Sheet metal forming, folding & bending
KMF is a leading supplier of sheet metal folding and fabrication services in the UK and Europe. The company uses high-tech sheet metal forming machines with the latest in innovative computer software to manufacture all manner of metal formed products.
KMF's programme of continuous investment means it has manual metal folding and CNC folding solutions in a variety of formats. It allows us to select the most appropriate folding process to meet our customers' needs. With manned press brakes, automated panel bending, and robot folding technology across the KMF, we deliver exceptional reliability, productivity and highly predictable set-up times.
It's a system that enables outstanding operational performance for any metal folding operations, from small parts with a single bend through to larger complex parts with many bows and multiple flange lengths.
Metal Forming Capability:
Manual metal folding:
- Maximum component length: up to 3230mm
- Material thickness: up to 3mm
Automated metal folding:
- Maximum bending length: up to 2500mm
- Maximum material thickness: 2.5mm mild steel, 2mm stainless, 3mm aluminium
Material Types:
- Mild steel
- Galvanised steel
- Stainless steel
- Zintec
- Aluminium
The TruBend 5130 is a popular high precision press brake with ACB angle measurement technology that guarantees bending-angle precision. Automation options for programming, tool-set up and bending deliver outstanding productivity and the flexibility to bend a variety of parts.
The TruBend 7036 is a high-speed machine that bends small and medium-sized components to a very high quality. Higher press force means it can manufacture components from thicker materials. The 7036 can tackle parts with the smallest of bends and bends with short flanges.
This advanced Salvagnini machine can manufacture metal panels up to 2500mm long and form bends of up to 165mm high. With intuitive programming, 3D stimulation & automatic tool changing the P4L can achieve unique geometries far greater than press brake forming.
Laser cutting is for precision work on metal plates in steel and aluminium.
Bending, folding, punching and pressing sheet metal into a predetermined geometry.
Stainless steel benefits from strength, resistance to corrosion and ease of use.
More on metal forming & folding
In today's high-performance environment, sheet metal folding machines are only as good as the high-tech software that drives them. KMF's programme of continuous improvement and high investment means that the latest planning & programming software powers our metal bending and folding capacity. It allows us to meet the most demanding metal fabrication contracts, large or small, simple or complex.
Metal forming is a generic term that can include a broad range of manufacturing processes, but it mainly consists of bending metal sheets into the desired geometry. Factors such as strain hardening, temperature control, flow stress and flexibility must be factored into the metal bending and folding processes. The engineering team at KMF is highly experienced and expert in matching customer requirements to our sheet metal folding machinery, which is available 24-hours, seven-days-a-week.
The combination of press brake machines means KMF can offer both manual and automated services to meet the needs of almost any customer. We can bend metal in a wide range of materials and sizes for every type of project one-off prototypes to large scale batch runs.
Your outsourcing opportunity
KMF has the skills and capacity to complete fabrication of complex metal formed products and multi-part assemblies. Press brakes and panel bending equipment used at KMF can create precision folded sheet metal components from mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium and more. Contact KMF Group to discuss your outsourcing needs and to see how we can help.