With suitable working units and dies, the trimming and forming machine model VBU 500 can perform a wide range of machining on circular and polygonal flat or drawn sheet metal parts, in particular: trimming, flanging, turning, curling, beading, threading for deformation and seaming of covers. The main strong points of LUCAS trimming machines are: 

• fast and simple to use, such as for example the quick tool change feature and its user friendly machine programming
• long tool life due to a sturdy construction of the working units with a particular attention to the sliding both for “hydraulic” or “electronic” control of stroke by “brushless” motor and guiding by recirculating balls screws
• Ability to find and develop solutions with a high degree of customization

Usually VBU trimming – beading machines are equipped with :

• Lower spindle motorized by gear motor and inverter
• Idle top spindle firmly connected to a boom structure
• Working units: with hydraulic or electronic control of the stroke by "brushless" motor
• Expansion/ejection system with hydraulic control coaxial to the lower spindle
• Electrical panel complete with PLC and “touch screen” service panel for work sequence management 
• Safety devices: two-handed control button on swivelling console, safety guards at the side and at the rear of the machine; Safety light curtains in front of the machine (vertical and horizontal protection system)

LUCAS also produces:

• Automatic scrap ejection
• Automatic piece loading/unloading
• Interfacing with external automations 
• Completes lines