CNC control systems for tube bending machines
CNCS control terminal
Program creation and management take place at the mobile control terminal. The control terminal houses a powerful industrial PC and a 15″ touch screen. Windows 10/11 IoT Enterprise is used as the operating system. The machine control system can be easily integrated into existing networks. The terminal has a tray (A3) for drawings or technical documents. Order-related documents are thus always in the operator’s field of vision.
Only high-quality components from B&R are used as control hardware (PC, PLC). Long product life cycles, excellent quality, low susceptibility to failure, and outstanding service are guaranteed.
3D Assistant for CNC-controlled tube bending machines
A key component of the control software for tube bending machines is the 3D Assistant. The 3D Assistant from Thoman allows for particularly simple and convenient entry of the bending contour.
The NC control program (G-code) is created automatically. Tools, setup sets, and tubes are managed in a database.
With the CNCS-SIMUL software package, you create the tube layouts on an external PC. Bending contours and bending programs can be created in work preparation, saved on a network drive, and loaded by the machine operator. Programming and downtime on the machine can be reduced.
| Program creation and management | S/O | |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Creation of 3D isometrics using intersection coordinates X, Y, Z | S |
| ✓ | Creation of 3D isometrics using radius, length, and angle | S |
| ✓ | Correction of bending programs by entering offset values | S |
| ✓ | Technology parameters for each contour element | S |
| ✓ | Import of DXF / STEP / IGES (optional) | O |
| ✓ | 3D representation of the bending contour on the screen | S |
| ✓ | Rotate, zoom, and spin the bending contour | S |
| ✓ | User interface / Multilingual / Switchable between German – English – local language | S |
| ✓ | Database for programs, tools, profiles, and bending characteristic curves | S |
| ✓ | Linking any documents with programs, tools, or profiles | S |
| ✓ | Multi-level rights management | S |
| Functions | S/O | |
| ✓ | Automatic generation of the machine program (G-code) | S |
| ✓ | Calculation of the cutting length | S |
| ✓ | Rotary draw bending | S |
| ✓ | Freeform bending and spiral bending | O |
| ✓ | Compression bending | O |
| ✓ | High-precision bending with pre-calculation of springback and tube lengths | S |
| ✓ | Pre-calculation of the cutting length | S |
| ✓ | Automatic creation of the bending program (G-code) | S |
| ✓ | Editing the G-code in the G-code editor | S |
| ✓ | Remote support via TeamViewer | O |
| ✓ | Network integration | O |