Prepare to Roll and Bend
Customers require you to use lighter yet stronger materials. Finding the right bending and rolling machines will assist you in remaining competitive.
Posted: September 16, 2021
METAL FORMING & FABRICATING
Trilogy Machinery Expands Its Roster of World-Renowned Fabrication Machinery Brands
Trilogy Machinery Inc. (Belcamp, Md.) a leading distributor, and in many cases, the exclusive North American distributor of world-renowned fabrication machinery brands, is now the exclusive North American distributor for SYNERGY Bending Rolls. Trilogy Machinery operates out of a 65,000-square-foot facility where it has a team of factory trained specialists available to support the sales, service and parts needs for their customers.
Trilogy Machinery’s roster of fabrication machinery brands includes SUNRISE Ironworkers, CNC Ironworkers, Horizontal benders and CNC plate and angle processing systems (exclusive USA distributor); SWEBEND section, angle and plate bending rolls (exclusive North American distributor); Lemas plate bending rolls, (exclusive North American distributor); BSP tube punching machinery (exclusive North American distributor); and INDUCTAFLEX aluminum extrusion bending machines. Trilogy Machinery also continues to support the more than 4,000 Roundo bending rolls that the company has placed in operation in North America.
Trilogy Machinery continues to be an industry leader in providing solutions for metal fabrication machinery. Together with SUNRISE Ironworkers, Trilogy has increased the SUNRISE standard warranty for its ironworkers and punching machines to three years for parts and one year for labor, which is now “the best warranty in the business, warranty.”
Trilogy Machinery also carries SWEBEND’s angle, section and plate bending rolls. SWEBEND is known worldwide as the leader in bending roll technology and customization for the most demanding applications.
Trilogy Machinery also carries Lemas plate bending rolls; 3-Roll Initial Pinch Rolls and 4-Roll Double Pinch Rolls. Lemas has distributed metal fabricating machinery in the United States for more than 25 years including installing more than 1,000 plate bending rolls since 2001.
And Trilogy Machinery is prepared to service this machinery. The staff at Trilogy and their network of dealers have more experience selling, servicing and supporting bending rolls than any other distributor.
With the addition of SYNERGY Bending Rolls to the roster, which are produced in Bursa, Turkey, “Trilogy Machinery is eager to introduce these affordable, quality plate and angle bending rolls from SYNERGY in the United States,” said Ben Flamholz, vice president of Trilogy Machinery. “They will be a great addition to our growing portfolio of metal fabricating machinery and really compliment the full range of plate and angle rolls we currently carry. SWEBEND will always be our premier line with highly customized options, as well as our value priced line, Lemas.”
Flamholz said SYNERGY is a reference to the collaborative effort between the manufacturer and the team at Trilogy Machinery, which together have nearly a century of experience with bending rolls. SYNERGY incorporates desirable functions, features and top-quality components at an affordable price, which allows small to intermediate size fabricators and job shops to purchase a quality, reliable plate bending roll. Standard features include induction hardened bending rolls, conical bending device, spherical roller bearings in all roll journals, rolling operators console with a PLC control by Panasonic, hydraulic design using planetary gear boxes and much more. These plate bending rolls are offered in a wide range of standard sizes with both 3-roll double pinch and 4-roll designs and with lengths from 4 feet to 16 feet with capacities ranging from 3/16” thick to 4” thick.
Trilogy Machinery continues to be a solution for metal fabrication machinery. The company stocks more than $1,500,000 USD of parts and offers prompt air freight service. The company also stocks more than 65 machines for quick delivery, sometimes as soon as the next business day.
KAAST Offers the Widest Line-Up of Profile Benders
KAAST Machine Tools, Inc. (Aldan, PA) offers a wide collection of rollers for circular bending of metal profiles including angles and pipes, the PBM and PBH series angle rollers. Featuring vertical and horizontal operation capabilities, the machines include a standard set of modular dies suitable for bending square, flat, and angle iron. Custom dies for rounded or other unique profiles are available as well.
The PBM series features a dual speed motor for the two non-modular bottom rolls and a manually adjustable top roll with a millimeter scale. The optional DRO assists with repeatability. Available models include the PBM 30 and the PBM 50. The main differences are the motor size (1 Hp vs 2 Hp) and shaft size (1” vs 2”), which ultimately determine the maximum material size and minimum radius each machine can bend, with the PBM 30 able to fit 1.5” square tubing and the PBM 50 able to fit 2”.
The difference between the PBM and PBH series is the top roll of the PBH is moved hydraulically as opposed to the PBM which is moved manually. The PBH series of hydraulic rolling machines are available with shaft size/HP combinations of 2”/1.5 Hp (PBH 50), 2.4”/4 Hp (PBH 65), 3.1”/5 Hp (PBH 80), 3.9”/10 Hp (PBH 100), or 4.75”/20 Hp (PBH 120).
The PBH 50, 65, and 80 feature 3 driven rolls as well as 2 hydraulically adjustable bottom rollers. Also included with these models is a digital display of 2 axes and mechanical guide rollers adjustable in 3 axes. Options for the PBH 50, 65, or 80 include infinitely adjustable bending speed, oil/air cooling, hydraulic guide rollers, and specialty dies. These tools can bend 2” square pipe into a minimum diameter of 63” (PBH 50), 1.75” square pipe down to 24” (PBH 65), and 2.75” square pipe as tight as 51” (PBH 80).
The larger ring and profile bending machines, the PBH 100 and 120, feature 2 bending speeds matched with mechanically (PBH 100) or hydraulically (PBH 120) adjustable guide rollers in 3 axes. These profile bending machines can fit 3” (PBH 100) and 3.5” (PBH 120) square tube and bend it into a minimum radius of 60”/71”. A popular add on is the semi-automatic NC EasyView control. This control allows all movements, processes, and commands from the operator to be recorded in “teach-in” mode, then called and played back at any time. Up to 48 bending plans, with a max of 1000 steps each, can be stored. More importantly the data can be edited at the operator’s discretion.
KAAST also offers the PBH series in model sizes 160 (6.3” shaft, 30 Hp), 180 (7” shaft, 40 Hp), and 300 (11.8” shaft, 100 Hp), ideal for bending 4.75”, 6”, or 10” (respectively) square tubing. These heavy-duty profile/angle bending machines feature shafts made from special hardened steel, two hydraulically adjustable bottom rollers, a digital display for the side roller positions, and hydraulic motors paired with planetary gears.
The PBH-4 70 (4 Hp), 90 (7 Hp) and 100 (10 Hp) hydraulic profile bending machines feature 4 rolls for shorter leading/out and better performance via the standard NC control unit. Other standard features include horizontal and vertical working positions, a mobile control panel, a steel welded construction frame, and standard 12-piece modular dies. The wide distance of the side rolls means this series of machine offers more capacity for larger diameter bending.
KAAST provides one of the most diverse and extensive lineups of machine tools in the industry; from mills and lathes to grinders and saws; and from brakes and rolls to presses and ironworkers. Visitors are welcome to visit the new 42,000 square foot Philadelphia-based showroom.
