Segment bending

Segment bending is a technique used when rolling/plate rolling is not possible or not appropriate, see also bending segments.

Cone met plooisegmenten

Advantages of segment bending:

  1. Bending is always more form-stable than rolling
  2. Bending technique can often still be used where plate rolling is no longer possible, for example, for deep troughs, for small diameters combined with thicker plate
  3. Very close bends closely approximate the effect of rolling. Often, customers do not even see the difference between rolling or bending. Of course, more bends mean a higher cost.
  4. All in all, still quite economical in terms of price

For funnels and cones, it is helpful to specify the desired number of bending segments when requesting a quote. We usually consider bends every 5 to 10 mm as fine, but often a wider spacing is sufficient. For example, a cone from diameter 1100 to 150 probably does not require bends every 7 mm. If not specified, we will suggest an appropriate option ourselves.