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Software versions

Have you signed a software update agreement?

This allows you to update your Machine and Office Software to the next level.

  • Includes free Machine software updates
  • Includes free Office software updates
  • Machine software and Office software versions must match
  • For updates of additionally purchased Office licenses, the update packages for subsequent licenses are required
  • Online connection to the PC must be available

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  • Machine number

Version 3.6.00.884

  • New language files integrated
  • Conical bending has been integrated (currently only CAD import is supported)
  • Menu option for automatic alignment of boxes during CAD import implemented
  • New backgauge 255017 for the 62.25 integrated
  • Two-line labels for the buttons in the drop-down menu are now supported
  • Offset input in the hem dialog has been removed

Version 3.5.0.44491

  • new language implemented
  • Import category implemented
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New lower cheek tools implemented
  • Dialog entry point moved and implemented in the job list
  • Interior bends are supported during importing
  • View setting changed to 2D as "Default
  • Program optimization for step bending
  • manual alignment during STEP import implemented
  • during STEP import the material thicknesses valid for the machine are requested and not imported if exceeded or fallen short of
  • Length and width of the sheet unwinding swapped in the job list

Version 3.4.3.42536

  • Max. sheet thickness increased to 3.2 mm (for aluminum)
  • Program lines reduced for step bending 
  • Tools to be changed are shown graphically
  • Tool menu shows max. sheet thickness
  • Upper beam opens as long as folding beam moves down (SpeedOptimizer)
  • SpeedOptimizer can be selected and deselected
  • Length and width of imported third-party formats are calculated correctly
  • Upper beam hemming dimension adjusted for hemming calculation
  • Improved GEO import: partly bending lines were not recognized
  • Improved GEO Import: sometimes hems were shown upside down
  • Improved GEO import: the bending radius is calculated on the basis of the sheet thickness
  • Background color can be selected for DXF import
  • Material selection possible during STEP import (correct development calculation)
  • Improved selection of the base surfaces during import
  • Improved expert menu:  Behavior depending on import format
  • Flanges and radii larger than 2x sheet thickness can be executed as "normal" bend or as step bending radius
  • Possibility of saving manually modified programs immediately without simulation
  • Parts bent before are always shown at the first position in the program list. By double clicking the triangle can be deleted
  • Standard dimensions of blank length and width adjusted
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New lower beam tools implemented

Version 3.4.0.40805

  • 4m machine model implemented
  • Machine configuration with XL folding beam implemented
  • Selection of folding and lower beam tools based on folding beam geometry (standard or XL folding beam)
  • New upper beam tools also implemented for 4m machine
  • New folding beam tools also implemented for 4m machine
  • Russian language available

Version 3.3.2.40148

  • Allowed protrusion of flanges beyond the bending line is calculated in relation to the sheet thickness
  • For radius tools, where the tool radius does not extend beyond the bending line, the bending formula is used as for tools with sharp tool tip
  • Linear calculation for stop finger positions for bends with open angles
  • Parameter for bending angle ranges adjusted
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New gauging systems implemented

OpenEditor Version 3.6.00.884

  • New language files integrated
  • Conical bending integrated

OpenEditor Version 3.3.2.40148

  • OpenEditor release number needs to be identical to the release number of the Bendex graphics software

OpenEditor Version 3.3.1.39668

  • Icons for selecting the step bending method implemented
Modified screen of Bendex OpenEditor Software

OpenEditor Version 3.3.1.39606

  • Change between mm and inch
  • With new deliveries, both the graphics programming software and the OpenEditor software are installed on the control. The user can choose which programming software to start.
  • Improved program sequence for radius step bending
  • Improved display of operator instructions for part rotation and flipping
  • Improved positioning of the numerical input field
Bendex OpenEditor Software for TURBO2plus

OpenEditor Version 3.3.1.39375

  • Manual input of target positions for axes movements
  • Bending modes: Normal bending, hemming, step bending
  • Tabular display of the inputs
  • Program sequence created by the operator
  • No automatic program generation
  • Additional functions for program optimization
  • Material tables
  • Tool selection for automatic tool height check
  • Saving programs
[Translate to english:] Schmale Biegeteile mit nur einem Anschlagfinger positionieren
[Translate to english:] Während des Biegeablaufs wird die Schnittdarstellung angezeigt

Version 3.3.1.39099

  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New folding beam tools implemented
  • 10 mm CrownTool for the folding beam implemented
  • New table configurations implemented and display improved
  • When importing a part file, the base surface can be selected if required
Position narrow parts with only one stop finger
During the bending process the cross section view is displayed

Version 3.3.0.37988

  • Program start possible in every program line
  • During the bending process the cross section view is displayed. Other views can be selected.
  • In the correction menu, the selected flange is colored
  • Very narrow bent parts can be positioned with only one stop finger
  • Individual part flanges can be deleted after a STEP file  import.
  • Graphic function "Follow sheet" implemented in bending and job list menu
  • Automatic opening height of the upper beam optimized
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New folding beam tools implemented

Version 3.2.4.36285

  • Manual engagement in the bending program made possible
  • Programs with manual engagement are marked with a blue triangle
  • On four-sided parts, sharp tools can soft clamp on the side hems
  • Improved bending strategy for hems inside a profile
  • Upper beam opening varies depending on the stop position
  • Upper beam also opens for parts when center of gravity is outside the machine
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New gauging system configuration implemented
  • Upper beam tool setup remains after changing material thickness
The software generates programs for profiles with side hems that should be bent with the sharp tool.
Additional strategies when bending hems: Long flange protrudes from the machine for pre-bending. Clamping on the short flange.

Version 3.2.3.35341

  • Generation of programs for profiles with side hems that are bent with the sharp tool.
  • Additional strategies when bending hems: Long flange protrudes from the machine when pre-bending the hem. Clamping on the short flange .
  • Radius step bending:
  •       Material tables optimized for entering the springback correction
  •       Criteria for interpolation of the springback correction optimized
  • Radius bending with the radius tool:
  •       Software takes into account that the bending radius widens after bending
  • Simulated and bent parts are marked in the strategy selection
  • Programming can be stopped with "Cancel". Programs that have already been generated are shown.
  • Radius tools implemented
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • In the "Manage tools" menu:
  •       Sorting the tools according to several criteria
  •       Segmented folding beam tools implemented
  • Improved view color of the part base when importing step files
  • Color marking of the selected flange in the correction menu
  • Strategies without stars are no longer shown

Version 3.2.0.33089

  • Clamping on hems possible with automatic calculation of upper beam clamping dimension
  • Opening heights of the upper beam optimized for shorter bending times
  • Calculation of bending strategies for parts with hems inside the part
  • Optimized upper beam upstroke after hemming
  • New gauging system configuration implemented
  • Squaring arm can be selected in loading options
  • Smallest stop dimension reduced from 6 mm to 5 mm

Version 3.1.7.31782

  • Additional blank development for radius tools implemented
  • Parameters added to Office software
  • Shift of the bend line for radius tools improved
  • Webserver: additional XML messages implemented
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New lower beam tools implemented
  • Backgauge with brushes and w/o squaring arm implemented

Version 3.1.7.31597

  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • Upper beam opens at the end of a program (without considering the part's center of gravity)
  • Software considers a shift of the bend line when using radius tools

Version 3.1.6.30564

  • New bending strategies for profiles implemented
  • Upper beam opening heights optimized
  • Foot switch acknowledgments reduced
  • Strategy selection for parts with "flips" improved
  • Strategy selection for profiles with Z-bends improved
  • Factor adjusted for blank calculation
  • Material-specific blank calculation implemented
  • Stop fingers remain in position control
  • Min. stop dimension changed to 6 mm
  • When flipping the part, the stop fingers remain in up position
  • Part input extended by table input
  • Number of shown table lines extended
  • Input dialog for table input improved
  • Sheet thickness for US market adjusted to "gauge"
  • For new parts without material specification "steel" is set
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New folding beam tools implemented
  • New stop configurations for 2.5 m and 3 m machine models

Version 3.1.05.29368

  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • New folding beam tools implemented
  • New bending strategies for profiles implemented
  • Input of negative angles in the dialog is no longer possible
  • New gauging system configurations implemented
  • Calculation blank dimension for different materials implemented (when importing STEP files the inside bend radius will be set to 1x sheet thickness)
  • Field for radius input hidden
  • Scale on the beams is shown in the simulation

Version 3.1.4.28164

  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • Closing of hems improved
  • Swedish and danish language implemented
  • Gauging system with brushed implemented
  • Machine configuration menu extended

Version 3.1.3.27878

  • New upper beam and radius tools implemented
  • T-shape gauging system implemented
  • Minimum sheet thickness set to 0.5 mm
  • No folding beam adjustment within a program. At the beginning of the program the maximum required folding beam position is set.
  • Texte bei Biegen von Umschlägen im manuellen Modus angepasst
  • Texts adapted when bending hems in manual mode
  • Dutch language
  • Office version: Machine configuration menu implemented

Version 3.1.2.27441

  • Editor for customized bending sequence implemented
  • Hemming in the editor with separate two steps: pre-bending - closing the hem
  • Hemming position adapted to tools
  • New step bending interface for radii bending incl. correction tables
  • Speed Optimizer: Opening the upper beam after the folding beam is <90° and the part's center of gravity is inside the machine
  • When creating a part: visible side outside
  • Bending angle shown positive/negative according to the bending direction
  • Configuration "sheet thickness unlimited" implemented (example: bending of plastic material)
  • New upper beam tools implemented
  • Machine models adapted to modified machine design
  • TURBO2plus RAS 62.25-2 implemented
  • Improved part representation in the simulation
  • Adjusted columns in the part selection

Version 3.1.0.25172

  • Standard material thickness set to 0.5 mm
  • Profileditor for the input of part profiles
  • Upper beam tool 40V implemented
  • Folding beam CrownTool implementiert
  • Indication of folding beam adjustment
  • Material tables added (without negative angles)
  • Gauging at obtuse angles
  • Stop finger support while closing hems