The new ByBend Smart from Bystronic increases the flexibility and, in particular, the speed of bending.

Pic caption: A 2,000 ton press tandem line from DEES with YASKAWA robotic arms, left moving bolsters and rapid heavy die exchange for a key automotive OEM.

Taiwanese press specialist, Chin Fong, has placed smart machinery at the heart of its technological innovations. From a single-press smart solution, the company has moved on to multi-press connections and cloud computing, linking ERP management and even AI computing systems to analyse Big Data.