TIPS FOR BUYING A SECONDHAND BENDING MACHINE

摘要

A smaller investment and adequate production capacity-the arguments for buying a second-hand machine are obvious. Is it that simple though? Particularly in the case of complex tube bending machines, many factors determine the efficiency of using a second-hand system. Beware that in the worst case, a second-hand machine can become a liability in the production sequence because the component quality and output performance do not match those of your existing equipment. Who buys a used car without a test drive and without learning about its features? Investing in a second-hand system resembles this scenario more often than you would think. This can be especially troublesome if a complex bending machine from a niche area is bought without consulting the original manufacturer. In many cases, the machine is customer-specific, designed and built for high-precision bending results by means of CNC, high-performance drives, and complex bending tools. It's not a simple matter to dismantle and reconstruct such a machine to produce new components.