The bending  process plays a crucial role in sheet metal manufacturing, as it is able to soften the plate material by mechanical force or heating to shape it into the desired curve or Angle. This paper will introduce the bending process in sheet metal manufacturing in detail, including the process flow, influencing factors and optimization methods.

1. Basic flow of bending process:

a. Preparations: Determine the bending curve, prepare the bending device, and adjust device parameters.

b. Clamping material: Clamp the sheet metal material to be bent to the bending device to ensure its stability.

c. Bending: The material is bent according to a predetermined curve or Angle through mechanical force or heating softening.

d. Check and adjust: Check whether the material after bending meets the requirements, and if necessary, fine-tune or bend again.

2. Influencing factors of bending process:

a. Material characteristics: including the type of material, thickness, hardness, etc., different material characteristics have different effects on the bending process.

b. Bending equipment: including the type, specifications, accuracy of the bending machine, different equipment has different effects on the bending process.

c. Environmental factors: such as temperature, humidity and other environmental factors will also have a certain impact on the bending process.

3. Optimization method of bending process:

a. Reasonable selection of materials: According to product requirements to choose the appropriate sheet metal material, including the type of material, thickness, etc.

b. Control the heating temperature: for some materials with higher hardness, its plasticity can be improved by heating softening, making it easier to bend.

c. Adjust the equipment parameters: Adjust the parameters of the bending equipment, such as clamping force and bending Angle, according to the material characteristics and product requirements.

4. Summary:

Bending process is one of the commonly used machining processes in sheet metal manufacturing, which is of great significance for the production of parts and components with various bending shapes. Enterprises should fully understand the basic flow of bending process, influencing factors and optimization methods, reasonable selection of materials and equipment, optimization of process parameters, in order to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure product quality. At the same time, continuous technological innovation and process improvement to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises and market position.