Automatic Panel Bender has flexible design capabilities.

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Flexible P4 panel processing system integrates universal tooling, proprietary production software, and automated material handling capability into one unit. Capable of producing components of different geometric shapes, machine is guided by Advanced Bending Technology, which enables forming of pre-painted and unpainted sheet metal panels. Universal bending tool eliminates need to change tools to achieve different bends.



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Salvagnini Panel Bender System P4 Offers Efficient Production, Maximum Quality, Flexible Design Capabilities



HAMILTON, OH (June 9, 2003) - The marketplace made its needs clear and Salvagnini has responded with the redesigned and re-engineered P4 Automatic Panel Bender System. The Salvagnini P4 is a fast, flexible, panel processing system that integrates universal tooling, proprietary production software and automated material handling capability into a single unit to produce the highest quality components of different geometric shapes.

The P4 is guided by Salvagnini's Advanced Bending Technology (ABT®), a package of control enhancements that enables the highest level of consistency and speed in forming both pre-painted and unpainted sheet metal panels. The same control package that operates the P4 and its material handling systems also automatically programs the 6-axis unloading robot that removes finished parts from exit conveyor and stacks them in a predetermined location. Once the product parameters have been input and the "Start" button pushed, the P4 becomes a virtual "hands-free" operation, which means not only increased production capacity, but also a much safer workplace.

Salvagnini's unique universal bending tool further amplifies the P4's performance by greatly simplifying setups for both single, as well as multiple, positive and negative bends, and by eliminating the need to change tools to achieve different bends.

The P4's outstanding features include:
o Automatic sheet handling from start to finish.
o Processing of complicated and contoured shapes, including large radius corners.
o A simple ALA (Automatic Length Adjustment) option to eliminate all setup.
o Connection. in-line, to an ASRS (Automatic Storage Retrieval System) to form a complete FMS system.
o Easy-to-change auxiliary tools and easy-to-learn geometric and parametric programming language.
o Maximum safety by keeping the operator away from pinch points.
o Powerful software that handles fault diagnostics and diary activities.
o The ability to produce different products by selecting a set of predetermined solutions, without additional programming.

For more than 30 years, Salvagnini has served the global metalworking industry by designing, manufacturing. marketing and servicing flexible sheet metal processing systems. machines, process software and tooling for factory integration. Major product lines include punching and shearing, automatic panel bending and laser cutting systems. And as the originator of automation in the sheet metal fabricating sector. Salvagnini offers complete material handling capabilities, including ASRS, robotic loading/unloading, conveying and parts manipulation. More than 2.000 Salvagnini systems are in operation in more than 50 countries around the world.

To find out more about how the Automatic Panel Bender System P4 can solve the toughest quality and production challenges, contact Salvagnini America, Inc. 27 Bicentennial Ct., Hamilton. OH 45015. Phone: (513) 874-8284. Fax: (513) 874-2229. Website: www.salvagnini.com

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