Press Brake Landing

theArtofPressBrake's Self-Guided Press Brake Training This program was created in order to establish a standard language and a solid working knowledge base. This material is directly related to the press brake, press brake tooling and operational practices of the Press Brake. One of Mr. Benson's past training programs, this one held at Mate Precision Tooling in Minneapolis/St. Paul MN Mr. Benson author of Bending Basics © 2017 Published by the Fabricator and Manufacturers Association, Intl., Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication a digital handbook © 2015 Asma Publishing, Metal Fabrication a practical Guide © 2016 Published by the Fabricator and Manufacturers Association, Intl., and Press Brake Technology © SME 1996. As well as many other reputable, authors, organizations and Universities have drawn the most valuable information and assembled this Self-Guided training. Mr. Benson also pens the Bending Basics column for the Fabricator magazine. Now, some of you are here because you want to grow in your skills and knowledge. Some of you are here as part of an employee based training program. Some of you have put years into trade and have no doubt have accumulated vast amounts of knowledge. At this point, you may think that this training really isn’t necessary. But, it really is, if for no other reason than having your entire team speaking the same language. Using the same terminology with the same meanings, coupled with a common understanding of the press brake. The hows and whys of correct tooling selection, the different methods of forming making you a cut above the competition with your skills, and the ability to apply that knowledge. If your part of a company based program and still think that you already have it all down. Please follow this link to the Assessment Challenge and see how your knowledge compares. Remembering that out in the field quite often one man’s Bend Deduction is another man’s K-factor and is still another man’s Bend Allowance. If you do well on the Assessment Challenge you can proceed to the Final Assessment. But, that could be a mistake, if for no other reason than to know the language and terminologies that everyone else will be using on a day-to-day basis. Once you begin the training it is recommended that you proceed through the material in the order presented. While each piece of the program can stand alone, each section does build on the previous chapter. At the end of each grouping, there is a list of those things that you should have learned in that section, along with a short quiz. The quizzes themselves are self-correcting and will automatically email you the results, at which point you may choose to move to the next section or review the last. Upon completion of the four sections, you will be offered the final exam which upon completion we will score and send results to your email. Please note, that by being part of the Self Guided-Training and by participating in this program you have been granted full access to the Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication - a digital handbook. This is available on your smartphone, tablet or PC and ready for you to reference any time you need to review what you have learned. Important! A few notes before beginning: Section landing pages are listed on the sidebar, individual chapters are listed there. The accompanying textbook Precision Sheet Metal a Digital Handbook is accessed from the"Menu Bar". Sidebar link only takes you to the introduction. ASMA 6.0.1 Download the software that comes with this program and install it on your PC for later use. Is Precision Sheet Metal Bending Esoteric? Let's find out... After which click on the appropriate link inthe "Side Bar" and start or pick up where you left off.