DYNAMIC
THICKNESS COMPENSATION
What is dtc?
Normal material thickness variations found in commercial steel can cause angular variations when air bending.
DTC improves angular consistency when air bending parts that generate >3% of the machine’s tonnage capacity and has bend angles between 75 and 155 degrees.
Standard on the following models
CI’s Dynamic Thickness Compensation (DTC), standard on MAXFORM, AUTOFORM and AFX press brakes, enables the press brake to automatically compensate for material thickness variations.
automatically measures material thickness
With DTC active, the control automatically measures material thickness for each bend by comparing the tool dimensions and the measured to the precise location that tonnage is first detected at the beginning of the bend.
Once the control measures the material thickness, it generates a unique ram reversal position for each bend to achieve the desired bend angle.