Innovative technology Bending: Angle sensor ACB
Angle sensors on TruBend bending machines
Falling lot sizes, rising precision requirements and increasing steel prices mean that even the first bent piece has to be a good one. With the ACB® (Automatically Controlled Bending) TRUMPF offers a flexible, tactile system at the TruBend Series 5000.
ACB®: the fast way to the correct angle
With the familiar ACB® angle sensor system, you can save costly rampup procedures during free bending. Even the first bent part in a new series can be perfect. This allows you to reduce rejects and shorten the throughput time of the parts. After all, they don't need to be measured or refinished.
During bending, two sensor plates integrated into the top tool measure the actual angle and the resilience of the bend part, and control the pressure bar at the desired angle.
The ACB is extremely flexible, because it works nearly independently of the shaft length, measuring angles ranging from 40° to 135°.
Up to three sensors at the same time measure long parts quickly and correctly. During station bending, up to eight sensors can be set up on the machine.
ACB Easy: simply faster
The new ACB Easy angle sensor is more comfortable and easier to use than the earlier ACB system. The sensor plates can be changed by means of a clicking mechanism. In addition, there is no longer a module or a cable because the sensor communicates with the TASC 6000 controller using a different path: contacts that are integrated into the tool clamp to supply energy and transmit data. This reduces the equipping times by half.