Almost every fabricated product passes through a press brake. Get the folds right and a cabinet closes squarely, a gutter drains, a section carries load. Get them wrong and nothing lines up. Here is how sheet metal bending works at our Kisii workshop.
What we fold
- Gutters, ridges, flashings, valleys and roofing accessories
- Cladding panels, fascias and trims
- Cabinets, enclosures, boxes and control panels
- Ducting, hoppers, chutes and trays
- Channels, angles, Z-sections and stiffeners
The three details that decide quality
Bend allowance. Metal stretches at the fold. A part cut to finished size before bending ends up oversize; we calculate the flat pattern first so the folded part hits your dimension.
Inside radius. Too tight for the material and thickness and the outside face cracks. We match tooling to material.
Bend sequence. Some folds physically block the next one. Sequencing is planned before the first stroke.
Sending a flat drawing? Ask us to check it before cutting or call +254 723 755772 (Sun-Fri, 8:00am-5:00pm).
What we need for a bending quote
- Material and thickness (for example 1.0mm galvanised, 3mm mild steel)
- Flat size or the folded dimensions with a sketch
- Number of bends per piece and quantity
- Total length, since very long folds need the right bed length
- Finish: bare, primed, painted or powder coated
Cut, fold, weld, finish - one workshop
Profiles come off the plasma table, go straight to the press brake, then to welding and finishing. That keeps handling costs and lead times down, and it means one team owns the tolerance from flat sheet to finished item.
Keep reading
- CNC plasma cutting in Kisii - how the flat blanks are produced
- Engineering services - bending, press work, welding and machining
- Custom fabrication - from folded parts to finished assemblies
- Fabricated products - items you can order directly
Have a folding job? Request a bending quote or call +254 723 755772 (Sun-Fri, 8:00am-5:00pm).
