Workflow

Flux RoboBend automates the handling of sheet metal on conventional die-bending machines (press Brake).

Before reading this section on bend-automation, we recommend that you read the sections on standard bending, so you are familiar with the workflow and interface used for normal press brakes. Much of that applies to robotic bending as well.

Also, the manual Flux Bend focuses on additional functionality for handling bend automation machines. Some of the additional operations are listed below:

Select a suitable gripper to use, based on the part geometry.
Compute a good grip position where the gripper can hold the part.
Compute a pickup strategy (selecting a pallet, placing the part on the pallet).
Compute a bending trajectory with suitable strategies for part insertion, holding the part during bending and part extraction after bending.
Compute a deposit strategy (select a deposit pallet, arrange parts to be stacked correctly on pallet).
Figure out if any regripping operations are required, and insert them as needed.

Here are links to the main topics of robotic bending: