Sheet metal bending machine

Abstract

A sheet metal bending machine comprises main bending tool assembly () that extends along a longitudinal direction (A) and is movable so as to bend a workpiece (), a guide () associated and parallel to the main bending tool assembly (), extending through a working zone (W) of the bending machine () and sideways protruding from the latter at least with a first end portion (), and shuttles () slidably mounted on said guide () and supporting at least one auxiliary tool () to be associated with the main bending tool assembly () in order to execute partial bends on the workpiece (); the shuttles () are movable along the longitudinal direction (A) between a first active position (P), in which the shuttle () are inside the working zone (W) and the auxiliary tool () is mounted on the main bending tool assembly (), and a first inactive position (R), in which the shuttle () are outside the working zone (W) and positioned at the first end portion () of the guide (); the shuttle comprise a first set () of shuttles (), each shuttle () carrying a respective auxiliary tool (), said shuttles () being mutually connectable to form a first shuttle convoy () having a selectable number of shuttles (); the first shuttle convoy () is movable between said first inactive position (R) and said first active position (P) in order to mount a defined composition of auxiliary tools () on the main bending tool assembly ().