Cincinnati press brake, shear and laser repair in Illinois

A century of brakes and shears from Ohio

Cincinnati Incorporated, based in Harrison, Ohio, has built press brakes and shears for more than a century, and its machines are everywhere in Midwest fabrication shops. In Illinois, you’ll find older Cincinnati mechanical press brakes still bending parts alongside hydraulic CB, Autoform, Maxforma and Proform brakes, Cincinnati shears of many sizes, and Cincinnati lasers in some shops.

Many of those machines are decades old and still productive, because Cincinnati built them heavy and simple. LocalSpindle techs work on old and new Cincinnati machines, including the hydraulics, mechanics, controls and backgauges.

Older mechanical press brakes

Mechanical press brakes use a flywheel, clutch and brake to drive the ram. They’re simple and rugged, but their clutches and brakes wear, their air systems leak, and their controls and safety systems may be outdated. Clutch and brake problems are safety problems, and we treat them that way.

We repair clutch and brake systems, air valves, controls, backgauges and safety devices, and we can help you decide whether upgrading the control and safety system makes sense for a mechanically good older brake.

Hydraulic press brakes

Cincinnati hydraulic press brakes are common in fab shops. Their problems include losing tonnage, slow or inconsistent ram motion, angle inconsistency, hydraulic leaks, valve problems, pump wear and backgauge issues. We check hydraulic pressures and valve operation, ram parallelism, crowning and backgauge calibration, and we repair or replace the components that are failing.

Shears

Cincinnati shears have common problems with blade gap and condition, hold-downs, backgauges, hydraulic systems on hydraulic shears and clutch and brake systems on mechanical shears. Poor cut quality, bowed parts and inconsistent sizes usually come from blade gap, worn blades or backgauge problems. We fix them and check safety devices.