OpEx + Cybelec Partnership Brings Affordable Controller Solutions to Customers

OpEx is excited to announce a new partnership with Cybelec, a renowned provider of numerical control solutions for machine tools. Under the partnership, the OpEx team becomes responsible for all service and training requests in the US. Plus, OpEx is now able to offer their clients easy-to-use, affordable Cybelec control retrofits and press brake Collaborative Robot (COBOT) integrations.

Cybelec Control Retrofits

OpEx service engineers regularly repair and maintain press brakes. Now, they can revitalize them with the high-quality Cybelec VisiTouch 24 MX press brake controller and VisiTouch MX Offline press brake controller. 

The VisiTouch 24 MX is a 3D graphical numerical control for CNC press brakes. These all-in-one solutions can interface with all types of hydraulic systems, I/O and analog axes, making them ideal for fabricators who need continued, quality operation from their machines without any interruption in service. These controllers boast:

  • 24 inch full touch-screen with CNC board mounted on the back of the screen
  • Fully digital solution with CANopen® and EtherCAT® field buses controlling many axes
  • Importing, programming, visualizing and simulating the bending of a part, all in 3D, quick, easy and efficient.

These controllers can work with the most sophisticated and simple press brakes, both electrical and hybrid. VisiTouch 24 MX is an open system that allows customization up to the Industry’s 4.0 production management requirements.

OpEx is also offering VisiTouch MX Offline. The offline software VisiTouch MX enables in a quick, easy and efficient way, importing and unfolding 3D files, finding automatically solutions for tooling and bend sequences and simulating dynamically in 3D for checking collisions.

The PC offline software VisiTouch MX including import of DXF/DWG, IGES, STEP, SAT and X_T, allows transferring tools and programs to all CybTouch and all VisiTouch controls.

These press brake retrofit solutions offer the perfect blend of cutting-edge technology with easy-to-learn and ease-of-use. Both options can extend the lifespan of otherwise unusable equipment.

Cobot Press Brake Integrations

When a COBOT is the answer, OpEx can respond with the Cybelec Collaborative Robots Press Brake Controller. This solution seamlessly integrates with legacy machines, allowing fabricators to optimize repetitive processes and overcome labor challenges. The Cybelec COBOT solution can handle payloads from 3 Kg to 20 Kg.

With the Cybelec Collaborative Robots Press Brake Controller, one single CNC controls both the press brake and collaborative robot---and without any need to program the robot. Instead, the operator enters information for the part to be bent; the COBOT program is generated automatically. The result is worry-free bending without any need for supervision and perfect synchronization in real time between the press brake and the COBOT through the whole bending process.

With these innovative Cybelec controller solutions, OpEx looks forward to boosting their clients’ production and adding years of life to their vintage equipment. These options fit with the OpEx goal of helping their clients reach and maintain operational excellence and give fabricators a competitive edge when deadlines are tight.