The press brake tooling market is really large, so choosing among the products offered by the many companies can get hard. Which parameters should be considered to choose the best punches and dies? Which ones can satisfy your bending requirements most efficiently? In this article, Junjie mold parts guides you on how to find the most suitable punches and dies for your works.

What are the must-have qualities for a press brake tool?
To evaluate the quality of a press brake tool, the 3 must-haves – the essential parameters of a good tool – are:

1 – TOUGHNESS/DURABILITY.
In order to be considered tough and durable, the tools have to:

withstand crushing forces: they have to bear the heavy loads applied in sheet metal bending (punches and dies)
withstand fatigue: they have to resist the repetitive cycles of metal processing (mainly for punches)
have good surface hardness: resist the abrasive wear caused by sheet metal sliding (mainly for dies).
What do these properties depend on? Mainly on three factors:

the type of steel used to fabricate the tool (strength resistance)
heat treatments (strength resistance but especially abrasive wear protection)
the profile of the tool, both in terms of shape and of dimensions.

2 – ACCURACY.
Press brake tools must be fabricated with extremely accurate dimensional tolerances, so as to ensure the highest degree of precision during metal processing. This helps prevent bending mistakes, ensure that the tools are properly aligned during setup, and make sure they are interchangeable, in case single segments of tools need to be partially replaced.

3 – FUNCTIONALITY.
When designing and manufacturing press brake tools, three fundamental aspects must be taken care of: shape, dimensions and properties. Why? Because the tools must be as functional as possible: they have to comply and combine with the features of the press brake they will be installed on, to meet the requirements of most users.

Do you want high quality press brake tools? Trust Junjie mold parts.
Our expert staff monitors each production step, starting from choosing the alloys and raw steel to be used. For our press brake tools, we only choose the best steel, 100% made in Italy, the only one able to provide the degree of accuracy and strength needed on high quality press brakes.