.SUPERIOR Hybrid Press Brakes

The first Italian hybrid bending press

Italy's first hybrid press brake, SUPERIOR, marked a revolutionary breakthrough in the world of press bending. It's not just one of the fastest press brakes on the market, but it's also the first true hybrid press brake entirely designed and built in Italy.

The uniqueness of this machine lies in its winning combination of technological innovation and mechanical precision, which allows for rapid production cycles, precise positioning, and high energy efficiency.

And speaking of energy savings, the numbers are impressive: SUPERIOR guarantees a reduction in consumption between 55% and 78% compared to a conventional hydraulic press brake.

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The .SUPERIOR press brake represents the perfect mix between sustainability and bending precision: thanks to the brushless engine, our hydraulic crowning system, the motorized arms and the double guide, this press brake let you achieve a new standard of bending.

The hybrid press brake is available in many configurations:

differents bending lenghts and straining forces
various back gauges, controls and tools attachments
choose between bends in air or in coinin

HOW DOES A HYBRID PRESS BRAKE WORK?

VICLA's SUPERIOR hybrid press brake is a high-performance machine that combines the best of hydraulic technology with excellent electronic control.

Compared to a conventional hydraulic press brake, the SUPERIOR press brake stands out for its high energy efficiency, allowing for up to 78% savings in electricity consumption.

This is possible thanks to a specific hydraulic system, designed and engineered to guarantee reduced consumption and to use smaller amounts of oil compared to a conventional machine.

While there are different types of hybrid press brakes on the market, not all are created equal. Some manufacturers and dealers define a press brake as "hybrid" even if it simply mounts an inverter. This is a misrepresentation that does not align with VICLA's philosophy.

Superior Hybrid Press Brake

The technological innovation of a true hybrid press brake revolves around a specific hydraulic system, which, in the case of VICLA's series hybrid model, includes a completely independent dual hydraulic circuit, each equipped with its own tank, motor, pump, and inverter.

The functional separation of the two cylinders allows for optimized control based on the load required for each cylinder, and also allows for greater energy efficiency.

This system is capable of minimizing machine wear by concentrating all its efficiency and automatically balancing the working pressure exclusively on the side that is used during the bending of that specific part.

ADVANTAGES

The hybrid system absorbs the energy it needs only when the operator activates the press brake.
The use of hydraulic oil is drastically reduced.
Electricity consumption is reduced by 55% compared to a traditional hydraulic press brake.

Superior Hybrid Plus Press Brake

An additional level of performance is provided by the Hybrid Plus model: the system consists of a brushless motor for each cylinder, capable of providing high forces and high movement speeds. It is an even more compact system composed of a motor and pump in direct drive, installed directly on the cylinders, with a significantly reduced piping system. It is a modular solution that combines a highly integrated servomotor-pump unit with a cylinder control block

KEY FEATURES:

Energy savings up to 78%
Reduced cycle times
Significant noise reduction
Massive reduction in hydraulic oils

One of the most valued features of .SUPERIOR hybrid press brake is its utmost bending precision.

The use of the highest quality materials and parts, the utmost attention to every design detail and the integration with intelligent analysis systems make the .SUPERIOR hybrid press brake an indisputable precision champion.

Built with extreme attention to details, the .SUPERIOR press brake is built with a solid structure to absorb all the mechanical stress.

The studies made on the framework flections have allowed us to design a product that reacts in the most appropriate and responsive way to the mechanical solicitations, therefore guaranteeing a stable structure, thus a higher precision in bending.

The double guided ram ensures the stability and the ram-working table perpendicularity.

This allows to keep the high precision during the whole bending phase, even with different tools and intermediates, thus ensuring the centring made during the initial tests in time.

The parallelism of the side frames (whose tolerances are within the hundreds), is the technical-structural feature that guarantees the precision and high speed of the backgauge.

Together with the rails, also mounted on the side frames, allows to minimize the vibrations and the stress, so that the backgauge can move faster, but maintaining the positioning precision.

The dedicated automation allows us to equip our machines with innovative and advanced gauge systems. This makes our machineries unique and able to satisfy the most complex needs.

The basic BACK model has 2 axes (X,R), and can be upgraded up to 6 axes (X, R, Z1, Z2, X2, X3).

All the fingers are equipped with a visual reference: the LED assures the operator the correct positioning of the sheet metal, and its contact with the finger.

REAL TIME ANGLE CONTROL

VICLA Laser bending control

This solution guarantees the set angle without any additional correction.

The angle control, combined with a database of materials, ensures high work cycles and eliminates manual corrections by the operators.

CLEVER CROWNING

Real time crowning system

The crowning system is no longer managed automatically by the NC, but the necessary corrections are made in real time for each bend.

The NC manages indipendently the correction of the bending angle, without the intervention of the user, assuring a perfect bend even on irregular material (i.e. drilled or pierced sheets, etc.)

FLEX

Management of the structural flexions

Flex ensures the same bending depth, regardless to the length of the sheet.

The CNC receives the data form the sensors on the cylinders. These information are then interpolated to set the correction parameters required.

SAFETY WORK

The man and the machine

VICLA machines comply with the strictest regulations with reference to safety. The devices installed guarantee thorough safety of the operator without reducing the pace of work.

Safety PLCs able to manage and monitor the action of the proportional valves
Visible dual beam linked to the upper tool: when interrupted, the movement of the press brake is immediately interrupted
Easy adjustment by means of a grading scale
Constant monitoring of parameters related to safety

The best in terms of safety: working cycles are faster thanks to the speed change at 0mm from the contact with the sheet. The speed management is determined by the processed parts

Speed and precision: the speed change is set at 0mm from the contact with the sheet and the angle control system ensures high quality results from the first bend.

Automatic height adjustment of the photocells following the punch position

iron and stainless steel processing with sheet metal press brake

Curved metal profiles made of stainless steel

.SUPERIOR

Hybrid press brake

The first Italian hybrid bending press

THE PERFECT SYNTHESIS BETWEEN ECO AND PRECISE REPEATABILITY. LEGENDARY IN PERFORMANCE