Forming
Give flat metal the shape your product needs. K-Display forms brackets, channels, trays, and enclosure components, with cutting, welding, powder coating, and assembly available in-house to complete the build.
From flat blank to working geometry
Press-brake forming bends sheet metal along straight lines to create walls, mounting faces, and changes in direction. One bend can turn a blank into a bracket; a sequence of bends can create a tray or chassis section. The formed shape determines how the component supports, encloses, or connects to the rest of your product.
The finished bend depends on the material and tooling together. Specify the required angle, inside radius, and critical dimensions on the formed part so the flat blank can be planned around them.
Shape for support, enclosure, and fit
Bent features put mounting surfaces and edges where a flat sheet cannot. These are common starting points for formed components:
- Mounting brackets with angled attachment faces
- Channels that support or locate components
- Enclosure panels and covers with bent edges
- Trays and chassis sections with multiple bends
Bend with the assembly in view
The right angle is only part of the result. Holes must align, flanges must clear adjacent parts, and tools need room to reach. Our in-house fabrication and assembly capabilities bring those requirements into the forming work.
Establish the finished shape
We work from formed views and critical dimensions, using the flat pattern to connect bend locations with holes, edges, and mounting features.
Sequence the bends
Tooling and bend order account for material, thickness, flange length, and access as the part takes shape.
Continue into fabrication or assembly
We can join formed sections, install hardware, powder coat, and assemble the part into the product you need.
Angles, radii, and critical dimensions
A press brake uses an upper punch and lower die to make the bend. In air bending, the sheet rests on the die shoulders without being pressed fully against its walls. Material, thickness, tooling, and springback—the metal's tendency to open after the load is removed—affect the final angle.
The formed drawing is the reference for fit. Include bend angles, inside radii, flange lengths, and tolerances, along with any available flat pattern.
Leave room for the next bend
A flange is the section extending from a bend. Its length and position must leave room for tooling, including after earlier bends are made. On a channel, the order of bending matters because one upright wall can restrict access to the other.
Keep holes and slots clear of bend regions where possible: nearby features can distort as the metal moves. Bend reliefs, small cutouts at the ends of some bends, help separate bent and unbent material. Suitable spacing and relief geometry depend on the part.
Show how the formed component meets adjacent parts. Call out the inside radius and whether critical dimensions apply before or after finishing. Include hardware and weld requirements so their locations can be considered with the bends.
A channel must leave room to make its second bend after the first flange is upright. Include the complete formed shape when reviewing tooling access.
For your forming quote
Show the finished shape and what it needs to fit. Flag any dimensions or details still in development.
- Drawing
- Current revision, formed views, and model or sketch.
- Material
- Type, grade, thickness, and any material restrictions.
- Bend geometry
- Angles, radii, critical dimensions, and tolerances.
- Quantity
- Order quantity, repeat demand, and delivery target.
- Assembly and finish
- Mating parts, hardware, welds, and surface requirements.