Tool Calculator

Bending a tube seems easy enough until it’s released from the die and springs back some. That springing back are called springback or the elastic … Read more

At first glance, perforated sheets seem like straightforward industrial products, but each design choice impact look, cost, strength and airflow. In order for the sheet … Read more

When you order expanded metal, you’ll be surprised how heavy a single sheet can get. It appears lightweight… Easily carried by hand, until you order … Read more

A saddle bend is two or four offsets stitched together to step up over an obstacle and back down again. The geometry are unforgiving. Any … Read more

Okay, so you’ve measured both offsets with a tape measure. You now know by how much the pipe has to climb and how far it … Read more

How much clearance is there between your punch and your die? If it’s too little, part made from sheet metal will have rough edges and … Read more

The hole punch force calculator calculates margin, punch shear relief, clearance, stripper load, press tonnage, and cutting force. It use your press capacity, material shear … Read more

It uses K-factor, radius, thickness, bend count, and finished dimensions to calculate the finished width, length, trim, relief area, bend allowance, and bend deduction for … Read more

Before even starting production, springback can wreck a setup. You adjust right angle on your press brake and as soon as you let go of … Read more

The most critical parameter of any bend is its v-die opening, which determines both quality of the bend and any potential defects. Radius, tonnage, and … Read more

This notching force calculator matters because getting tonnage wrong can stall a press mid-run or wreck a die in a single cycle. Even with experience, … Read more

The first sheet is your tell for judging a job. The weight shows if the racks can hold a stack without bending. You know if … Read more

Brake inputs and Flange outputs including flat length, neutral axis, outside setback, bend deduction (or allowance), and tooling checks. Use this sheet metal bend deduction … Read more