The Hydraulic sheet metal bending machine is designed for fast operation with buttons and protractors. Hydraulic bending machines, just like CNC, are developed for high flexibility and low setup times.
A standard metal folding machine needs no die changes. The machine bed supports the sheet metal, not the worker. This makes it less labor intensive than a press brake and therefore is great for short-run, and just-in-time metal bending jobs. Extra thick aluminum sheet metal can be bent.