Rod bending tools range from small, handheld devices, to automated machines. Bending tools are made to adjust the bending angle by reference, stroke measure or angle measure. There are several classification of bending tools. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Acme Wire Products Company, Incorporated
Mystic, CT | 800-723-7015Acme Wire Products provides close tolerance wire fabrications using steel and stainless steel. Customized applications include a wide range of wire forms for many different applications. Acme works with wire from .050 to .500 diameter.
Kewanna Metal Specialties, Inc.
Kewanna, IN | 574-653-2554Founded in 1960, Kewanna Metal Specialties is a family-owned corporation providing the highest quality in wire products and more, including allied services such as bending, welding, coining and powder coating. With top clients such as Yamaha and Ingersoll-Rand, Kewanna Metal Specialties offers wire forms in all types and sizes ranging from .060 to .626 diameter and even three-dimensional products.
Wald Wire & Manufacturing Company
Oshkosh, WI | 920-231-5590Wald Wire & Manufacturing offers wire fabricating, bending and welding, as well as zinc plating, chrome plating and powder coating. We manufacture wire racks, refrigerator racks, ceiling fan guards and more.
Monticello Spring Corporation
Monticello, IN | 574-583-8090Monticello Spring is a manufacturer that specializes in springs, wire forms for springs and custom wire forms. We are QS 9000/ISO 9002 certified, and are a leader in the spring industry. Our commitment to total quality management (TQM) is the foundation for our success.
APEX Wire Products Co., Inc.
Franklin Park, IL | 874-671-1830APEX Wire Products is an industry leader in wire and metal fabrication. We manufacture wire products such as wire racks and wire displays. APEX pays special attention to the detail and the quality of our products to ensure outstanding customer satisfaction. Give us a call!
Chief Manufacturing, Inc.
Thomaston, GA | 706-647-1162Chief Manufacturing’s diversity of capabilities has rapidly grown to include the capacity to produce wire bent and flat steel components, robotic welded components, plastic injected parts, and powder coated finished components to a wide array of markets. What has remained the same is the family ownership and the drive to continue Chief’s legacy into the next generations.
Rod Bending - All-Rite Spring CompanyEstablished bending tool types are: Standard Bends, U-Bending, Offset Bending, Edgewise Bending and Torsion Bending. In their own categories, respectively, are CNC Bending machines and Universal Bending Machines-Modular Construction. Classifications are determined by the kind of bends they generate.
Standard Bending tools produce bends without extraordinary geometry. The distance between a bend and material end is rather high, assuming an adequate bearing area. The same is also true from one bend to the next.
U-Bending tools make, as the name implies, “U”-shaped rods, like piping for below sinks. When the required bends are more tight and narrow than the tool can handle, a U-Bend tool is swapped out for a bending mandrel, which has narrow geometry. Offset bending tools are used to assemble two bends with a small distance between each other in one step. Edgewise Bending tools are used when a bending axis is placed parallel to the tight side of the workpiece.
Rod Bending - All-Rite Spring CompanyThis type of tool may come equipped with electronic angular measurement component, to ensure a high bending accuracy. Torsion Bending tools are able to rotate the workpiece on a longitudinal axis.
A consumer can alternatively achieve a similar end by using complex assembly groups with standard bends. CNC wire bending machines are a fairly recent development, and they have been designed for high flexibility and a quick set-up. They are able to economically bend both single pieces and small batches with the same level of precision and efficiency as series-produced parts. The final category of Rod Bending tool is the Universal Bending Machine-Modular Construction.
This type of tool consists of a basic machine that is adjustable with little effort and can therefore be applied to a number of bends. The exchange of tools, supported by a simple plug-in system, is quick and easy.
The basic machine is comprised of a CNC-operated side stop, a work bench and software for programming and operating. Because of its modular construction, this machine offers an affordable gateway into bending technology.
After the initial investment, a machine can be customized and extended without any conversion. In other words, the basic machine provides a bending stroke, while the kind of bending is determined by the accompanying tool.
Bending tools are great for a number of industries and markets. Types of construction, among other, to which the Universal Bending Machine lends itself, are metal construction, steel construction, metalwork, machine construction and utility vehicle construction.