Our Press Brake Tooling Library

Every punch and V-die we run on the Xeon NC press brake, the material thickness each die covers under the 6–12 die-width rule, and the full technical data for each WILA OW / EV tool — so you know your part can be formed before it is ever quoted.

Line drawing of our Trumpf TruBend 5170 press brake beside the profile of a gooseneck punch forming a part in a V-die
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  • 10 tools
    5 V-dies
    5 punches
  • WILA OW / EV
    Trumpf clamp
    42CrMo4 · ~60 HRC

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The live inventory of our tool cabinet
and exactly which gauge each piece forms

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The tool stack decides the bend.

Bend quality is decided by the tool stack, not the part. The V-die opening sets the radius, the tonnage, and the smallest flange you can form; the punch sets the angle you can reach and whether it clears the part on the way down. This page is the live inventory of what is physically in our tool cabinet — and exactly which gauge each piece is built to form.

The dies below are WILA / Trumpf-style EV bottom tools and the punches are OW top tools, all ground from 42CrMo4 tool steel and induction hardened to ~60 HRC. Match your material thickness to a die using the rule in the next section, then confirm the whole stack on our 2D Bend Check — it renders these exact tool profiles against your flat pattern. Dimensions show in inches by default; flip any toggle to switch the whole page to millimetres.

The 6–12 die-width rule

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The single rule that maps a die to a thickness: the V-die opening should be 6 to 12 times the material thickness. Thin or soft material sits at the low end of that range; thick or high-strength material needs the wide end to avoid cracking the outer fibre and to keep tonnage in check.

The 6–12 Rule ─────────────────────────────── V = 6 × T (thin / soft end) V = 12 × T (thick / high-strength end) Turned around — the thickness a die covers: T(min) = V ÷ 12 T(max) = V ÷ 6 Example: 0.472" (12 mm) V-die — EV004 T(min) = 12 ÷ 12 = 1.0 mm = 0.039" (≈ 19 ga) T(max) = 12 ÷ 6 = 2.0 mm = 0.079" (≈ 14 ga) → forms 0.039"–0.079" sheet

So every die owns a thickness band: from V ÷ 12 at the thin end to V ÷ 6 at the thick end. Run thinner than V ÷ 12 and the part over-bends into a sharp, unrepeatable radius; run thicker than V ÷ 6 and you risk outer-fibre cracking and over-tonnage.

Thickness coverage map · 6–12 rule
material thickness — inches

Each bar is the band a die can form (V ÷ 12 → V ÷ 6). Hover a bar for its exact range. Together our five dies cover roughly 0.03″–0.33″ (0.7–8.3 mm) — 22 ga through 5⁄16″ plate.

  1. 1

    Tight end, 6×. Aluminium tolerates it: a narrower V gives a tighter radius and a shorter minimum flange.

  2. 2

    Wide end, 10–12×. Stainless and high-strength steel want it: a softer radius and lower tonnage.

  3. 3

    Overlap is normal. The thin bars (EV002) run into the next die up — pick the narrower V for radius, the wider V for tonnage.

  4. 4

    Rule of thumb, not a hard wall. When two dies overlap a thickness, the choice comes down to radius versus tonnage.

10 tools  ·  5 V-dies  ·  5 punches

Inside the tool cabinet.

V-dies on the top row, punches below. Open any tool for its traced profile, material range and technical data.

01 / V-dieEV002 ≈ 22 – 16 gaView tool
Lower tooling / 01 of 10
EV002 V-die profile

Lower · V-Die / W8 / 30° · R1

EV002

Our tightest die. Thin-gauge work and small inside radii.

Material range   ·  ≈ 22 – 16 ga

V-opening
Die angle30°
Height
Die radius
Rated load400 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
Weight— add value —
Check this die in the Bend Simulator
02 / V-dieEV004 ≈ 19 – 14 gaView tool
Lower tooling / 02 of 10
EV004 V-die profile

Lower · V-Die / W12 / 30° · R1

EV004

The everyday die for light sheet.

Material range   ·  ≈ 19 – 14 ga

V-opening
Die angle30°
Height
Die radius
Rated load400 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
Weight— add value —
Check this die in the Bend Simulator
03 / V-dieEV006 ≈ 14 – 10 gaView tool
Lower tooling / 03 of 10
EV006 V-die profile

Lower · V-Die / W20 / 30° · R2

EV006

Mid-gauge die with a softer R2 floor.

Material range   ·  ≈ 14 – 10 ga

V-opening
Die angle30°
Height
Die radius
Rated load600 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
Weight— add value —
Check this die in the Bend Simulator
04 / V-dieEV W30/80 ≈ 12 – 7 gaView tool
Lower tooling / 04 of 10
EV W30/80 R5 V-die profile

Lower · V-Die / W30 / 80° · R5

EV W30/80

Wide 80° die with a large R5 floor for heavy gauge and soft radii.

Material range   ·  ≈ 12 – 7 ga

V-opening
Die angle80°
Die radius
Hardness~60 HRC
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Height— add value —
Rated load— add value —
Weight— add value —
Check this die in the Bend Simulator
05 / V-dieEV W50/80 ≈ 8 ga – 5⁄16″View tool
Lower tooling / 05 of 10
EV W50/80 R5 V-die profile

Lower · V-Die / W50 / 80° · R5

EV W50/80

Our widest die. Plate work, large radii, lowest tonnage per bend.

Material range   ·  ≈ 8 ga – 5⁄16″

V-opening
Die angle80°
Die radius
Rated load1500 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
Height— add value —
Weight— add value —
Check this die in the Bend Simulator
06 / PunchOW202/S R1 / 28° · H220View tool
Upper tooling / 06 of 10
OW202/S punch profile

Upper · Punch / R1 / 28° · H220

OW202/S

Sharp 28° pointed punch, tall body. Acute and standard bends where flanges need clearance. Flippable.

Tip radius
Included angle28°
Height
Rated load600 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
SeatingModufix · flippable
Weight— add value —
Check flange clearance
07 / PunchOW202/K R1 / 28° · H120View tool
Upper tooling / 07 of 10
OW202/K punch profile

Upper · Punch / R1 / 28° · H120

OW202/K

The short-body version of the OW202 sharp punch. Same 28° tip, lower stack height for shallow parts. Flippable.

Tip radius
Included angle28°
Height
Rated load600 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
SeatingModufix · flippable
Weight— add value —
Check flange clearance
08 / PunchOW200/S R1 / 86° · H220View tool
Upper tooling / 08 of 10
OW200/S gooseneck punch profile

Upper · Punch / R1 / 86° · H220

OW200/S

Gooseneck punch. The curved relief reaches over a previously formed return flange. 86° for standard 90° work. Flippable.

Tip radius
Included angle86°
Height
Rated load800 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
Type · seatingGooseneck · flip
Weight— add value —
Check flange clearance
09 / PunchOW300/S R1 / 86° · H300View tool
Upper tooling / 09 of 10
OW300/S gooseneck punch profile

Upper · Punch / R1 / 86° · H300

OW300/S

Extra-tall gooseneck for deep boxes and pans. Clears tall opposing flanges a 220 mm tool would crash into. Flippable.

Tip radius
Included angle86°
Height
Rated load800 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
Type · seatingGooseneck · flip
Weight— add value —
Check flange clearance
10 / PunchOW203/S R4 / 60° · H220View tool
Upper tooling / 10 of 10
OW203/S straight punch profile

Upper · Punch / R4 / 60° · H220

OW203/S

Heavy straight punch with a large R4 tip. Soft inside radii and high-tonnage plate work. Highest rated load in the library.

Tip radius
Included angle60°
Height
Rated load2500 t/m (file)
Material42CrMo4 1080–1180 N/mm²
Hardness~60 HRC
Type · seatingStraight · fixed
Weight— add value —
Check flange clearance
Profiles traced from CAD / values read from the tool files Full reference table
Lower tooling · V-dies

Single-V air-bending dies, WILA / Trumpf EV style, seated in the standard DTrumpf lower clamp. The die opening sets the radius and the tonnage; the die angle (30° or 80°) sets how acute a bend it can clear.

Upper tooling · punches

OW top tools seated in the PTrumpf upper clamp. A punch is not chosen by thickness — it is chosen by three things: the tip radius (the smallest inside radius it can press), the included angle (how acute a bend it can reach), and the height (how tall an adjacent flange it can clear without colliding). Pair any of these with the die that matches your gauge.

Reading the data

V-opening, angle, tip radius, height and tonnage are read directly from each tool's CAD file and follow the page unit (inches by default). Which punch clears your part? The Reverse Bend Clearance Checker computes the max return flange height for every punch from these same traced profiles.

Full reference table

Five dies. Five punches. 22 gauge through 5⁄16″ plate.

V-dies — thickness coverage
DieV-openingAngleRadiusThickness (6–12)Gauge
EV00230°R122 – 16 ga
EV00430°R119 – 14 ga
EV00630°R214 – 10 ga
EV W30/8080°R512 – 7 ga
EV W50/8080°R58 ga – 5⁄16″
Punches — selection by geometry
PunchTip RAngleHeightTypeRated load
OW202/SR128°Pointed / acute600 t/m
OW202/KR128°Pointed / acute600 t/m
OW200/SR186°Gooseneck800 t/m
OW300/SR186°Gooseneck800 t/m
OW203/SR460°Straight / large-R2500 t/m
Gauge equivalents & data sources

Geometry figures are read from each tool's CAD file. Gauge equivalents are nominal steel; aluminium and stainless shift the band toward the tight and wide ends of the 6–12 window respectively.

Need a spec that isn't listed?

Tool weights, load ratings, and mounting notes are on file in the shop. Email quote@xeonnc.com with the tool ID and we'll send the full data sheet.

Check your part against these exact tools

Open the Bend Simulator The 2D Bend Check renders these punch and die profiles against your flat pattern — recommended V, predicted radius, tonnage, and collision warnings before you order. Reverse Bend Clearance Checker Enter a base dimension and flange height and see which of these punches reach the bend without colliding with the return flange.