With the Insertion option, BendMaster moves the part from the front, right or left to the bending position. The part is first positioned above the lower tool and then moved backwards (in X direction) to the backgauge fingers. Depending on the geometry of the part, a collision-free insertion is only possible, if the backgauge is positioned after the part has been moved to its programmed position. Corresponding adjustments can be made for the selected bend.
To use the insertion option, select Insertion from the Robot Strategy option under the Bend window after selecting the Robot Strategy panel will then look like the image.
In the Insertion Strategy, we can insert the part from the left or the right of the punch (sliding the part in between the punch and die) and can manually choose the way of insertion by selecting between the strategies, Standard, From Left or Right. This can be useful if the part has some contour that might interfere with the punch as the ram is closing.
The BG: Z before XÂ strategy is used to control how the back gauge moves from the previous bending operation to this one. It is useful in cases where the gauging position for this bend is closer to the die than the previous bend. If this is turned on, the back-gauges move first in the Z direction to get to the target Z1 and Z2 positions and then move forward in X to the engagement position. This reduces the possibility of collisions with the part during the gauge movement. (The simulation updates when you change this setting, so you can visually see the gauge movement path). Robotics will usually figure out if this Z before X strategy is useful, and will turn on this setting automatically. You can use this checkbox to override the default selection from Robotics.
Insert Part First Strategy – Normally, the back gauge moves from the previous bend position to the gauging position required for this bend as soon as the previous bend is completed and the part is extracted. With the Insert first strategy, this movement is delayed. The part is first inserted and rested on the die. Then, the gauges are moved into position. This can be useful in situations where there are some downward-facing flanges in the part that might collide with the gauges if they were already in position during the part insertion. (This simulation is updated when you change this setting, so you can see the gauge movement delayed until after part insertion is complete).
The Simulate slider can be used to quickly simulate just the insertion phases of this bend so you can quickly review the changes you are making.
