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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2025
Applicant:
Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventor:
William Dunn, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Manufacturing Resources International, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 9/04 (2006.01); B21D 9/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 9/04 (2013.01); B21D 9/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
Bending mandrils and related bending machines and methods are disclosed, which include at least one ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) material. The mandril, which may comprise or consist of the UHMW material, is placed within an interior of a structure to be bent before the structure is bent about a bending die of the bending machine. Kerf cuts may be provided at the mandril for added flexibility. Other components of the bending machine, such as the following block and/or the bending die may also include panels of surfaces comprising a same or different UHMW material.