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Bending (metalworking)
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<p>Bending is a <a href="/facts/Manufacturing/3qW7bcdy">manufacturing</a> process that produces a V-shape, U-shape, or channel shape along a straight axis in <a href="/facts/Ductile/SBJsahEk">ductile</a> materials, most commonly <a href="/facts/Sheet_metal/3yK7SwL4">sheet metal</a>. Commonly used equipment include <a href="/facts/Box_and_pan_brake/cwJGrQvN">box and pan brakes</a>, <a href="/facts/Brake_press/yhwjS1ty">brake presses</a>, and other specialized <a href="/facts/Machine_press/s4weucnE">machine presses</a>. Typical products that are made like this are boxes such as <a href="/facts/Electrical_enclosure/JfIR9JdK">electrical enclosures</a> and rectangular <a href="/facts/Duct_(HVAC)/34ThHzCt">ductwork</a>. </p>