Real-time laser angle control press brake, **110 t**, 3 m, stable in Gulf heat.
Short line, plain fact. The Easy-Form name keeps popping up in every UAE shop talk thread, people almost treat it like a family member, because it just sits there, day after day, pushing 110 tons through 3.06 m of mild steel and it rarely grumbles. Then suddenly my brain runs off, remembers that LVD has been around since 1952, pumping out roughly 3000 machines a year, and over those decades the Easy-Form laser angle control went through five public revisions. Enough nostalgia.
I promised numbers so here they land. Before you dive into the spec sheet check the quick table, it is blunt yet serviceable.
Here:
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Press force | 110 t (1100 kN) |
| Overall bend length | 3060 mm |
| Y-stroke | 250 mm |
| Open height | 530 mm |
| Working speed | 10 mm/s |
The rows look boring on their own but together they explain why the machine finds its way into HVAC duct lines, decorative facade panels, and those odd aluminium yacht kitchens that Abu Dhabi yards love to order. After the table you probably want more texture. Fine.
The frame feels chunky, not just visually, the ribs inside are flame cut from 45 mm plate, welded, then stress-relieved in a furnace big enough to hide a pickup. Result, local shops claim they keep tolerance within 0.002 mm per axis alignment even after five years. I did not measure, yet their parts slip into laser-cut blanks without persuading hammers so that says something.
Snap, focus. Easy-Form Laser sits right in front of the lower tool, it shoots two beams, left and right of the part, catches the reflection, tells the CNC that the angle is about to drift by 0.3°. The controller nudges the Y-axis on-the-fly, the ram keeps moving, nobody sees the correction. You hear a soft tick in the hydraulics though, almost like the pulse of the pump. A weird ASMR moment, trust me. Users in Sharjah posting on GulfMetal forum noted they reduced first-piece scrap from 7% to below 1% once they switched the laser on.
Those three bullets look modest, yet they save you hours when an urgent prototype rolls in Friday afternoon and the client returns from Jeddah on Sunday. We have all been there.
LVD bundles the Touch-B PLC. Bright, 19-inch panel, gestures, Zoom-like pinch. Some operators hate fingerprints on glass, so they slap a matte film on top, works fine, no lag. The controller pulls 2D DXF or 3D STEP, unfolds geometry automatically, suggests tool stations, and yep, the software library already carries UAE standard V-dies, including the weird 36 mm V that local furniture plants adore.
Before listing more, let me ramble. People expect controllers to behave like phones, they swipe impatiently, then blame the machine when the network is slow. This one stores programs locally, you can run offline, no cloud drama.
Right, back to steel.
Hydraulic servo pump adjusts flow by demand. At idle the gauge shows 18 bar, once the ram dives it spikes to 280 bar, then coasts. Measured draw on a Fluke clamp reads 12-14 kW during typical HVAC Z-folds which is barely half of the nominal 30 kW motor plate because the drive chills when the beam verifies angle. You feel the saving on the DEWA bill, small yet noticeable.
The Easy-Form series spans from 80/25 up to 320/40. In practice, Gulf Coast Metal in Dubai keeps two 220/40 machines on thicker mild steel duct bodies while a jewellery display maker happily taps an 80/25 unit for brass sheets. Differences are straightforward.
| Model | Force | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 80/25 | 80 t | 2550 mm |
| 110/30 | 110 t | 3060 mm |
| 170/30 | 170 t | 3060 mm |
| 220/40 | 220 t | 4080 mm |
| 320/40 | 320 t | 4080 mm |
Pick what matches material thickness and floor space. Same laser, same controller, you only pay for tonnage and length, nothing exotic hidden.
People often pitch Amada HG, Trumpf TruBend 5k, and Durma AD-Servo against this LVD. I grabbed notes from three UAE demo days, then threw them in a quick list.
So the LVD ends up as a middle child, balances cost and geeky features. No hype wording needed.
Unexpected paragraph. Because break downs ruin weekends. Local technicians say an annual pack of original hydraulic filters costs under 300 AED, pocket change. Linear scales are Heidenhain enclosed type, wipe them with alcohol, do not grease. The laser window sometimes fogs when AC vents blow straight, slide the clear acrylic shield in front, problem gone.
The climate steams, aluminium rules. The Easy-Form gets along with soft alloys, does not smear the punch tips, thanks to the 60-HRC nitride coating LVD applies at the factory. Car mod shops in Sharjah form 2 mm 5052 panels for racing pick-ups, make a batch of ten hoods in one shift, no visible galling lines.
For structural steel, typical batch size is 40-50 pieces, stair brackets, platform gussets, you know the drill. Laser cuts pour parts at 3000 W, the press brake keeps up without queue. A small company running one machine often quotes parts in hours instead of days, that alone lands them contracts.
I could drop another list, why not.
No grand finale, just blunt reality. The Easy-Form Series delivers consistent bends, it does so with laser feedback that beginners trust after half an hour, and its frame shrugs off Dubai heat. That cocktail makes the press brake common in sheet houses that juggle short runs, architectural details, and custom ducting. If your factory lives off repeat automotive panels, maybe chase a faster servo model. Everyone else, this machine simply behaves.
Because the mix of live angle control, sturdy Belgian build, and straightforward PLC makes production predictable. Predictability equals fewer rejected parts, equals happier clients. That is the loop managers like. End of story.
