在当前的制造环境中，需要灵活的自动化。这是因为准时制的副产品生产周期更短。有大量集成折弯机的柔性制造系统。然而，这些制造系统超出了大多数制造车间的财务能力。压闸似乎满足了这些需求。它可以配备多种附件（选项的成本可能超过基础机器本身的成本）。大多数制造商都不知道压力制动技术的最新进展。 看看废品箱。当所有的工作都考虑到在坯料到达压力机制动器之前对其所做的工作（冲孔、剪切、激光等）时，很难相信零件可以毫无疑问地被扔进垃圾桶。

IN THE CURRENT FABRICATING ENVIRONMENT, FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION IS REQUIRED. THIS IS DUE TO THE SHORTER PRODUCTION RUNS THAT ARE A BY-PRODUCT OF JUST-IN-TIME. THERE ARE MASSIVE FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS WITH INTEGRATED BENDING MACHINES. HOWEVER, THESE FABRICATING SYSTEMS ARE BEYOND THE FINANCIAL MEANS OF THE MAJORITY OF FABRICATING SHOPS. THE PRESS BRAKE SEEMS TO MEET THESE NEEDS. IT CAN BE EQUIPPED WITH A MULTITUDE OF ACCESSORIES (THE COST OF OPTIONS COULD EXCEED THE COST OF THE BASE MACHINE ITSELF). MOST FABRICATORS ARE UNAWARE OF THE RECENT ADVANCES IN PRESS BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES. JUST LOOK IN THE SCRAP BIN. WHEN ALL OF THE WORK IS CONSIDERED FOR WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO A BLANK BEFORE IT GETS TO THE PRESS BRAKE (PUNCHING, SHEARING, LASING, ETC.), IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE PART CAN BE PUT IN THE TRASH WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED.