A method of bending a conduit is disclosed. An engagement member is displaced via contact with the conduit and engages a switch. A signal is sent to a microprocessor indicative of a characteristic of the conduit to be bent, in response to engagement of the switch. The microprocessor provides a motor control signal to the motor to control a rotation of the shoe, wherein rotation of the shoe bends the conduit.

A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive a workpiece, a seat proximate to the bending shoe which is configured to receive the workpiece thereon, and a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense an end of the workpiece.

A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having at least one channel therein configured to receive a workpiece, a seat proximate to the bending shoe which is configured to receive the workpiece thereon, and a sensor provided on the seat which is configured to sense the presence of the workpiece. In some embodiments, the sensor is configured to sense an end of the workpiece.

A method of producing a bent part from insulated flat material having a flat electrically conducting carrier material sheathed by an electrically insulating insulation layer includes feeding the insulated flat material from a material supply to a bending machine; in the bending machine, forming a two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally bent part bent from insulated flat material; severing the bent part in a cutting operation from the fed insulated flat material; and removing part of the insulation layer in an insulation-stripping operation from the electrically conducting carrier material in at least one portion of the insulated flat material, wherein the insulation-stripping operation on the flat material guided in the bending machine by an insulation-stripping installation that is integrated in the bending machine is carried out by a continuous method on the flat material running through the insulation-stripping installation prior to severing the bent part from the fed flat material.

A method of producing a bent part from insulated flat material having a flat electrically conducting carrier material sheathed by an electrically insulating insulation layer includes feeding the insulated flat material from a material supply to a bending machine; in the bending machine, forming a two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally bent part bent from insulated flat material; severing the bent part in a cutting operation from the fed insulated flat material; and removing part of the insulation layer in an insulation-stripping operation from the electrically conducting carrier material in at least one portion of the insulated flat material, wherein the insulation-stripping operation on the flat material guided in the bending machine by an insulation-stripping installation that is integrated in the bending machine is carried out by a continuous method on the flat material running through the insulation-stripping installation prior to severing the bent part from the fed flat material.

A bending machine includes a first track device and a second track device. A first base and a first robot are movable on the first track device. A second base and a second robot are movable on the second track device. A first bending mechanism is arranged at one end of the first robot. A second bending mechanism is arranged at one end of the second robot. A workpiece feeding device is provided at a position that is on one end side in an extending direction of the first track device and the second track device and is reachable by at least one of the first bending mechanism and the second bending mechanism. The workpiece feeding device feeds the workpiece in a manner that a longitudinal direction of the workpiece is orthogonal to the extending direction of the first track device and the second track device.

A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive a workpiece and a follower assembly. The follower assembly includes a mount, a follower bar attached to the mount, the follower bar having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive the workpiece, a roller attached to the mount and engaged against the follower bar, the roller having an eccentric shaft extending therefrom, and a motor for rotating the shaft and roller, wherein rotation of the shaft and roller causes the follower bar to translate toward or away from the bending shoe. A drive member can be provided to move the mount toward or away from the bending shoe.

A bender includes a rotatable bending shoe having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive a workpiece and a follower assembly. The follower assembly includes a mount, a follower bar attached to the mount, the follower bar having a plurality of channels therein configured to receive the workpiece, a roller attached to the mount and engaged against the follower bar, the roller having an eccentric shaft extending therefrom, and a motor for rotating the shaft and roller, wherein rotation of the shaft and roller causes the follower bar to translate toward or away from the bending shoe. A drive member can be provided to move the mount toward or away from the bending shoe.

Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to a wire bending apparatus capable of both on and off-plane nose and mandrel bends. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention incorporate a center turret cluster with a plurality of radii possible, a nose-bending mandrel, and a mandrel-bending mandrel. This apparatus forms a bending head that is attached to a CNC wire bending machine. This combination allows increased flexibility in forming complex wire forms and cuts down secondary operations, such as operations from robot arms, sometimes associated with CNC wire bending. In addition, the turret cluster position in the center allows for bending support with mandrel bends or nose bending on the back side of the bending head, usually 180 degrees away from the normal bending area. This allows the manufacturing of double end-loop forms without the addition of external clamps or robotic manipulation.

Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to a wire bending apparatus capable of both on and off-plane nose and mandrel bends. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention incorporate a center turret cluster with a plurality of radii possible, a nose-bending mandrel, and a mandrel-bending mandrel. This apparatus forms a bending head that is attached to a CNC wire bending machine. This combination allows increased flexibility in forming complex wire forms and cuts down secondary operations, such as operations from robot arms, sometimes associated with CNC wire bending. In addition, the turret cluster position in the center allows for bending support with mandrel bends or nose bending on the back side of the bending head, usually 180 degrees away from the normal bending area. This allows the manufacturing of double end-loop forms without the addition of external clamps or robotic manipulation.