12 Foot 12 Gauge Automatic Folding Brake

Manufacturer: Roper Whitney

Model: AB1212K


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The Roper Whitney 1212K Autobrake provides accuracy and repeatability when forming up to 12ft long 12 gauge or lighter materials. This sheet metal brake is a high speed solution to make multiple bends while maintaining a high quality level in the end product.

This machine incorporates a rotating Kombi beam making this machine even more versatile, this unique tooling assembly adds to the machine’s straight and box folding capabilities to produce more complex shapes in less time. 

The backgauge provides accurate part location through the use of servo drives and are expandable with optional backgauge extensions. The machines rigid design includes crowning adjustments to ensure accurate bending regardless of raw material stresses, it can handle a wide range of materials, easily closes hems and withstands the force generated by max capacity forming operations.

Standard Features 
  • 30° Clamping Beam
  • Hardened 6.3” Quick-Change Kombi Box Tooling
  • Hardened Upper Jaw, Lower Jaw & Bending Bars
  • Manual Crowning Adjustments
  • Automatic Material Thickness Adjustment
  • 61” Backguage
  • Spring Steel Backgauge Fingers
  • 5” Touchscreen Monitor with Synergy Control
  • Konnect Software Package Included While Under Warranty
Specifications and Capacities

Bending capacity (Mild Steel)

12 ga/ 2.7 mm

Bending capacity (Stainless)

16 ga/ 1.6 mm

Bending length

150 in/ 3810 mm

Bending bars

0.472 in/ 12 mm, 1.378 in/ 35 mm

Back gauge depth (standard)

61 in/ 1550 m

Clamping beam opening height

7.9 in/ 200.4 mm

Clamping beam straight bar tooling

30 degrees

Folding beam adjustment

3.14 in/ 80 mm

Crowning of the folding beam

5-point 0" – .030" adjustment

Working height

35 in/ 889 mm

Machine weight

15,600 lbs/ 7,076 kg

Back gauge servo motor

3/4 hp

Clamping beam motor

4 hp/ 3 kw

Bending beam motor

Dual 4 hp/ 3 kw

Max. Box Depth

6.3 in/ 160mm

Roper Whitney

12 Foot 12 Gauge Automatic Folding Brake

The Roper Whitney 1212K Autobrake provides accuracy and repeatability when forming up to 12ft long 12 gauge or lighter materials. This sheet metal brake is a high speed solution to make multiple bends while maintaining a high quality level in the end product.

This machine incorporates a rotating Kombi beam making this machine even more versatile, this unique tooling assembly adds to the machine’s straight and box folding capabilities to produce more complex shapes in less time. 

The backgauge provides accurate part location through the use of servo drives and are expandable with optional backgauge extensions. The machines rigid design includes crowning adjustments to ensure accurate bending regardless of raw material stresses, it can handle a wide range of materials, easily closes hems and withstands the force generated by max capacity forming operations.

Standard Features 
Specifications and Capacities

Bending capacity (Mild Steel)

12 ga/ 2.7 mm

Bending capacity (Stainless)

16 ga/ 1.6 mm

Bending length

150 in/ 3810 mm

Bending bars

0.472 in/ 12 mm, 1.378 in/ 35 mm

Back gauge depth (standard)

61 in/ 1550 m

Clamping beam opening height

7.9 in/ 200.4 mm

Clamping beam straight bar tooling

30 degrees

Folding beam adjustment

3.14 in/ 80 mm

Crowning of the folding beam

5-point 0" – .030" adjustment

Working height

35 in/ 889 mm

Machine weight

15,600 lbs/ 7,076 kg

Back gauge servo motor

3/4 hp

Clamping beam motor

4 hp/ 3 kw

Bending beam motor

Dual 4 hp/ 3 kw

Max. Box Depth

6.3 in/ 160mm

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