Press Brake Forming
Sheet metal fabrication using servo-electric and hydraulic brakes deliver crisp bends, flat panels, and showroom ready quality for every part we form.
Why the bend line rules the build.
One bend sets off a chain reaction: hit the angle dead-on and every downstream task—welding, gasket seating, hinge swing, powder-coat edge wrap—falls neatly into place. Miss it by even a degree and door gaps widen, seals weep, screws fight alignment, and installers start hunting for shims. That’s why our Poughkeepsie sheet metal fabrication team attacks the risk at its source, keeping every angle tight so the entire build stays on track.
Material smart strategies.
- 5052 Aluminum: Springs back almost twice as far as cold-rolled steel, so we bottom-bend critical angles in precision-ground dies to lock in repeatability.
- 304 Stainless: Work-hardens fast; for sections thicker than ¼ in. we open the V-die and add a brief pre-heat, heading off micro-cracks before they start
Scenario: From shim stack to perfect fit.
A New York kiosk installer was burning late-night hours shimming doors because uneven bends from a previous supplier left visible gaps. By shifting two hole locations, tightening the inside radii, and re-sequencing the bends, the finished faces never touched the die. The result? The next lot arrived square: field labor fell by roughly 60 percent, and the team got back to revenue work instead of rework.
Data-driven preventive maintenance
A slow uptick in required force flags die wear well before bend angles drift out of spec.
Sheet metal fabrication excellence
- Up to 0.16° angle repeatability
- Up to 0.010 in. flatness
- Less than 0.01 % internal re-bend rate
- Up to 60-second tool change
The result.
Forming at Apparatus is a data-driven blend of muscle and metrology. Each flat blank leaves our Poughkeepsie press brakes as geometry you can trust, ready for welders, finishers, and assemblers to hit their marks on time. For customers across Dutchess County and the broader Tri-State area, that means every run shows up square, on schedule, and free of surprises.
