Automated spacer bending has important production, quality,
and cost benefits over operations utilizing corner keys:

Reduced labor costs for fast payback

Corner key costs cut 75 percent

Reduces spacer material cost

More effective corner seal for fewer warranty problems

Superior gas retention

Fast production of complex shapes such as trapezoids and triangles without calculations

Fewer production errors

More rigid frames maintain their shape and dimensions and are easier to handle

Increased productivity from upgrade options such as automatic drilling and downloading production files

High Productivity

The TFB Modular Spacer Bender productivity is dramatically illustrated by these examples. These are based on one operator bending and cutting repetitive frames from 13" (3m) spacer material using the F6 bender with a secondary drive motor. Production rates would decrease if several different frames were produced during a shift.

Configuration: Rectangle 3 bends Time: 8 hour shift
Glass Size	Quantity
6" x 12" (152mm x 305mm)	2448 units
24" x 36" (610mm x 914mm)	2010 units
36" x 80" (914mm x 2022mm)	1752 units