Aluminum is easier to bend when hot, but it is hot short.... it loses strength when hot. It'll crack on the outside of the bend every time. You have to bend it cold and do so gently and evenly. Press brake is your best bet for thick sections. Leaf brake for thinner stuff. HAOMEI Aluminum also has professional industrial shears for precise cutting of sheet metal of any material, with four machines that have a maximum length of 4 m. The aluminum sheets must have a maximum thickness of 20 mm.

Wide rage of aluminum metal sheet processing
HAOMEI Aluminum can perform a wide range of aluminum sheet metal processing and profiles including:
• Aluminum
• Iron
• Carbon
• Stainless steel
• Various alloys
Considering the poor formability of aluminum alloys at room temperature, this study proposes a stamping technique assisted by arc pretreatment that locally modifies the material properties. V-shape bending tests are conducted on the arc-treated specimens. The formability (bendability in particular) of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy is significantly improved by arc pretreatment and the springback is reduced as well. The reasons for formability improvement and springback reduction are analyzed through the microstructure, mechanical property, and fracture morphology of the heat-affected zone. The hardness at different locations within the heat-affected zone before and after bending is also tested. Finally, the advantages of arc pretreatment over other traditional forming processes at elevated temperatures are explained.
We supply aluminum sheet plate in different alloy and temper as following: