Metal Bending & Plate Rolling Perth
Press-brake folding to 400 tonnes and 4,000 mm, CNC plate rolling including cone sections, and mechanical and hydraulic press forming, in a Bassendean workshop that also cuts, welds and paints the part.
Bending is the step between the flat blank and the finished part. Pressform runs two press brakes, 400 tonnes × 4,000 mm and 150 tonnes × 3,600 mm, plus a CNC plate roll, and a range of mechanical and hydraulic presses from 2.5 to 150 tonnes, so channels, brackets, trays, enclosures, cylinders, cones and formed sections are folded or rolled here from blanks we laser cut here, and welded and finished before they leave.
Metal bending in Perth for fabricated and production parts
Most fabricated parts are bent somewhere. A bracket is a folded blank; a chute is folded plate; a tank is rolled plate with folded stiffeners. Where the bend is made, and whether the blank was cut with the right bend allowance, decides whether the part fits on assembly.
Pressform folds and rolls the parts it cuts. Blanks come off the fibre laser or turret press already sized for the bend radius and material, go to the press brake or the rolls, and then to welding. Fewer hand-offs, and the bend allowance is calculated once by the people cutting the blank.
Typical work: brackets, channels, angles and Z-sections; trays, enclosures, boxes and covers; chute, hopper and bin panels; cylinders, ducts and tank shells; cones and reducers; stiffeners, gussets and formed plate for structural assemblies; and formed sheet for architectural and shopfitting work.
Part of our complete metal fabrication capability →
Bending and rolling capacity
Press brake, plate rolls or press tool?
Three ways to put a shape in flat metal, and the estimator will route the job unless you specify.
Press brake, for straight bends
Channels, angles, brackets, trays, enclosures, folded panels. No tooling cost; the right answer for one-offs and short runs of anything with straight folds, up to 4,000 mm long.
Plate rolls, for curves
Cylinders, ducts, tank shells, cones and curved panels. Rolled from flat plate to a specified diameter; cones rolled from developed blanks.
Press tool, for repeat parts
When the same bracket, cup or formed clip is needed by the thousand, a press tool on our 630-tonne press makes each one in seconds.
Metal pressing and tooling →Many parts use two of the three: a rolled shell with folded stiffeners; a pressed blank folded at the ends. They are quoted together.
Plate rolling and cone sections
Rolled work is where a fabricator's geometry gets tested. A cylinder that is out of round or a cone whose developed blank was wrong shows up as a seam that will not close. Pressform develops the flat pattern, laser cuts it, rolls it on the CNC plate roll and welds the seam in the same shop, so if anything needs adjusting it happens here, not on your site.
Typical rolled work: chute and hopper cones, reducers and transitions, tank and vessel shells, duct sections, guards and drum bodies, curved architectural panels, and rolled stiffening rings and flanges.
Bent and rolled parts that leave the workshop finished
Cut here first
Fibre laser to 25 mm, CNC plasma, turret punch, bandsaw and crop, with bend allowance built into the blank.
Laser cutting → · CNC punching →Welded
Manually or on the robotic cell; seams, stiffeners, brackets and assemblies.
Finished & delivered
Electrostatic 2-pack and enamel on site; powder coating, galvanising, anodising, plating arranged. Perth metro on our own truck, freight regional and interstate.
Bending and rolling for fabricators, builders and industry
Fabricators and engineering shops
Folding and rolling beyond their own brake length or plate capacity, including trade work.
Mining and industrial
Chutes, hoppers, cones, guards, bin liners, formed wear plate.
Builders, architects and shopfitters
Folded flashings, cappings, feature panels, curved screens, balustrade components.
OEMs and equipment builders
Folded enclosures, trays and covers on repeat.
Water and process
Rolled shells, ducts and transitions.
How to get parts bent or rolled at Pressform
Send the drawing
A folded model (STEP) or a dimensioned drawing with material, thickness, bend radii and quantity. If you send a flat pattern, tell us the bend allowance used.
We check the bends
Inside radius versus thickness, bend sequence, tooling reach for narrow returns, and grain direction on stainless and aluminium.
We quote in writing
Cutting, bending or rolling, welding and finishing. One price, one lead time.
We cut, form and finish
In Bassendean, then deliver or hold for collection.
Rule of thumb for bend radius
Inside bend radius should be at least the material thickness for mild steel, and more for stainless, aluminium and high-tensile grades. Go tighter and the outer face can crack or the part can spring back off-angle. We check radius against thickness and grade (its "K-factor") for every drawing before quoting.
Why choose Pressform for bending and rolling in Perth
4,000 mm at 400 tonnes
Long, heavy folds most Perth shops cannot make in one hit.
Rolling and cones in-house
Cylinders and cones developed, cut, rolled and seamed here.
Bend allowance done once
The blank is cut by the people who fold it.
Three ways to form
Brake, rolls and press tools on the same floor, so each part takes the cheapest route, not one method for everything.
Materials expertise
In-house metallurgist for stainless, aluminium and high-tensile forming.
Almost 50 years in Perth
Established 1976, still in Bassendean. Every job passes our ISO 9001 quality management system.
Bent and rolled work from Bassendean
400-tonne press brake
Blanks cut ready for folding
Folded and welded access stairs
Finished parts, ready for delivery
Bending and rolling FAQs
How long and how thick can you bend?
Up to 4,000 mm on our 400-tonne press brake, with a 150-tonne × 3,600 mm brake for shorter runs. Maximum thickness depends on length and material. Send the drawing and we will confirm it against the job.
Can you roll plate into cylinders and cones?
Yes. Our CNC plate roll handles 10 mm plate at 1,800 mm wide and up to 32 mm plate in narrow widths (75 mm), including cone sections. We develop the flat pattern, cut, roll and weld the seam in-house.
Do you do pipe or tube bending?
No. Pressform folds and rolls sheet, plate and sections; we do not bend tube or pipe. Tube is cut to length on our bandsaw for fabrication.
What is the minimum bend radius?
It depends on material and thickness. As a rule, inside radius should be at least the material thickness for mild steel, and more for stainless, aluminium and high-tensile grades. We check every drawing for bends that will crack or spring back and tell you before quoting.
Can you bend stainless and aluminium?
Yes. Both need larger radii and allowance for spring-back, and aluminium grain direction matters; our metallurgist and estimators account for it.
Do I need to supply a flat pattern?
No. Send the folded drawing or model and we develop the flat, including bend allowance, when we cut the blank. If you supply a flat, tell us the allowance you used.
Can you weld and paint the parts after bending?
Yes. Manual and robotic welding, machining and painting are all on site in Bassendean.
Do you take one-off bending jobs?
Yes, including trade work for other fabricators. A single folded bracket is quoted the same way as a batch.
What is the lead time?
Depends on quantity, thickness and current workload. As a guide, straightforward folding runs 1-2 weeks and rolled, multi-process or fully finished jobs 3-4 weeks. Exact timing is confirmed in writing with every quote.
Where are you, and do you deliver?
23 Jackson Street, Bassendean WA 6054. Perth metro delivery on our own truck; freight arranged for regional WA and interstate.