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Shear & Bend

The Vicon Shear & Bend offers a practical solution for shop needs, featuring a patented coil cradle system, ramp, straightener unit, beader, notching unit, and heavy-duty shear and bending unit. The Full Coil line can be easily completed with additional modular VICON coil line components. 

The Vicon Coil Cradle System simplifies coil loading with a lightweight, removable keeper end plate for easy one-person attachment. 

Powered by Vicon Coil Line Software for Windows®, the Shear & Bend offers a user-friendly interface configurable to SMACNA standards or customized to your shop. Backed by Vicon’s expert engineers, it ensures precision, efficiency, and seamless operation. 

Features & Benefits

Pneumatic back-up wheels at each coil station for safe band removal and positive coil feed
Robust, gear-driven four roll straightener with 4” diameter rolls
Heavy-duty notching unit with combination dies to provide Slip & Drive, TDX, Snaplock and Pittsburgh notch patterns
Dual hydraulic cylinder shear with high carbon, high chrome D-2 shear blades. Fully adjustable heavy duty gibs allow for independent blade gap adjustment. Heavy-duty torsion synchronization shaft ensures proper shear angle throughout the stroke
Rugged bending unit to form the male Pittsburgh edge as well as either an L-section, U-section, or full wrap.
VICON PC based control system capable of controlling the complete system
Ring type beading with SMACNA spacing
Hands-free coil feed

Specifications

16–30-gauge mild steel capacity
12,000 lbs. maximum coil capacity (with coil drive)
Coil widths from 48”- 60” standard
Number of Stations: 1-6
Quick-change coil spools (US Patent #7,673,915)
Individual Hydraulic coil drive motors
Powered in-feed guide ramp with hand wheel for change in coil widths
Approximately 70 fpm line speed

* Optional capacities available upon request

Options

72” coil capacity
Precision, high-speed servo system
Tie rod hole punch unit Model HP-5 provides tie rod and damper holes per SMACN standards or customized to your shop standards
Male button punch system for Snaplock male edge
Economical overfed coil cradle systems for smaller overall footprint
Shear & Bend
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