Import Substitution of Working Tools of the CoastOne Cone 900 Press Brake

The issues of import substitution of the working tool of foreign press brakes were considered using reverse engineering. The main cause of failure is the deformation of the tool’s working edges, which cannot be restored, so the only solution is to replace it. The complexity of manufacturing the working tool lies in the absence of design documentation for punches and dies, which requires creating it independently through reverse engineering, including the technology of creating a product model through direct measurements. Laser 3D scanning was used to create digital models, based on which drawings of the punch and die were developed, as well as the technology for their manufacture. Experimental-industrial tests of the manufactured bending tool showed that its operational durability practically does not differ from imported counterparts.