Tool Calculator

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

Take a look at the press brake guy who grab a flat piece of metal and easily makes a perfect flange. At least that’s what … Read more

This sheet metal bend allowance calculator helps you determine a sheet metal part’s bend allowance, deduction, developed length, neutral axis, and springback clues based on … Read more

The tonnage calculation for a press brake ensures that you don’t break your tools or your machine. Simply enter information regarding the bend, metal, and … Read more

You don’t know until you start running a long run of 16-gauge steel and hear the blade grinding into material and your machine groaning to … Read more

Every good sheetmetal job hinges on one thing: getting the length of the flat pattern correct. Get that wrong and your tray sides will buckle … Read more