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American Style Tooling

WILA American Style Tooling is designed especially for the North American market. Both the American Style Press Brake Tooling and the additional accessories have been carefully adapted by WILA to suit the North American approach to sheet metal bending.

Designed for an American Style ram configuration

Designed in accordance with WILA’s high-quality standards, this range of products is ideal for all press brakes with an American Style ram configuration.

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American Style

Advanced technology for American press brakes
High tensile CrMo steel alloy, ≥ 1,000 N / mm2 for maximum durability
All bending radii are CNC-Deephardenend to 52° Rc minimum, with a depth of 4mm/0.157"
All working surfaces are precision ground to 0.02mm/0.0008"

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American Vintage

WILA quality at an exceptional value
High quality steel
All bending radii are CNC-Hardenend to 52° Rc minimum, with a depth of 2mm/0.080"
All working surfaces are precision ground to 0.02mm/0.0008"

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Tooling overview

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	American Style	American Vintage
Material	High tensile CrMo steel alloy ≥ 1.000N/mm2	High quality tool steel 600-720N/mm2
Hardening	All bending radii are CNC-Deephardenend to 56 HRc minimum, with a depth of 4mm/0.157"	All bending radii are CNC-Hardenend to 52 HRc minimum, with a depth of 2mm/0.080"
Accuracy	All working surfaces are precision ground to 0.02mm/0.0008"	All working surfaces are precision ground to 0.02mm/0.0008"
Available standard lengths	550mm segmented, 200mm (segmented), 515mm	20", 18.5" segmented, 2 x 4"
Max. length	515mm (20")	515mm (20")
Max. working height	8" (203.2mm)	4.75" (120.65mm)

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Check all WILA American Style Press Brake Tooling and Accessories, carefully adapted by WILA to suit the North American approach to sheet metal bending.

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