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EXPANDED TOOL CAPACITY UP TO 40 TOOL STATIONS
• Provides additional 40 tool stations (60 total)
• Works with Indexable Multitool (OrbiTool)
• Each station is fully indexable 360 degrees
• Minimizes tool change/set up time
• Flexibility to use varying material thicknesses • Enables flexible, unmanned production • Ideal for automated systems • Factory installed or retrofitted Compatible with 720 series
With an LVD Pullmax Series Punch, Bend and Forming Center you can Punch (all tool rotation 360°), Form, Bend (up to 2.95″/75 mm high) and Tap all in one machine! Want to add automation? No problem, modular 24/7 lights out Automation Solutions are available to suit your needs.Your next punch press just got a lot more ?exible. To help your shop on the way to perfection, call us. 800-924-4540.
MADE ON A PUNCH PRESS
The Pullmax Series now forms part of the LVD punch press product range, providing
cost-effective punching, forming, marking, bending and tapping in a single machine.
LVD’s punch press product family now offers more choices and the greatest range of
flexibility of any punch press manufacturer.
An extremely efficient hydraulic punching unit combined with table accelerations
and speeds that match high hit rates make punching and forming operations highly
productive and lower the cost of per part production for prototypes, short or long run
operations. Punch sheets up to 60? x 120? (1500 x 3000 mm) without reposition in
0.135? (8 mm) material.
The Pullmax Series includes standalone machines and automated systems. Pullmax
520, 530, 720 and 730 punch presses offer an array of capabilities to maximize the
value added to components during the punching process.
Productivity and flexibility are two main requirements in today’s manufacturing industry. Higher demands on efficiency require more parts to be produced with a higher degree of automation. One decisive factor for unmanned production is material availability, with this feature the machine can produce several different parts in two different material types unmanned.
The Pullmatic 720/520 can be supplied with a fully automatic material handling system. The compact system will handle raw material and skeletons as well as punched and formed parts, on a compact layout of 70m² (753 sqf) including the punching machine. The handling system is fully integrated in the Pullmax O600 control system to ensure maximum flexibility and productivity. The modular design ensures the production requirements today and in the future.
The Pullmax X97 offers superior versatility. With motorized adjustment of beveling angles, choice of cutters, stationary or suspended operation, a full range of accessories, and pinpoint accuracy for a variety of shapes and sizes of work pieces. The PULLMAX X97 fits the work piece rather than forcing the work piece to fit the machine.
The bending process is similar to other automated panel bending systems where the blank is clamped and the flange is wiped up. However instead of the typical wiping tool a “pacman” tool is used. In the drawing below the green element is a spring, the rest is self explanatory.
Bend angles, flange lengths and flange orientation (rotary axes) are fully programmable. Unique part envelope allows automation for many parts that do not fit other systems.
Are you manufacturing brackets, electronic chassis and assemblies? Do you require timely press Brake operations? Eliminate second operations! Save Money!
Parts such as brackets, electronic chassis and assemblies can be completed in the Pullmatic 720/520 punching machines instead of adding 1 or 2 operations in other machine types such as press brakes.
The Pullmatic 720/520 is designed for exceptional forming and bending capacity. With advanced PCU (Punch Unit Control) software the machine can be utilized in forming and bending operations that traditionally has been performed in press brakes. By decreasing the number of operations and finish parts with less handling and setup´s part value can in some cases be increased with up to 75%.
Forming operations such as knockouts, louvers and countersinks will be performed with high accuracy. The machines also have the capacity of bending flanges up to 75mm/3″ high. These bends can be performed in a variety of angles. Even parts that are not located in 0 or 90 degrees on the sheet can be formed, since the OptiBend feature includes auto index. Internal as well as external bends can be formed on the parts.
The Pullmatic 720/520 bends at least three times higher than most other punching machines.
Under the agreement each company will maintain their independent corporate identity but will combine key operations in the areas of sales, service, production and engineering development.
Under the terms of the operational merger, LVD will manufacture Pullmax punching machines for the world market and will collaborate with Pullmax on research and development efforts for future punching products and technology. Pullmax will represent the breadth of LVD laser cutting, punching, bending and shearing equipment, as well as LVD software and mid-range automation products.
The complete range of Pullmax punching machines will be added to LVD’s existing punch press product portfolio. The result will be the industry’s most comprehensive punching product offering with a broad range of capabilities and an extensive line of automated systems.
In Scandinavia and the UK, Pullmax and LVD sales and service operations will be merged at a country level to provide an integrated sales and service network for LVD and Pullmax customers alike. For all other markets, LVD will provide sales and service support via an extensive network of subsidiaries and agents.
Pullmax is recognized as a leader in advanced production machinery and system solutions. The 73-year-old company, once a division of ESAB, has more than 50,000 machines installed worldwide and enjoys a well-earned reputation for robust, innovative and reliable punching systems having supplied production facilities of such well-known companies as , Greenheck Fan Corporation – USA, Nibe – Scandinavia, Carter Retail Equipment – UK and others.
The company’s 520 and 720 punch presses are high speed, high production punching machines capable of forming flanges up to 75 mm, featuring a unique tool changer design that allows indexing of tools 360 degrees and expanded turret capacity using its Extended Tool Magazine (ETM) and OrbitTool cassette. Fully automated, the machines allow unmanned production 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Established in 1952, LVD’s core business focus is punching, laser cutting, bending and offline software process integration. A leader in bending technology, the company was the first to introduce a PC-based control for the press brake and has led the market in adaptive bending technology and custom forming solutions.
Moving forward, LVD and Pullmax will combine design and engineering resources to address market requirements, jointly developing and introducing new sheet metal fabrication products.
Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, Chairman of LVD, stated, “We are enthusiastic about combining forces with Pullmax to offer a broader umbrella of high-level punching products and more extensive automation solutions to our customers. The addition of Pullmax punch presses to our Strippit line of punching products further strengthens and positions the LVD brand.”
Tomas Hellström Chairman of Pullmax added, “LVD’s vast range of products, and in particular their expertise in forming, laser cutting technology and offline software technology, opens doors of opportunity for Pullmax to offer increased added value to our customers by having a more comprehensive set of solutions beyond our core punching and automation products.”
The LVD Group is a leading manufacturer of a comprehensive range of sheet metal/plate working machine tools and software solutions, including laser cutting systems, punch presses, press brakes, guillotine shears and mid-level automation systems, integrated and supported by its CADMAN® PC based Windows® compatible software.
