Sany Group Places Order for Advanced Press Brake from LVD-HD

LVD-HD Company (Gullegem, Belgium), the newly established joint venture company of LVD Company n.v. (Gullegem, Belgium) and Hubei Tri-Ring Metalforming Equipment Co., Ltd. (HD; Hubei Province, China), has been awarded a contract from Sany Group Co., Ltd. (Changsha, China) to manufacture a custom 3,000-ton press brake for the production of mobile crane equipment. The PPEB-H 3,000-ton, 14 m press brake will be the most technologically advanced machine of its kind, incorporating unique productivity-enhancing features developed by LVD.

Servo controlled with state-of-the-art hydraulics and electronics, the press brake represents the most sophisticated forming technology available, provided as a turnkey system including press brake, CNC feeding – evacuation automation, and CNC forming tools.

The PPEB-H press brake will be equipped with a CNC adjustable Vari-VEE die with Smart Crown feature and LVD?s patented Easy-Form® Laser adaptive bending system. LVD?s Vari-VEE die provides automatic adjustment of the V-width to reduce setup time and provide flexibility to form long parts, different material thicknesses and high strength materials. The Easy-Form Laser system provides exact measurement of the angle during the bending process. Combined, these features will provide Sany Group with highly efficient, high accuracy forming and process quality management.

The machine will also feature automatic forming feeding, automatic back feeding, a custom-designed backguage, and CNC plate supports for handling large plate material along the length of the press brake. A special tool storage unit will be included with the package.

All functions of the machine including part programming will be controlled through LVD?s exclusive CADMAN® Touch control, a PC-based touch screen CNC control system.

The press brake will be jointly manufactured by LVD and HD. LVD will perform engineering and design work and provide critical components for the custom machine. HD will manufacture the frame and handle assembly. Installation of the machine is planned for November 2010.

The press brake will complement other HD and LVD equipment installed at Sany?s numerous production facilities located throughout China. To date, Sany has already 96 HD machines installed.

Sany Group manufactures more than 120 types of construction machinery, road construction machinery, and hoisting machinery. The company is one of the largest manufacturing firms in China and a world leader in the production of pump trucks/mobile crane units.

LVD is one of a few press brake manufacturers specializing in custom press brake design and construction, and has installed custom stand-alone and tandem press brakes for public lighting, shipbuilding, offshore drilling and heavy machinery industries. HD specializes in manufacturing CNC precision equipment. Its primary production facility is well-equipped to manufacture highly specialized large press brakes up to 10,000 ton ? 12.5 m in capacity.

?Securing such a significant order for our newly-established joint venture from such a major manufacturer as Sany Group is a testament to LVD and HD?s combined experience in designing and building high-tech custom press brakes,? said LVD marketing and sales director Patrick Deferme. ?Our sales and engineering team worked closely with Sany Group to configure the best bending solution for the application.?

The LVD Group is a leading manufacturer of a comprehensive range of sheet metal/plate working machine tools and software solutions, including laser cutting systems, punch presses, press brakes, guillotine shears and mid-level automation systems, integrated and supported by its CADMAN® PC-based Windows® compatible software.

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LVD-HD Company, Nijverheidslaan 2, B-8560 Gullegem, Belgium, 32 (56) 43 05 11, Fax: 32 (56) 43 25 00, >www.lvdgroup.com, info@lvd.be.