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[[Category:Manufacturing]]

=Introduction=
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A brake is a metalworking machine that allows the bending of sheet metal. A cornice brake only allows for simple bends and creases, while a box-and-pan brake also allows one to form box and pan shapes. It is also known as a bending machine or bending brake or in Britain as a sheet metal folder or just a folder.

=Challenges=
Many manufacturing processes are capable of cutting sheet goods, but have difficulty producing three dimensional objects.  Adding a bending process before or after cutting drastically increases the range of things which can be made.

=Approaches=
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Sheet brakes allow for easy and accurate bending of sheet goods into complex three dimensional shapes useful for creating brackets, boxes, panels, and more.

=References=
  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_(sheet_metal_bending)|Brake (sheet metal bending)]]