HBC-A160 Machine

Why Choose the HBC-A160 Machine?

A workshop makes its money on finished busbars, not on idle stations. The HBC-A160 machine is built around that idea, and these are the reasons that matter most:

• Bigger sections, same single machine. Bars up to 160 × 15 mm are cut, punched and bent without moving to a heavier line.
• Three stations, three power packs. Each pack is rated 2.2 kW and runs at up to 230 bar, so no station slows another down.
• Holes where the drawing puts them. Hole spacing is controlled to ±0.1 mm.
• Familiar brands inside. Siemens PLC and HMI, Duplomatic valves from Italy, Schneider contactors and Autonics sensors.
• Built for a connected shop floor. The machine is Industry 4.0 compatible.
• A maker with a long record. PAYAPRESS has built every busbar machine in its range since 1990, for more than 1,500 clients in over 74 countries.

HBC-A160 Machine Versions: ES or EH

Both versions have the same three stations and the same 160 × 15 mm capacity. What changes is how the bar is positioned for punching and cutting.

• HBC-A160-ES: a programmable length stopper. Key the positions into the 7-inch screen and the stopper goes there by itself. A good match for repeat parts and batch work.
• HBC-A160-EH: a manual length stopper that the operator sets by hand. A good match for mixed, one-off jobs.

Bends You Can Make on the HBC-A160 Machine

Few busbars go from A to B in a straight line. They climb over a neighbor, turn a corner or twist to reach a terminal. One bending station on the HBC-A160 machine covers all of these shapes:

• Flat bends: the standard L-shape, with the angle entered on the bender’s screen.
• Step (Z-shape) bends: two close bends in one stroke, so one bar can clear another.
• Edge bends: the bar turns on its narrow side and changes direction while staying in its plane.
• Twist bends: the bar rotates along its length to meet a terminal facing the other way.
• End bends: a short leg formed right at the end of the bar.

Flat bending comes as standard. The other shapes need optional molds, made to order, and the catalog lists each one.

Where the HBC-A160 Machine Is Used

Each job begins as a straight bar and leaves the HBC-A160 machine as a part that is ready to bolt in:

• Main and distribution bars for low-voltage and medium-voltage switchgear
• Connection bars between circuit breakers, contactors and terminals
• Connection bars for transformers and generators
• Earthing and neutral bars
• Busbar sets for busway and power distribution units

Round holes range from Ø4.5 to 20 mm. Oval and rectangular holes are possible with optional dies.

Industries Served by the HBC-A160 Machine

Wherever power travels through copper or aluminum bars, someone has to cut, punch and bend them. The HBC-A160 machine is at work in:

• Electrical panel and switchgear manufacturing
• Transformer manufacturing
• Busway and busduct production
• Power plants, substations and utility contracting
• Renewable energy and battery storage projects
• Data center and industrial power installations

Is the HBC-A160 Machine Right for Your Workshop?

This machine earns its place when busbar work is part of every day, not an odd job now and then. It is likely a fit if any of these sound familiar:

• Your bars are wide and thick. With a 160 × 15 mm section limit, heavier parts stay on one machine.
• Jobs wait for a free station. Three stations let three people work at the same moment.
• Measuring and marking take too long. On the ES version, the stopper moves to every hole and cut position from a stored program.
• The work is spread around the floor. The frame sits on wheels, so the machine can go where the job is.

Browse the HBC-A160 machine in the free catalog, or speak with a PAYAPRESS engineer about your own parts. Either one starts with the form on this page.

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