The KNOLL sheet metal brake, 180° and 3.5m, is the centerpiece of the German mobile tinsmith’s workshop and available stationary for your workshop.
The movable KNOLL tinsmith’s workshop, which has been developed by experienced tinsmiths, has been successfully tried and tested at thousands of construction sites in Germany and abroad. You can carry out your complete job directly on the spot at the construction site and this gives you a huge competitive edge. You are flexible and safe a lot of time because you no longer need to drive back and forth between the construction site and your workshop.
The sophisticated layout and arrangement of the individual machines and tool components facilitates the work at the construction site considerably. You have everything you need with you: You pull the metal sheet from the uncoiling trough directly onto the cutting table, you cut it and process it directly on the large, extractable workbench. Thanks to the special shears joints and the narrow stainless steel rail, you can make the 180° folds in one work-step with the 3.5 m long KNOLL sheet metal brake. The cutting head and the profiling head are always within reach during work. Make your daily work much easier with the great advantages of the mobile tinsmith’s workshop.
Decoiling
The decoiling trough also serves as storage and transportation location for metal coils. Lateral coil rails protect the metal against deviating during decoiling. The metal sheet can be decoiled precisely and easily and then is led directly to the cutting table or the profiling machine. We recommend a second decoiling unit for the special version with profiling device.
Cutting – processing
You achieve clean cuts free of burns at the workbench with the cross cutter head and the maintenance-free roller cutter. The cutting table and the workbench come with an angular stop rail with scale and length stop. So the metal sheet can be cut easily, fast and cleanly to the exact dimensions. The spacey workbench can be extracted, e.g. for placing longer metal sheets.
Folding up to 3.5m
The KNOLL sheet metal brake is very stable. This ensures high accuracy during daily use at the construction site. As the machine is open on the side, also longer metal sheets can be processed. The angular graduation is folded to the back for this. On the right and left sides of the folding machine, the guide rail provides a parking position for the cutting head and the profiling head. So your tools are within reach at all times!
Folding up to 180°
The cleverly designed joints on the folding beam allow for folds up to 180° in combination with the flat stainless steel rail on the upper beam. Folds like water troughs are finished in one work step without pressing. This saves time and you achieve a high degree of uniformity. This accuracy is of particular importance for the fabrication of façade panels.
Depth control stop with digital display
The KNOLL depth control stop on the folding machine facilitates the operation by only one person. The ongoing depth control stop is moved with the help of a hand wheel. The cutting and folding measurements are shown on the LCD display. The reference point can be redefined for every position. The depth control stop with battery-powered display guarantees working with millimetre precision.
Slitting
The KNOLL cutting head for slitting is attached to the 3.5 m long aluminum folding machine. The double ball bearings ensure high accuracy of the cutting head and thus clean cutting free of burrs. The bearings of the roller cutters as well as the castors are maintenance-free. The cutting head is led precisely on the linear leader and always remains within reach thanks to the parking position at the folding machine.
Profiling – fast and easy
You can create flush façade profiles fast and without any effort on the folding machine with the patented KNOLL profiling head. The metal sheet is offset by the folding height with the profiling head. These beautiful panels can be created in any width as KNOLL slot-in panel, and as KNOLL hook-in panel which can be installed on both sides. So this offers a plethora of design possibilities.
Lead undulating
You manufacture lead undulated on one side with the KNOLL lead undulating device on your sheet metal brake. The lead is clamped into the folding machine, one side is undulated, the other side remains plane. This way the plane side can be folded precisely and the undulated part can be slightly pressed onto the brick.
Long bulges
You can manufacture long bulges on the folding machine with the patented KNOLL bulge coiling device. These bulges can be accurately aligned with the bulge adjustment unit. You can round the bulge in a convex and a concave way with the bulge adjustment unit. This is a great help for cover sheets for round window sills, wall covering, or also baroque gables.
Two different sheet metal brakes, for different purposes!
The KNOLL sheet metal brake – 180° – 3.5 m is available in two different designs. The four-arm folding machine with a capacity of Al 1.0 mm, Cu 0.8 mm, Zn 0.8 mm, steel 0.7 mm is exactly the right machine for tinsmiths. For those who need a stronger machine but still want to work mobile, the KNOLL sheet metal brake 6C has been developed with reinforced joints and higher material thicknesses as well as six C-arms it is also possible to fold steel of 1.0 mm. Of course both brakes are also available as shop floor machines with a pedestal.