Used CNC Folders for Sale

CNC folders, also called long folders or folding machines, clamp a sheet and swing a bending beam up or down to form trim, flashing, coping, fascia and panel edges. Because the sheet lies flat on the table while the beam moves, one person can fold 10 to 20 foot pieces with repeatable angles, and the CNC backgauge positions each bend without a tape measure.The machines listed here come from the makers sheet metal shops know: Cidan and Thalmann from Sweden and Switzerland, Schechtl and RAS from Germany, ERBEND from Turkey, and the Roper Whitney Autobrake built in Rockford, Illinois. Working lengths run from about 8 feet to 20 feet and mild steel capacity from 18 gauge up to 10 gauge on heavy models such as the Autobrake AB1010K.On the used market a 10-foot Roper Whitney AB1014K has been offered at $39,500 for a refurbished 2013 unit and $99,500 for a 2023 Kombi model, so year, control generation and tooling swing the price a lot. European folders with combi or rotating beams and segmented tooling cost more but fold closed hems and box shapes in one setup.Before you buy, check the clamping beam for straightness along its full length, look at the tooling edges for nicks, and run a test fold in 24-gauge steel to see whether the bend angle holds from end to end. Confirm the control model and that the software still has vendor support, and find out whether the machine needs three-phase power.