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 History of the EasyBender
1991:
Brian Song invents EasyCutter™
Brian Song of SDS Korea began automation development for the
diemaking industry in 1991 with the introduction of the EasyCutter. This
rule processor measured rule, notched bridges, marked bends and radii, and
cut the rule to length with either a straight cut or miter. The EasyCutter
incorporated an innovative feature, the tooling module, composed of male
and female dies, which supported the bevel of the rule in a single
processing module.
1995: Brian Song
invents EasyBender™
Brian sought to further automate diemaking by developing a single
system that would both process and bend steel rule. Rather than employing
existing technology for the bending module, Brian developed a radically new
system, which comprised of a retracting bending pin, and two parallel
rotating bodies. When engaged the bending pin would extend through the first
rotary body and into the second one. They would rotate in unison tapping the pin
against the rule to bend it. This design offered a number of advantages: it was
capable of bending sharper angles than the existing Japanese
shaft-and-sleeve systems; the second rotary body provided stability,
insuring flatness of the bend. For increased speed and efficiency, this
system used separate pins for bending left and right.
February, 1996:
EasyBender™ Debuts in Korea.
The finished product, the EasyBender,
introduced in February 1996, was an instant success. Over 30 machines were
sold in Korea in the first twelve months. The EasyBender exceeded expectations,
producing finished rule, ready to go into the die, with unprecedented speed
and accuracy.
1997-1999:
EasyBender™ Wins World-Wide Acclaim
EasyBender introduction sent shock
waves throughout the diemaking industry. Adams Technologies was signed on as
exclusive agent in North America, and we were soon selling one system per
week. In September of 1997, Mike Adams, President of Adams Technologies, was
named as the IADD Diecutter/Diemaker of the Year, due to a great extent to the
tremendous impact of the EasyBender in the industry. In 1998, the EasyBender was
introduced to Europe, and immediately became the number one processor / bender
in Europe, (the position it still holds) 1999 marked the introduction of the
EasyBender Turbo to the world market, further accelerating the EasyBender's
dominance of the world market. Also in 1999, the Korean Ministry of
Commerce named the EasyBender the Grand-Prize winner as the best Export Product
of the Year. In December of 1999 Brian Song was awarded a Presidential
Citation for SDS's extraordinary performance.
2000-2001:
EasyBender™ beats the competition hands down
Companies who have compared the
EasyBender with other machines in a controlled evaluation all agree. The
EasyBender is far more productive. These users report that while the EasyBender
routinely produces pieces that fit the die the first time, the competition must
first run a sample piece and make corrections. In the US alone, the EasyBender
sells about 50 machines a year.
2002-2004:
EasyBender™ eliminates the competition
When new technology is introduced, there are
often a rash of competing products that attempt to "jump on the bandwagon." In
1997, the SDS EasyBender was introduced to the U.S. market. It quickly became
the number one product of it's kind, selling on average one machine a week. With
it's patented* bending mechanism, EasyBender became the gold standard that other
equipment manufacturers tried to equal. In countless head-to-head comparisons
EasyBender has come out on top, outselling our nearest competitor four to one!
2006: The
EasyBenderX2 and SuperBender machines™ arrive
The Next Generation EasyBenders are here!
Offering you greater Value, More new Options, and the same excellent quality and
service that have made EasyBender number one in the world.
EasyBenderX2™
processes and bends steel rule from 1pt to 4pt, depending on the model. The XT
offers extraordinary value to customers who need to run multiple rule pointages
on a single machine.
SuperBender™
processes and bends steel rule from 1pt to 6pt, depending on the model. The XM
offers nicking and broaching in the same unit, and many other new features!
EasyBenderXR™
is the first machine to process and bend curved rule for rotary dies.
Combined
with the EasyBender flat rule processor / bender, The EasyBenderXR now achieves
full automation in rotary diemaking for the first time in history.
2007: SDS introduces the
CADCORT™
and EasyCounter™
Along with the EasyBenders, SDS has introduced a new samplemaking plotter and
high production countercutter.
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