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This section provides an overview for press brakes as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 44 press brake manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked press brake companies as of January, 2025: 1.Wysong Manufacturing, 2.Betenbender Mfg., Inc., 3.WELDALL MANUFACTURING, INC..
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A press brake is a typical press machine for bending metal plates under pressure, also called a bending machine. Typically, it is used to bend steel plates, including aluminum and stainless steel plates, with lengths up to 4m and thickness ranging from 0.5 to 5mm.
The metal plate is placed between the upper die with a pointed tip, named "punch," and the lower die with a V-shaped groove, named "die," and the metal plate is bent by applying press pressure.
Incidentally, there is a theory that the name "press brake" comes from the fact that in the days when CNC press machines were not available, bending was performed by skillfully manipulating the brake of a press machine manually.
Press brakes are mainly used to bend relatively thin stainless steel, aluminum, steel, and other metal sheets. The most basic application is 90-degree bending, also known as L-shaped bending.
Since metal sheets are subject to spring back, or warping due to elasticity that causes the sheet to return to its original shape, the pressure applied to the die and the positioning of the metal sheet are important points in the bending process that require precision accuracy.
In addition to L-shape, other applications include U-shape, V-shape, Z-shape, hemming of folded shapes, and forming of complex curves.
Press brake drive systems can be broadly classified into mechanical, hydraulic, servo, and hybrid (hydraulic-servo) systems that combine hydraulic and servo systems.
In the past, most press brakes were mechanical press brakes with a crank-shaped power unit. However, due to their difficult controllability and inconsistent processing speeds, these press brakes are not widely used in recent years, with only a limited number of manufacturers producing them.
The hydraulic type is characterized by the use of a hydraulic cylinder to power the press, and despite its relatively compact structure, it is able to achieve high pressurizing capacity and is the mainstream in the industry.
The servo type uses a servomotor to generate press power and has the advantages of high controllability and the ability to change the processing speed freely, as well as low maintenance costs. However, compared to hydraulic presses, servo presses generally have a lower pressurizing capacity.
The servo-hydraulic system combines the advantages of the hydraulic and servo systems and is a drive system that has recently appeared in the press brake industry. The servo-hydraulic pump is driven by a servomotor, which enables high controllability and high pressurization of the hydraulic type at the same time.
In terms of machine shape, the C-type press, which has a wide space in front for easy operation versatility, and the straight-sided (gantry) press, which has pillars at the four corners and excels in high-pressure resistance, are generally used.
*Including some distributors, etc.
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Wysong Manufacturing., founded in the United States in 1985, is a manufacturer of machines, press brakes, hydraulic shears, and mechanical shears. The company offers state-of-the-art press brakes used for the precise bending and shaping of metal components, making them ideal for various applications in metalworking and custom machinery solutions that cater to specific requirements. The company sells its products throughout North America and also offers services such as maintenance, spare part support and technical service.
Pacific Press Technologies, founded in the United States in 1955, is a manufacturer of presses and press brakes. The company's product portfolio includes robust and durable H-frame hydraulic presses designed for heavy-duty applications, C-frame hydraulic presses, high-precision, heavy-duty straight side mechanical presses, and precise hydraulic press brakes with advanced control systems. The company's 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is located in Mount Carmel, Illinois and it is owned by Right Lane Industries.
OVERBUILT LLC founded in Huron, South Dakota, USA, in 1996, is a manufacturer of car crushers and conveyors for auto salvage yards and scrap metal recyclers. The company offers products including car crushers, baler loggers, and conveyors. It is a partner of American Recycler and Recore Trading Company. It is a member of the Automotive Recyclers Association and ISRI. The company also offers services of equipment rental and reselling of old machinery.
Betenbender Mfg., Inc., founded in 1972 and headquartered in Coggon, Iowa, USA, is a manufacturer of hydraulic shears and hydraulic press brakes. Its product line consists of hydraulic shears with nine different models for precise cutting, hydraulic press brakes ranging from 20 to 550 tons for accurate material bending, and C Frame Presses under the HMI name from 40 to 200 tons. The company also offers retrofit backgauges and shear blade sharpening services.
Weldall Manufacturing, Inc., established in 1973 and based in Waukesha, WI, USA, is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer and supplier of large weldments and fabrications. The company's product range includes engineering, blasting, cutting, forming/rolling, and weld fit up inspection. These products are utilized in intricate precision CNC machining, heavy-duty equipment fabrication, and ensuring high-quality weldment integrity. Serving industries such as automation, construction, material handling, and mining, the company's services include welding solutions, machining, engineering, and blasting.
GMC Machine Tools Corp, established in 1989 and located in Ontario, California, is a manufacturer and supplier of machine tools. The company serves the metal fabrication and metalworking industries, including brands such as NASA, SpaceX, Generac, United Power, and Lockheed Martin. The company’s extensive product portfolio features products, including sheet metal machines, metal fabrication tools, sheet metal slip rolls, pinch rollers, CNC, and lathe machines. Metal forming solutions, such as hydraulic press brakes, angle iron benders, and rotary draw benders, are also offered by the company.
CIDAN Machinery Inc., established in 1907 and based in Peachtree City, GA, USA, is a manufacturer and supplier of metal processing machines. The company's product range includes metal folders, long folders, metal shears, coil handling, and slit & cut-to-length equipment. These products are primarily used for tasks such as metal folding, shearing, and coil processing. It serves industries including architectural metal & roofing, industrial fabrication, and sign manufacturing. The company's services comprise technical support, machinery training, preventative and protective maintenance, and provision of spare parts.
Standard Industrial Manufacturing Partners, founded in 1979 in the United States, is a manufacturer and supplier of cutting-edge industrial products and solutions. The company’s diverse product range includes hydraulic torque wrenches, pneumatic torque wrenches, and hydraulic power units. These products are broadly utilized in industries such as energy, construction, and manufacturing. Standard Industrial's passion for quality and performance is evident in its precision-engineered tools that enhance productivity and safety in various industrial applications. The company also continues to provide efficient and effective solutions for industrial challenges.
MC Machinery Systems, established in 1977, is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of commercial and industrial fabrication and machining equipment such as press brakes. The company, based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation and a distributor for sales and service of Roku-Roku and OPS Ingersoll precision milling equipment in North America. They also have a consumables department that manufactures OEM-specified replacement parts, wires, fluids, filters, and other consumables.
PRIMA INDUSTRIE S.P.A, established in 1977, is a manufacturer and supplier of sheet metal machineries, precision laser cutting systems, and electrical systems for industrial applications. The company has production plants in the USA, China, Italy, and finland. Their products are classified as 2D and 3D laser cutting & welding machinery. This includes the design, manufacturing, and distribution of laser machines for drilling, cutting, and welding of 2D and 3D components. PRIMA INDUSTRIE S.P.A, is a subsidiary of the Prima Industrie Group, which also includes Prima Electronics S.p.A.
COASTONE was established in 1999 and is headquartered in Seinajoki, Finland is a supplier and manufacturer of bending and tapping solutions for the sheet metal industry. The company offers a range of products, including coastone bull series press brakes, coastone C15 electric press brakes, and multitaper tapping and counter sinking machines. These products are utilized in welding, material handling, and fabrication industries. The company also provides services such as technical support, online sales assistance, and providing delivery support.
HACO, established in 1965 and headquartered in Vlaanderen, Belgium, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in metal working machines. The company’s product portfolio includes machinery for diverse metal constructions, including CNC machining centers, hydraulic and mechanical presses, industrial woodworking machinery, and more. The company also offers solutions for paint processing and surface treatment, as well as wood heating systems under the Bio4Heating brand. HACO's diverse product lineup caters to various industries, providing specialized solutions and equipment to woodworking, machining, manufacturing, surface treatment, and other sectors. With a presence in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the company serves clients internationally.
LVD Group, founded in 1952, is a manufacturer with its global headquarters in Gullegem, Belgium, and offices in New York, United States, Banbury, United Kingdom, and other cities around the world, specializing in sheet metal working machinery and software. The company’s product line includes laser cutting machines, press brakes, punch presses, and shearing machines, accompanied by the CADMAN and Touch-i4 software. These offerings serve an array of industries such as agriculture, construction, defense, electronics, and more. Other industries utilizing the products are food and catering equipment, industrial and commercial machinery, medical and scientific equipment, steel service centers, and subcontract fabricated metal products.
AMADA WELD TECH, headquartered in Monrovia, California, USA, and established in 1948, is a manufacturer and supplier of equipment and systems for metal and plastic material joining, marking, cutting, and processing. Its offerings include resistance welding machines, laser welding systems, hot bar bonding tools, hermetic sealing systems, and micro TIG welding solutions. These products find application in diverse sectors, including automotive, medical, aerospace, electronics, and battery manufacturing. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for quality management and was honored with the Laser Focus World Innovators Award in 2019 for its MM-L300A laser weld monitor.
Nargesa, founded in 1970, and located in Girona, Spain, is a manufacturer of industrial machinery. The company specializes in hydraulic shear machines, hydraulic bending machines, tube benders, vertical broaching, as well as, notching machines, cold engraving machines, and cold forging twisting machines, in which its products are used in a array of industries, such as metalworking, construction, and shipbuilding. Its products are used for cutting metal sheets and plates, bend metal sheets and tubes, engrave metal sheets and plates, and twist metal rods.
BLM GROUP was founded in 1960 and is based in Cantù, CO, Brianza, and is a manufacturer of digitizing systems & machines for various industrial applications. The company provides laser tubes, 3D cutting cells, sheet laser cutting machines, tube bending machines, and sawing machines as well as tube end-forming machines and wire bending machines, along with related software namely ArTube, VGPNext, ArtCut, ProTube, and PartViewer that have applications in Automotive, Aerospace, Motorcycles, Furniture, and, HVAC and also in Industrial vehicles, Structural equipment, Fitness, and, Household appliances sectors.
Safan Darley, part of the Nivora group, established in 2012 and headquartered in Waukesha, USA, is a manufacturer of sheet metal working machines. The company specializes in press brakes and shears for thin and thick sheet metal. Its products include electric and hydraulic press brakes, automatic bending systems, and cutting solutions, providing electronic technology that differs from traditional hydraulics. It utilizes the ASC-Control software platform, AutoPOL, and RoboBend to offer integrated automated solutions that include remote diagnostics, malfunction elimination, and preventive maintenance features. The company's service plan ensures annual inspection and recalibration for optimal performance and minimal downtime.
KNUTH Machine Tools USA is the American subsidiary of Knuth, originally founded in 1928. The American subsidiary is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The company is a manufacturer of industrial machinery and accessories. The company has an extensive product listing including lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, drilling machines, as well as several others. The company’s accessories include consumables for EDM and cutting machines, machining tools, and machine accessories. The company also offers start-up services, maintenance services, repair, and spare parts services.
Harsle, established in 2006 and based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, is a manufacturer and supplier of sheet metal processing machines. The company's products include press brakes, shearing machines, ironworkers, and notchers, used for cutting, shaping, and assembling metal components. The company serves industries like decoration, metallurgy, shipbuilding, and automobile manufacturing. It also provides installation of press breaks, commissioning sheet metal processing, training, and repair services for its equipment, serving different client bases.
Ermaksan, established in 1965 and headquartered in Bursa, Turkey, is a manufacturer and supplier of sheet metal working machinery. The company's product range includes laser cutting machines, plasma cutting machines, punching machines, bending machines, and shearing machines. These offerings find applications in diverse industries such as manufacturing and construction. The company offers a range of services including training, technical support, and spare parts. Its devotion to quality is the cornerstone of its operations, reflected in its continuous research and development efforts. This emphasis establishes them as a dependable choice for businesses seeking quality, affordable, and new sheet metal working machinery.
Tommy Industrial has been a manufacturer and supplier of metal working machinery based in North America since 2005. The company provides hydraulic ironworkers used for making structural components along with shearing machines designed to cut metal sheets and hydraulic punching machines for making holes or slots in the same material. The press brakes, notching, lathing, pipe bending, and gear hobbing machines help with the fabrication of metal sheets and pipes, catering to various tasks and applications within the construction industry.
Acieta is an American contract manufacturer specializing in robotic automation solutions that was originally founded in 1983 as Automated Concepts Incorporated before its rebrand in 2014. Based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the company primarily offers design, development, and engineering services including concept development, layout planning and simulation. They also provide project management as well as onsite installation and training. Acieta manufactures robotic automation products such as Fuji automatic numerical control (FANUC) robots, electrical cabinets, and FastARC weld cells for their clients in the industrial sector. The company is a subsidiary of North American machine tool distributor Ellison Technologies.
Trumpf Inc. Was founded in Farmington, Connecticut in 1923 were it remains to this day. The company is a developer of connect production technology, making customer’s upstream and downstream operations more efficient, precise, and future-proof. The company serves the automotive, photovoltaic, aerospace, dental, and construction industries. The company’s product segments include hardware, software, and services; machines & systems, power electronics, and power tools. Services include process optimization, technical assistance, training, aftermarket product enhancement, and financing.
Ranking as of January 2025
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wysong Manufacturing |
6.6%
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| 2 | Betenbender Mfg., Inc. |
6.1%
|
| 3 | WELDALL MANUFACTURING, INC. |
6.0%
|
| 4 | Pacific Press Technologies |
4.6%
|
| 5 | MC Machinery Systems |
4.3%
|
| 6 | OVERBUILT LLC |
3.9%
|
| 7 | Accurpress |
3.7%
|
| 8 | Salvagnini America Inc, |
3.4%
|
| 9 | TRUMPF |
3.4%
|
| 10 | U.S. Industrial Machinery |
3.3%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the press brake page as of January 2025. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
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18 | 52.9% |
|
China
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4 | 11.8% |
Japan
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2 | 5.9% |
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Spain
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2 | 5.9% |
|
Belgium
|
2 | 5.9% |
|
Finland
|
1 | 2.9% |
|
Germany
|
1 | 2.9% |
|
Turkey
|
1 | 2.9% |
Canada
|
1 | 2.9% |
Italy
|
1 | 2.9% |
Switzerland
|
1 | 2.9% |
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