading the force more evenly and reducing the risk of point-load damage.
3. Confirm the Mode: Make sure the press is set to Air Bending—not Coining.

By accounting for the “per meter” force reality and spotting potential point-load hazards, you shift from simply running the machine to actively safeguarding and extending the lifespan of your tooling.

Creating Your First Optimized Tool Library

Building an efficient tool library isn’t about investing in high-end cabinets—it’s about managing your tools like a surgical suite rather than a cluttered storage closet. A disorganized tool library is the single largest “invisible time drain” on a fabrication floor. Every minute spent hunting for a die, checking a radius, or fixing angles caused by improper seating chips away at productivity.

The end goal isn’t neatness for its own sake—it’s workflow efficiency. Here’s how to evolve your tool storage from mere warehousing into a fully optimized staging area.

Organizing punches and dies for upcoming jobs—not just storing them

The most frequent organizational misstep is arranging tools strictly by type—for instance, placing all V16 dies in one section and all gooseneck punches in another. While visually tidy, this approach is operationally inefficient. Tool organization should be driven by workflow and usage frequency, not just physical shape or category.

To solve this problem, put the A/B/C Zoning Strategy into action:

Zone A (The Gold Zone): This is your “Starter Kit”—the tools you use for the vast majority of jobs, roughly 80% of the time. These include your go-to V16, V24, and straight punches. They should never be tucked away in a drawer. Keep them front and center on an open-air cart or a rack positioned directly next to the press brake. Take off the cabinet doors. If your operators need to open a door and walk ten feet to retrieve a tool they use every hour, you’re quite literally wasting money on unnecessary movements.

Zone B (The Silver Zone): These are the tools you reach for only once or twice a week—examples include hemming dies, large-radius punches, or V40s. Keep these in cabinets located within five paces of the press brake.

Zone C (The Bronze Zone): This is where your ultra-specialized tools live—the ones you dust off only for that rare, oddball order that comes in once a year. Store these in deep storage out of the way.

The “Kit” Exception: If you have a recurring, high-volume order—say, a chassis for a particular client—disregard the zone rules entirely. Avoid breaking down the tooling just to return parts to their designated zones. Treat it as a kit.

Bundle the exact upper punches, lower dies, and any required shims together in a single, clearly labeled box for that product. When the job comes up on the schedule, the operator simply grabs the box. Setup time drops dramatically—from a frustrating 30-minute scavenger hunt to a quick 3-minute load.

Cleaning the Clamping Surface: The overlooked maintenance step that safeguards precision

Chances are you regularly wipe down the obvious working surfaces—the punch tip and the V-opening—before each shift. But the real “accuracy killer” lurks in a place most people ignore: the Clamping Surface.

The precision of Trumpf and Wila tooling depends entirely on the flawless contact between the tool’s Shoulder/Tang and the press brake’s clamping beam. This is a critical zero-tolerance area. Any contaminant—be it caked oil residue, fine metal dust, or even a single human hair—wedged into this interface can trigger two serious issues:

1. Tx Axis Drift: The tool develops a minute tilt. On deep box bends, this shows up as a variation in bend angles from one side to the other.
2. The “Zebra” Effect: With segmented tooling, stubborn debris acts like an unintended shim, lifting one segment about 0.05mm higher than the next. This results in visible scored lines where each segment meets.

The Protocol: Every Friday afternoon, skip wiping tips and instead completely unload the machine. With a clean, lint-free cloth and some WD-40, thoroughly scrub the inner surfaces of the upper beam clamps and the guide rails on the lower die holder.

The Test: Glide your fingertip along the clamping surface—it should be flawlessly smooth, like polished glass. Any trace of grit means the job isn’t finished. This level of cleanliness is essential for the “Safety Click” and automatic seating systems to work as intended. Without it, even costly precision tooling performs no better than standard planed equipment.

The single step that can resolve 80% of tooling mix-ups before the next shift

Even veteran craftsmen can slip up during a tired, late-night shift. Trying to read faint, laser-etched specs on a greasy tool is a fast track to creating scrap. The simplest, most foolproof solution isn’t high-tech—it’s nearly cost-free: Color Coding.

Forget digital tracking systems—what prevents mistakes are clear, unmistakable visual cues.

The Rainbow V-Die Method: Assign a dedicated color to each of your most frequently used V-openings.

• V12 = Yellow
• V16 = Red
• V24 = Blue

Use a paint marker or colored electrical tape to mark the end face of each corresponding die.

The effect is instant. If the setup sheet specifies V16 (Red) but the operator picks up a die with a Blue stripe, the visual conflict sends an immediate mental “Stop” signal—long before they verify numbers. This leverages pattern recognition over reading, dramatically reducing wrong-tool errors that can ruin parts or damage machinery.

The Puzzle Piece Approach: For segmented tooling, stop re-measuring every piece with a tape measure during setup. Permanently mark the segment’s length (10, 15, 20, 100, 500) clearly on the back of the tool. When spread across a workbench, operators can instantly assemble the required total length—snapping pieces together like Lego bricks instead of working through a geometry problem.

Your Immediate Action: Tomorrow morning, skip the meeting. Head to the hardware store and buy three rolls of colored electrical tape. At the press brake, mark your three most-used V-dies. This tiny investment will likely deliver the highest return you see all year. For personalized recommendations or to explore our full range, Contact us today, or download our latest Brochures for detailed specifications.